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Gia Pergolini (born February 3, 2004) is an American Paralympic swimmer. She represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Born | February 3, 2004 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Stargardt disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nick Graves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pergolini made her international debut at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships where she won a silver medal in the 100 metre backstroke S13. She again represented the United States at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships where she won a silver medal in the 100 metre backstroke S13.[1] During the 2018 U.S. Paralympics Swimming Para National Championships, she set the American record in the 100 metre backstroke S13 with a time of 1:07.97.[2]
Pergolini, just 17 years old, competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke S13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she set a world record with a time of 1:05.05 in the qualifying heats.[3] She broke the world record again in the finals with a time of 1:04.64, winning the gold medal.[4][5]
On April 14, 2022, Pergolini was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships.[6]
On June 30, 2024, Pergolini was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[7] At the Paralympics she won a gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke S13, and a silver medal in the 50 metre freestyle S13 events. This was Team USA's first gold medal of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[8]
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