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American Paralympic swimmer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Justin Zook (born October 16, 1985[1] in Chicago, Illinois[2]) is an American swimmer. He competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics, and also represented Springfield College in the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.[3]
Medal record | ||
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Men's swimming | ||
Representing United States | ||
Paralympic Games | ||
2004 Athens | 100 metre backstroke S10 | |
2008 Beijing | 100 metre backstroke S10 | |
2012 London | 100 metre backstroke S10 | |
2004 Athens | 50 metre freestyle S10 |
Zook was born missing half his right foot and with non-functioning growth plates in his right leg; 30 operations lengthened his leg but caused nerve damage, muscle weakness and range of motion problems.[3][4] He started swimming as physical therapy at age 6.[5]
As of February 2013[update], Zook holds IPC world records for 100m and 200m backstroke events.[6]
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