Gia Pergolini (born February 3, 2004) is an American
Paralympic swimmer
Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Para ...
who represented the United States at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
.
Career
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. 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.
Pergolini, just 17 years old, competed in the
women's 100 metre backstroke S13 event at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
where she set a world record with a time of 1:05.05 in the qualifying heats. She broke the world record again in the finals with a time of 1:04.64, winning the gold medal.
On April 14, 2022, Pergolini was named to the roster to represent the United States at the
2022 World Para Swimming Championships.
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2004 births
Living people
American disabled sportspeople
American female backstroke swimmers
Paralympic swimmers of the United States
Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
Paralympic medalists in swimming
Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
World record holders in paralympic swimming
Swimmers from Atlanta
American people of Italian descent
21st-century American women
S13-classified Paralympic swimmers