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  1. www.teamusa.com › news › 2024Paralympic Swimmer Gia Pergolini Is Back, And Better Than Ever

    Feb 13, 2024 · When the 20-year-old took a break from the pool last year — after grabbing gold at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, and world championship wins in the 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke — people probably assumed Pergolini had taken to her couch.

  2. www.usparaswimming.org › news › 2023A Step Back This Summer Has Gia Pergolini Ready To Dive In ...

    Dec 4, 2023 · Pergolini, who has a visual impairment brought on by Stargardt’s disease, grew increasingly depressed as a college freshman, and struggled in particular with her love of swimming. She decided it was time for a break from the sport in which she broke out with a number of record-setting performances at the age of 13.

  3. www.mykhel.com › gia-pergolini-paralympics-p2500160Gia Pergolini Paralympics 2024 | Gia Pergolini Paralympic ...

    Break from Sport. In 2023, she decided to take a break from swimming and did not compete at the World Championships in Manchester, England. She felt overwhelmed during her first year at university and believed that stepping back was necessary to rekindle her love for the sport. "It really helped," she said.

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  5. olympics.com › en › newsParis 2024 Paralympics | Para swimming: USA's Gia Pergolini ...

    Aug 30, 2024 · Para Swimming. Gia Pergolini, now two time Paralympian and two time gold medalist will "never get used to the feeling of representing one of the best countries in the world," she told Paris 2024. The womens 100m backstroke category S13 winner, secured the first Paralympic medal for the USA at the Paralympics tonight at the Paris La Défense Arena.

  6. swimswam.com › swimmers-and-storylines-to-watch-atSwimmers And Storylines To Watch At the 2024 U.S. Para ...

    Jun 26, 2024 · Gia Pergolini, the reigning Paralympic champion in the 100 backstroke S13, took a break from the pool at the beginning of 2023. She stayed active though, and when she returned to competition at ...

  7. www.facebook.com › U › videosThe backstroke queen is BACK! Paralympic champion @gia ...

    The backstroke queen is BACK! Paralympic champion @gia.pergolini returned to the pool in Indianapolis after a break from Para swimming and took 賂 in the 100-meter backstroke. #ShowTheWorld //...

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  9. www.nbcolympics.com › news › paris-paralympics-augPara swimming: Pergolini wins first U.S. gold at Paris ...

    Aug 30, 2024 · In the women's 100m backstroke S13, American Gia Pergolini claimed the first U.S. gold medal of the Paris Paralympics. Pergolini, a 20-year-old from Atlanta, won by over two seconds to win gold in the event for the second consecutive Paralympics. "I am just so happy to be here representing one of the greatest countries in the world," Pergolini ...