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Feb 13, 2024 · Gia Pergolini poses with her gold medal during the medal ceremony for the women's 100-meter backstroke S13 finals at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 on Aug. 26, 2021 in Tokyo. (Photo by Getty Images) If Paralympic swimmer Gia Pergolini had her wish, she’d spend her days in bed watching TV all day.
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But a diagnosis was only the beginning. How would Gia see? Alice reached out to the Center for the Visually Impaired (CVI), which was a game-changer for Gia. There, she received the real-world help she needed with video magnifiers and other assistive technology. “The CVI is what really helped Gia,” Alice explained. “After she was diagnosed with Sta...
Now, Gia has something that has earned her respect from her peers and quieted any teasing that might have come her way in the past: She competed as a member of the 2020 Paralympic swim team—and brought home the gold for her world-record-setting performance in the 100 m backstroke (Figure 1). “I started swimming when I was 4, and I just loved it,” G...
Gia began seeing Krishna Mukkamala, MD, a retina specialist at Georgia Retina, in 2017. At the time, Gia’s VA was 20/200 distance and 20/50 near in each eye. Her most recent follow-up revealed VA of 20/400 distance and 20/30 near OD, and 8/200 distance and 20/100 near OS (Figures 2 and 3). With recent developments in the field of retinal genetics, ...
Dr. Mukkamala’s counseling and ongoing communication has been invaluable to Alice and Gia, particularly after their earlier years of searching for answers. “Dr. Mukkamala is on top of everything, and he immediately educated us on potential gene therapies and our other options, including a referral to a low-vision specialist,” Alice said. While Dr. ...
eginning in kindergarten, Gia Pergolini of Roswell, Georgia, had trouble seeing. But it wasn’t an issue eas-ily corrected with eyeglasses. “There was something wrong with her eyes and no one could tell us what it was,” said Alice Pergolini, Gia’s mother. Gia and her family spent the next 4 years bouncing from specialist to
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.
Sep 1, 2024 · By Associated Press. Sept. 1, 2024 11:50 AM PT. PARIS —. Gia Pergolini walked into the Paris La Défense Arena on Friday to compete in the women’s 100m backstroke finals knowing she had ...
Aug 30, 2024 · Gia Pergolini and Grace Nuhfer spent their pre-race time singing and dancing, keeping the energy high before their 100 backstroke. ... The group had the opportunity to train together at team camp ...
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Dec 4, 2023 · She still worked out and was in the water off and on, but not nearly at the level she would have had she been training for August’s world championships and defense of her 2022 titles in the 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke (Pergolini also won silver in the 100-meter butterfly and 50-meter freestyle, and bronze in the 200-meter individual medley last year, her third trip to the ...
