Mikaela Jenkins
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 11, 2003 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Proximal femoral focal deficiency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S10, SM10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Newburgh Sea Creatures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Aaron Opell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mikaela Jenkins (born March 11, 2003) is an American Paralympic swimmer who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Career[]
Jenkins made her international debut for the United States at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships where she won a gold medal in the women's 100 metre butterfly S10 event, and silver medals in the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34pts and women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34pts events.[1]
Jenkins represented the United States in the women's 100 metre butterfly S10 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal. She also competed in the women's 4×100 metre medley relay 34pts and won a gold medal.[2]
Personal life[]
Jenkins was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency and underwent a left symes amputation when she was eight months old.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Mikaela Jenkins". teamusa.org. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Mikaela Jenkins". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ Sokeland, Kyle (August 23, 2021). "Reitz grad Mikaela Jenkins living a dream this week: Competing in Paralympic Games". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
External links[]
- Mikaela Jenkins at TeamUSA.org
- Mikaela Jenkins at the International Paralympic Committee
- Mikaela Jenkins at IPC.InfostradaSports.com
- Mikaela Jenkins at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website
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