1. Jessica Tatiana Long was born on February 29,1992 and is a Russian-born American Paralympic swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland, who competes in the S8, SB7 and SM8 category events.
12 Facts About Jessica Long
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Jessica Long has held many world records and competed at six Paralympic Games, winning 30 medals.
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Jessica Long was adopted by American parents at the age of 13 months.
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Jessica Long began swimming in her grandparents' pool before joining her first competitive team in 2002.
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The next year, Jessica Long was selected as Maryland Swimming's 2003 Female Swimmer with a Disability of the Year.
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Jessica Long entered the international stage at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, winning three gold medals in swimming.
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Jessica Long held five world records which made her known from outside the world of Paralympic sport.
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In 2006, Long became the first Paralympic athlete selected as the AAU's James E Sullivan Award winner.
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Jessica Long was honored as the US Olympic Committee's 2006 Paralympian of the year and Swimming World Magazine's 2006 Disabled Swimmer of the Year.
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Jessica Long was named as the lead for the women's team of McKenzie Coan, Elizabeth Marks, Rebecca Meyers and Mallory Weggemann.
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At the 2024 Summer Paralympics Jessica Long won two gold medals.
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Jessica Long received a suspension from the US Paralympic Swimming National Team.