Tucker Dupree won three medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games and one at the 2016 Paralympic Games.
15 Facts About Tucker Dupree
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Tucker Dupree has set multiple world and American records in swimming.
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Tucker Dupree won the 100 butterfly at the 2009 World Championships.
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Tucker Dupree won silver medals in the 50m freestyle, 100m backstroke, and bronze medals in the 100m and 400m freestyle.
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At the Long Course CAN-AM Swimming Championships Tucker Dupree won the 50m and 100m freestyle, 200m individual medley, 100m backstroke, 100m butterfly and 400m freestyle.
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Tucker Dupree made his first Pan Pacific team, and placed first at the championship in the 400m freestyle, second in the 100m butterfly, 500m freestyle and 100m backstroke, and third in the 100m freestyle.
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In 2012 Tucker Dupree held 2 World records, and was ranked first in the world in the 50m and 200m butterfly, 2nd in the 50m Backstroke, 50m and 100m freestyle, and 3rd in the 50m breaststroke, 100m backstroke and 400m freestyle.
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Tucker Dupree won a silver in the 100m backstroke, bronze in the 50m freestyle at the 2013 IPC World Championships.
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Tucker Dupree took first in the 100 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and 100 fly at the Spring Can-Am swimming championship.
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In 2014, Tucker Dupree won the 100 freestyle, 50 freestyle, and 100 backstroke at the Can-Am National swimming Championship.
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Tucker Dupree won a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke at the IPC Swimming World Championships.
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Tucker Dupree took first in the 50m free and set an American Record at the Can-Am Swimming Championship.
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Tucker Dupree is expected to compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio.
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At the age of 17, Tucker Dupree was diagnosed with Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy.
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Tucker Dupree lost most of his central vision in both eyes.