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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.

Mikaela Jenkins

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(2003-03-11) March 11, 2003 (age 19) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Proximal femoral focal deficiency
Disability class	S10, SM10
Club	Newburgh Sea Creatures
Coached by	Aaron Opell
Medal record Women's paralympic swimming Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 100 m butterfly S10 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley 34pts World Championships 2019 London 100 m butterfly S10 2019 London 4x100 m freestyle 34pts 2019 London 4x100m medley 34pts 2022 Madeira 100 m butterfly S10

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]

On April 14, 2022, Jenkins was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships.[3]

Personal life

Jenkins was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency and underwent a left Syme's amputation when she was eight months old.[4]

References

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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