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Long grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, but is originally from Siberia
When she was only 13 months old, she was adopted from a Russian orphanage
Born with fibular hemimelia, she didn’t have fibulas, ankles, heels and most of the other bones in her feet
At 18 months old, her legs were amputated below the knees so she could be fitted for prosthetic legs and learn how to walk
She has been involved in many sports including gymnastics, basketball, cheerleading, ice skating, biking, running, and rock climbing
She learned how to swim in her grandparents’ pool where she would spend hours pretending she was a mermaid
Daughter of Steve & Beth Long
Has five siblings, Amanda, Steven, Joshua, Hannah, and Grace
Joined first competitive swim team at 10 years old
First international competition was the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games
At 12 years old, was the youngest athlete on the U.S. Paralympic Swim Team in Athens
Winner of 77th AAU James E. Sullivan Award
Three-time (2007, 2012, 2013) recipient of the ESPN Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award
Named to Sports Illustrated’s “The World’s Best Female Athletes"
Twice (2006, 2011) named Disabled Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World magazine
Commented for NBC at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games...Is a leap year baby
Interests include Pilates, reading, interior design, finding new coffee shops and spending time with family.

Paralympic Experience

6-time Paralympian; 31-time Paralympic medalist (18 gold, 8 silver, 5 bronze)

Paralympic Games Paris 2024, gold (100m Butterfly S8 - Women, 400m Freestyle S8 - Women), 4th (200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women), 6th (100m Backstroke S8 - Women)
Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women), gold (100m Butterfly S8 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women), silver (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women, 400m Freestyle S8 - Women), bronze (100m Backstroke S8 - Women)
Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women), silver (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women, 400m Freestyle S8 - Women), bronze (100m Backstroke S8 - Women, 100m Butterfly S8 - Women), 4th (100m Freestyle S8 - Women), 9th (50m Freestyle S8 - Women)
Paralympic Games London 2012, gold (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women, 100m Butterfly S8 - Women, 100m Freestyle S8 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women, 400m Freestyle S8 - Women), silver (100m Backstroke S8 - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women), bronze (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women), 5th (50m Freestyle S8 - Women)
Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (100m Butterfly S8 - Women, 100m Freestyle S8 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women, 400m Freestyle S8 - Women), silver (100m Backstroke S8 - Women), bronze (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women), 6th (50m Freestyle S8 - Women)
Paralympic Games Athens 2004, gold (100m Freestyle S8 - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women, 400m Freestyle S8 - Women), 5th (50m Freestyle S8 - Women)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2023 – gold (100m Butterfly S8 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women), 4th (100m Freestyle S8 - Women), 5th (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Mixed)
Years of participation: 100m Butterfly S8 - Women 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023; 100m Freestyle S8 - Women 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023; 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Mixed 2023; 100m Backstroke S8 - Women 2006, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019; 100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women 2006, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019; 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019; 400m Freestyle S8 - Women 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019; 50m Freestyle S8 - Women 2006, 2010, 2015, 2019; 100m Breaststroke SB7 SC - Women 2009; 100m Butterfly S11 SC - Women 2009; 100m Freestyle S8 SC - Women 2009; 100m Individual Medley SM8 SC - Women 2009; 200m Individual Medley SM8 SC - Women 2009; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points SC - Women 2009; 400m Freestyle S8 SC - Women 2009; 50m Freestyle S8 SC - Women 2009
Medals: 54 (37 gold, 15 silver, 2 bronze)

Gold – 2023 (100m Butterfly S8 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women); 2017 (100m Backstroke S8 - Women, 100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women, 100m Butterfly S8 - Women, 100m Freestyle S8 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women, 400m Freestyle S8 - Women); 2015 (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women, 100m Butterfly S8 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women, 400m Freestyle S8 - Women); 2013 (100m Butterfly S8 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women, 400m Freestyle S8 - Women); 2010 (100m Backstroke S8 - Women, 100m Butterfly S8 - Women, 100m Freestyle S8 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women, 400m Freestyle S8 - Women); 2009 (100m Breaststroke SB7 SC - Women, 100m Butterfly S11 SC - Women, 100m Freestyle S8 SC - Women, 400m Freestyle S8 SC - Women); 2006 (100m Backstroke S8 - Women, 100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women, 100m Butterfly S8 - Women, 100m Freestyle S8 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women, 400m Freestyle S8 - Women, 50m Freestyle S8 - Women)
Silver – 2019 (100m Butterfly S8 - Women, 100m Freestyle S8 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women); 2015 (100m Backstroke S8 - Women, 100m Freestyle S8 - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women); 2013 (100m Freestyle S8 - Women); 2010 (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women, 50m Freestyle S8 - Women); 2009 (100m Individual Medley SM8 SC - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 SC - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points SC - Women, 50m Freestyle S8 SC - Women)
Bronze – 2019 (400m Freestyle S8 - Women); 2013 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women)

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