What To Watch At The World Aquatics Championships
The World Aquatics Championships run July 14-30 in Fukuoka, Japan.
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Athlete Bio#
Age
21
Hometown
Seward, AK
Education
University of Texas at Austin
Quick Facts
- Born and raised in Alaska
- Burst onto the international competitive swimming scene in 2020 and 2021 with personal best times in the 100 and 200 breaststroke events that put her in the rankings with former Olympic gold medalists and world record holders in the events
- First swimmer from Alaska to qualify for an Olympic Game
- Second Alaska-born athlete to qualify to compete at a Summer Olympic Games in any sport.
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian; 2-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (100m Breaststroke - Women), silver (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), 5th (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Mixed)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – gold (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), bronze (100m Breaststroke - Women), 10th (50m Breaststroke - Women)
- Years of participation: 100m Breaststroke - Women 2023; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women 2023; 50m Breaststroke - Women 2023; 100m Breaststroke (SC) - Women 2021; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2021; 50m Breaststroke (SC) - Women 2021
- Medals: 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2023 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women)
- Silver – 2021 (4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women)
- Bronze – 2023 (100m Breaststroke - Women)
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