Mallory Weggemann

Personal

• In April 2008, one of Weggemann’s sisters took her to the University of Minnesota to watch the U.S. Team Trials for the Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 and was inspired to get back into swimming
• A few months before, she received a series of epidural injections in her back to treat shingles
• After the third she lost movement from the waist down
• Daughter of Ann and Chris Weggemann and has two older sisters, Christin and Jessica, and one brother-in-law, Sean
• Hobbies include traveling, scuba diving, spending time with friends and family, and enjoying the outdoors and athletics
• Led delegates in the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
• Won the 2011 Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award
• Three-time Disabled Athlete of the Year by USA Swimming (2009, 2010, 2011)
• Named the Female Disabled Swimmer of the Year of 2009 and 2010 by Swimming World Magazine
• She was a part of SwimSwam.com's broadcast team during the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships
• She suffered an arm injury in March 2014, which stopped her from competing at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships
• She is a motivational speaker for The Factory Agency

Paralympic Experience

• 4-time Paralympian; 7-time Paralympic medalist (4 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
• Paralympic Games Paris 2024, gold (200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women), silver (50m Butterfly S7 - Women), 8th (50m Freestyle S8 - Women)
• Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (100m Backstroke S7 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women), silver (50m Butterfly S7 - Women), 5th (100m Freestyle S7 - Women), 7th (50m Freestyle S8 - Women), 9th (100m Breaststroke SB6 - Women)
• Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 5th (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women), 7th (100m Butterfly S8 - Women), 8th (100m Freestyle S8 - Women), 9th (100m Backstroke S8 - Women), 11th (50m Freestyle S8 - Women), 12th (400m Freestyle S8 - Women)
• Paralympic Games London 2012, gold (50m Freestyle S8 - Women), bronze (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women), 4th (100m Freestyle S8 - Women), 6th (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women), 7th (100m Backstroke S8 - Women)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – gold (50m Butterfly S7 - Women, 50m Freestyle S7 - Women), silver (200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women)
• Years of participation: 200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women 2010, 2019; 50m Butterfly S7 - Women 2010, 2019; 50m Freestyle S7 - Women 2010, 2019; 100m Backstroke S7 - Women 2010; 100m Breaststroke SB6 - Women 2010; 100m Freestyle S7 - Women 2010; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women 2010; 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women 2010; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Women 2010; 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Women 2010; 400m Freestyle S7 - Women 2010; 100m Freestyle S7 SC - Women 2009; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points SC - Women 2009; 400m Freestyle S7 SC - Women 2009; 50m Butterfly S7 SC - Women 2009; 50m Freestyle S7 SC - Women 2009
• Medals: 17 (15 gold, 2 silver)
• Gold – 2019 (50m Butterfly S7 - Women, 50m Freestyle S7 - Women); 2010 (100m Breaststroke SB6 - Women, 100m Freestyle S7 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women, 400m Freestyle S7 - Women, 50m Butterfly S7 - Women, 50m Freestyle S7 - Women); 2009 (100m Freestyle S7 SC - Women, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points SC - Women, 400m Freestyle S7 SC - Women, 50m Butterfly S7 SC - Women, 50m Freestyle S7 SC - Women)
• Silver – 2019 (200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women); 2010 (100m Backstroke S7 - Women)