Michelle Konkoly

Personal

Konkoly grew up swimming as an able-bodied athlete and competed in high school on state level relay teams. She returned to the sport 2011 after falling out of a window from a five-story dorm building at Georgetown University. She sustained an injury to her spine, a broken foot and a punctured lung. While attending Georgetown University, she won several awards including Most Resilient Female Athlete, The John Hensler Award for Most Improved Female Swimmer, Princeton University’s 'Big Al' Inspirational Swimmer Award and was named in the Big East All-Academic Team....Daughter of Les and Jane Konkoly…Has two younger sisters…Deferred medical school to train for the Paralympic Games…Has a corgi named Ollie…Has made and sold wedding cakes.

Paralympic Experience

• 1-time Paralympian; 4-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
• Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (100m Freestyle S9 - Women, 50m Freestyle S9 - Women), silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women), bronze (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2015 – silver (100m Freestyle S9 - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women, 50m Freestyle S9 - Women), 4th (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women)
• Years of participation: 100m Freestyle S9 - Women 2015; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women 2015; 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women 2015; 50m Freestyle S9 - Women 2015
• Medals: 3 (3 silver)
• Silver – 2015 (100m Freestyle S9 - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women, 50m Freestyle S9 - Women)