Mikaela

Jenkins

Quick Facts

• Daughter of Jennifer and Joseph Jenkins
• Has one younger brother, Nathan
• Born with left Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency and underwent a left Symes Amputation when she was eight months old
• Was fitted with her first prosthesis as a one-year-old and walked independently at 17 months
• Learned to swim at age four and began competitive swimming when she was eight
• Has two dogs, Indy and Lucy, and two cats, Moon and Ninja
• Loves to travel and learn about different cultures
• Considers herself a big TV and movie buff

Career Highlights

• Parapan American Games Santiago 2023, silver (100-meter butterfly), bronze (400-meter freestyle)

Paralympic Experience

• 1-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold)
• Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (100m Butterfly S10 - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women), 7th (200m Individual Medley SM10 - Women), 8th (100m Breaststroke SB9 - Women), 9th (100m Backstroke S10 - Women)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2022 – (100m Breaststroke SB9 - Women), bronze (100m Butterfly S10 - Women), 4th (200m Individual Medley SM10 - Women)
• Years of participation: 100m Breaststroke SB9 - Women 2019, 2022; 100m Butterfly S10 - Women 2019, 2022; 200m Individual Medley SM10 - Women 2019, 2022; 100m Backstroke S10 - Women 2019; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women 2019; 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women 2019; 400m Freestyle S10 - Women 2019
• Medals: 4 (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
• Gold – 2019 (100m Butterfly S10 - Women)
• Silver – 2019 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women)
• Bronze – 2022 (100m Butterfly S10 - Women)