Mikaela Jenkins

Personal

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)