Gia Pergolini
Sport: Para Swimming
Gold: 2 Silver: 1 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: February 3, 2004
Height: 5'6"
Age: 21
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Education: St. Francis High School
Biography
Quick Facts
- Pergolini began swimming in 2008 at age four and started competing competitively at age five
- Growing up, she played lacrosse, soccer and gymnastics, but swimming was her passion
- When she was diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease, she decided to focus on swimming
- In 2017, Pergolini set multiple records, including the American and Pan Am record in the S13 100-meter backstroke at the 2017 U.S. Paralympics Swimming World Championships Trials in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Daughter of Bill and Alice Pergolini
- Has two brothers, Matthew and David
- Hobbies include hanging out with her friends, baking and listening to Ariana Grande.
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 3-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold, 1 silver)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, gold (100m Backstroke S13 - Women), silver (50m Freestyle S13 - Women), 12th (100m Butterfly S13 - Women)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (100m Backstroke S13 - Women), 5th (100m Butterfly S13 - Women), 9th (50m Freestyle S13 - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2025 - gold (50m Freestyle S13 - Women, 100m Backstroke S13 - Women); 4th (100m Freestyle S13 - Women)
- Years of participation: 100m Backstroke S13 - Women 2017, 2019, 2022, 2025; 100m Butterfly S13 - Women 2017, 2019, 2022; 100m Freestyle S13 - Women 2019, 2022, 2025; 200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women 2019, 2022; 50m Freestyle S13 - Women 2019, 2022, 2025; 100m Breaststroke SB13 - Women 2017
- Medals: 9 (4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2025 (50m Freestyle S13 - Women, 100m Backstroke S13 - Women); 2022 (100m Backstroke S13 - Women, 100m Freestyle S13 - Women)
- Silver – 2022 (100m Butterfly S13 - Women, 50m Freestyle S13 - Women); 2019 (100m Backstroke S13 - Women); 2017 (100m Backstroke S13 - Women)
- Bronze – 2022 (200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women)
