Jamal Hill

Quick Facts

• At a young age Hill struggled with some basic movements and was hospitalized for a few weeks as a young boy after becoming paralyzed when he got the flu
• It wasn’t until he was 23 that his parents told him specifically that he had a condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a neurological condition that affects the muscles in his arms and legs
• Hill has a goal of teaching one million people how to swim through his foundation, Swim Uphill
• Son of James Hill and Sandra Floyd-Hill
• Trains at the Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena, California, where he was once used to be a club member
• Hobbies include business building, marketing, branding, picnics, reading, listening to audio books, coaching and surfing
• Recipient of the 2023 Team USA Community Champions in partnership with Comcast award

Career Highlights

• 2019 World Para Swimming World Series Indianapolis, 2nd (100-meter freestyle)
• 2018 U.S. Paralympics Swimming Para National Championships, 1st (100-meter freestyle, 50-meter freestyle), 2nd (100-meter backstroke)

Paralympic Experience

• 2-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 bronze)
  • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 5th (50m Freestyle S9 - Men)
  • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (50m Freestyle S9 - Men), 8th (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Men), 9th (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Men), 16th (100m Freestyle S10 - Men)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2023 – (100m Freestyle S9 - Men), 4th (50m Freestyle S9 - Men), 5th (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Mixed, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Mixed)
• Years of participation: 100m Freestyle S9 - Men 2022, 2023; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Mixed 2022, 2023; 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Mixed 2022, 2023; 50m Freestyle S9 - Men 2022, 2023
• Medals: 2 (2 silver)
  • Silver – 2022 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Mixed, 50m Freestyle S9 - Men)