Mikaela Jenkins
Sport: Para Swimming
Gold: 2 Silver: 0 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: March 11, 2003
Height: 5'4"
Age: 22
Hometown: Evansville, IN
Education: F.J. Reitz High School (Evansville, Indiana)
Biography
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)
