Title

Former Gardner-Webb Swimmer Makes History at Tokyo Paralympics

Authors

Office of University Communications

Files

Description

Former Gardner-Webb swimmer Mallory Weggemann not only won two golds and a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics, Aug. 24-Sept. 3, she broke two records. The 32-year-old swimmer finished first in the women’s 100m backstroke S7 in a time of 1:21.27, 1:45 under the record of 1:22.72 set in 2016. In the 200m individual medley SM7, she broke the Paralympic record during her heat race. She won the silver in her final race of the games, the 50m butterfly S7 in a time of 34:30.

Publication Date

9-3-2021

City

Boiling Springs, NC

Keywords

Mallory Weggemann, swimmer, Tokyo Paralympics

Recommended Citation

Office of University Communications, "Former Gardner-Webb Swimmer Makes History at Tokyo Paralympics" (2021). Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive. 2274.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2274