Gia Pergolini

Pergolini made her international debut at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships where she won a silver medal in the 100 metre backstroke S13. She again represented the United States at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships where she won a silver medal in the 100 metre backstroke S13.^[3] During the 2018 U.S. Paralympics Swimming Para National Championships, she set the American record in the 100 metre backstroke S13 with a time of 1:07.97.^[4]

Pergolini, just 17 years old, competed in the 100 metre backstroke S13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she set a world record with a time of 1:05.05 in the qualifying heats.^[5] She broke the world record again in the finals with a time of 1:04.64, winning the gold medal.^[6][7]

On April 14, 2022, Pergolini was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships.^[8]

On June 30, 2024, Pergolini was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.^[9] At the Paralympics she won a gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke S13, and a silver medal in the 50 metre freestyle S13 events. This was Team USA's first gold medal of the games.^[10]

She competed at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships and won gold medals in the 50 metre freestyle S13 and 100 metre backstroke S13 events.^[11][12][13]

• Gia Pergolini at Team USA (archived)
• Gia Pergolini at the International Paralympic Committee
• Gia Pergolini at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Gia Pergolini at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website Archived September 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine