What Is Gia Pergolini Disability? Pergolini is aiming for gold in her first Paralympic Games.
Gia Pergolini is an American Para swimmer who made her international debut in 2017. Pergolini’s impairment swimming classification is S13, SB13, SM13.
She participates in events such as 200m freestyle, 50m backstroke, and 50m freestyle. Making her Paralympic debut in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, Pergolini is a one-time Paralympian. She came in fifth place in the 100m butterfly at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Pergolini won a silver at the 2017 World Championships in Mexico for the S13 100m backstrokes. Gia has two silver medals from World Championship 2017 and 2019.
Gia Pergolini made two records in the women’s S13 100m backstrokes a the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials in June.
Gia Pergolini Disability: How Did She Get Stargardt Disease?
Gia Pergolini’s disability is vision impairment, and its origin is congenital.
Pergolini was diagnosed with Stargardt disease in 2014. It is a condition where one progressively loses central vision during childhood and adolescence, reports Paralympic.
Gia started losing her vision in kindergarten, and nobody knew what was wrong with her. Until Pergolini was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, people thought she was faking it.
Pergolini was resistant to take part in the Para-swimming, and it helped when she met other swimmers with impairment. She felt more closer to Para-swimming after talking and meeting with other para swimmers.
Gia Pergolini Age And Height Details Revealed
Gia Pergolini’s age is 17 years.
According to Team USA, Gia Pergolini’s height is 5 feet 6 inches.
Pergolini started swimming when she was four years old and started competing at the age of five. Gia played football, lacrosse, and gymnastics growing up, but she loved swimming the most.
Gia Pergolini represents Dynamo Swim Club and is coached by Nick Graves and Andy Shields.
Meet Gia Pergolini’s Family
Gia Pergolini lives with her family in Roswell, Georgia, USA.
Pergolini’s parents are Bill Pergolini and Alice Pergolini. Her mother, Alice, founded The Through Gia’s Eyes Foundation in 2015. It is a non-profit organization that raises money to help children with visual impairment lead their independent lives.
Gia’s mother put her on a swim team after noticing that she loves swimming. Gia Pergolini is currently studying at St. Francis High School, Milton, Georgia.
Gia Pergolini has not publicly disclosed the details of her net worth.