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Rebecca Meyers

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At only 22 years old, Rebecca Meyers is already a multiple-world record holder, and has won three Paralympic titles and 10 medals at World Championships.

She made her Paralympic debut at London 2012, claiming one silver and one bronze. The following year, Meyers won her maiden world titles in Montreal, Canada, rounding off an outstanding performance with two golds and two silvers.

In 2015, she again shined at the World Championships, winning two golds and one silver in Glasgow, Great Britain. By the end of that year, she received the ‘Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award’ from US broadcast television network ABC.

But Meyers’ best performance so far came in 2016, when she sealed her first three Paralympic titles in Rio, as well as a silver medal, setting two world records along the way.

In 2017, she aims to continue her run at the World Championships in Mexico City, from 30 September-7 October.

The US swimmer was born with Usher syndrome, a condition that affects both vision and hearing. She took up the sport in 2000 and has not stopped since.

Amongst her hobbies, she includes reading, travelling, baking cupcakes, listening to music and hanging out with friends.

Results

Unit Date Rank
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 2012-09-01 5
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 2012-09-01 4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 2012-09-02 3
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 2012-09-02 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Heat 2 2012-09-07 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final Round 2012-09-07 2
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 Heat 2 2012-09-08 5
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final 1 2013-08-12 1
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 Final 1 2013-08-14 2
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 2013-08-15 6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Final 1 2013-08-15 4
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Final 1 2013-08-16 1
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final 1 2013-08-18 2
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heat 1 2013-08-18 2
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 2015-07-13 6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Final 1 2015-07-13 4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final 1 2015-07-14 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Heat 3 2015-07-14 1
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Heat 1 2015-07-16 2
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Final 1 2015-07-16 1
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 Final 1 2015-07-17 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 Heat 1 2015-07-17 5
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heat 1 2015-07-18 5
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final 1 2015-07-18 4
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 Final 1 2015-07-19 2
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 Heat 1 2015-07-19 1
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 Final Round 2016-09-08 1
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 Heat 2 2016-09-08 2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final Round 2016-09-10 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Heat 3 2016-09-10 1
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 2016-09-12 1
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 2016-09-12 1
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 2016-09-14 6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Swim-Off 2016-09-14 1
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heat 1 2016-09-14 3
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heat 1 2016-09-16 1
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 2016-09-16 2
Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships (Mexico City, Mexico)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final 1 2017-12-03 2
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 Final 1 2017-12-04 2
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Final 1 2017-12-05 1
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Final 1 2017-12-05 6
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Heat 1 2017-12-05 1
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 Final 1 2017-12-06 3
London 2019 World Para Swimming Championships (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Heat 1 2019-09-09 1
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Final 1 2019-09-09 1
Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 Heat 2 2019-09-11 5
Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 Final 1 2019-09-11 6
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB12 Heat 2 2019-09-12 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB12 Final 1 2019-09-12 5
Women's 100 m Freestyle S12 Heat 1 2019-09-13 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Heat 1 2019-09-13 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final 1 2019-09-13 2
Women's 100 m Freestyle S12 Final 1 2019-09-13 3
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 Heat 2 2019-09-14 4
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 Final 1 2019-09-14 3