Justin Zook

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Justin Zook
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens 100 metre backstroke S10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing 100 metre backstroke S10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 100 metre backstroke S10
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens 50 metre freestyle S10

Justin Zook (born October 16, 1985 [1] in Chicago, Illinois [2] ) is an American swimmer. He competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics, and also represented Springfield College in the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. [3]

Zook was born missing half his right foot and with non-functioning growth plates in his right leg; 30 operations lengthened his leg but caused nerve damage, muscle weakness and range of motion problems. [3] [4] He started swimming as physical therapy at age 6. [5]

As of February 2013, Zook holds IPC world records for 100m and 200m backstroke events. [6]

References

  1. ↑ London 2012 Paralympics: Justin Zook Archived September 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Team USA: Justin Zook". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Justin Zook's Facebook Page". Facebook . Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Paralympic Spotlight: Justin Zook". Swimming World Magazine. August 14, 2009. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Springfield College graduate Justin Zook mines more gold at Paralympic Games". October 2, 2012. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ "IPC Swimming World Records - Long Course". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 2, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]


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