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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | June 16, 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morgan Stickney (born June 16, 1997) is an American Paralympic swimmer who represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. [1] She won gold medals at both the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and holds four para swimming world records. [2] [3]
Stickney was raised in Bedford, New Hampshire, and emerged as a top-ranked distance swimmer by age 13. She enrolled at Biola University in 2016, and later earned a Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology in 2023. [2]
As a teenager, Stickney suffered what initially appeared to be a routine foot injury. However, her condition deteriorated due to a rare vascular disease that compromised circulation and led to bone and tissue death. After years of pain and failed treatments, her left leg was amputated below the knee in May 2018. Just over a year later, in October 2019, Stickney underwent a second below-the-knee amputation, this time on her right leg. [2] [4] [5] [6]
Stickney represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's 400 metre freestyle S8 event and won a gold medal. She also competed in the women's 4 × 100 m medley relay 34pts and won a gold medal. [7]
On April 14, 2022, Stickney was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. [8] On April 29, 2023, Stickney was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships. [9]
At the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics, Stickney won the gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle, setting a new Paralympic world record. She also won the silver medal in the 100-meter freestyle. [2] [10]
Stickney lives in Cary, North Carolina. [6]