Olivia Chambers

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Olivia Chambers
Personal information
Born (2003-04-11) April 11, 2003 (age 21)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Sport
Sport Paralympic swimming
Disability class S13, SB13, SM13
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris 400 m freestyle S13
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Paris 100 m breaststroke SB13
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Paris 200 m medley SM13
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Manchester 200 m medley SM13
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Manchester 400 m freestyle S13
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Manchester 100 m breaststroke SB13
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Manchester 100 m butterfly S13
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Manchester 50 m freestyle S13
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Manchester 100 m freestyle S13

Olivia Chambers (born April 11, 2003) is a visually impaired American Paralympic swimmer. [1]

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Career

At the 2022 U.S. Paralympic National Championships, she won gold medals in the 400-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley and a bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly. [2] She was subsequently named the Swimmer of the Meet by virtue of having the best overall point total among competing athletes. [3]

On January 24, 2023, Chambers was named to the 2023 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Team roster. [4] On April 29, 2023, she was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships. [5] She won a medal in all six events she competed in, to lead the United States in medals. [6] On the first day of the competition she won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly S13 event. On the second day she won a bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke SB13 event. On the third day she won a bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle S13 event, with a career-best time of 1:00.12. After an off day, on the fifth day she won a bronze medal in the 50 m freestyle S13 event. On the sixth day she won a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle S13 event. On the final day of the competition she won a silver medal in the 200 m individual medley SM13 event. [7]

Personal life

Chambers began losing her vision in August 2019 when she was 16 and was declared legally blind. [8] She was later diagnosed with multiple mitochondrial gene deletion syndrome. [9] [10]

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References

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