Paralympics 2024: Gia Pergolini Clinches Gold🥇 in 100m Backstroke

Gia Pergolini earned Team USA’s first  gold medal of the Paralympic Games in   the women’s 100 meter backstroke  S13 with a time of 1:04.93. The 20-year-old from Atlanta won this event in  2021 at age 17, and while she was just shy of her   world and Paralympic records (1:04.93 to 1:04.64),  she claimed a convincing 2.34-second win. Ireland’s Roisin Ni Riain took silver with  a time of 1:07.27, while Italy’s Carlotta   Gilli won bronze with a 1:08.08 finish.  Team USA’s Grace Nuhfer finished eighth.