Jessica Long has become quite the sensation when in terms of sports. She has participated in and excelled at the Paralympic Games as a swimmer and has proven that nothing worth it comes easy. She has a mentality of perseverance and achievement that can be considered pretty impressive to even those who are not sports fans. Besides being an all around good person with a heart of gold, she also has won many gold medals in her career, proving it might just be her favorite color. Being a double amputee has not gotten her the way of her achieving her dreams.
From her home in Baltimore to her training center in Colorado Springs, Jessica manages to wear a flashy smile on her face despite the difficulties she has faced throughout her life growing up in her condition. From a young age, she knew she loved to swim and was constantly in the pool so it makes sense that she has dedicated the better part of her life to the sport. To Jessica, it doesn’t even feel like she is missing her legs when she gets in the water. She may be a paraplegic, but there really is so much more to her story. Keep reading to learn where the swimming superstar really comes from.
[post_page_title]From disabled to Paralympian[/post_page_title]
Jessica Long may be a gold medal winning Paralympic swimmer now, but she certainly has not had an easy life. She has had numerous surgeries in her time, the first being when she was 18 months old. Long was born with a birth defect, fibular hemimelia, and is missing most of the major bones in her legs from her knees down. The surgery that she had when she was only a year and a half and then many more followed after as she grew into her body. Despite her disability, Long has persevered and become a strong, successful woman. She also has an intriguing story about where she was born.
