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]
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's swimming | ||
Representing  United States
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| Paralympic Games | ||
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2004 Athens | 100 metre backstroke S10 |
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2008 Beijing | 100 metre backstroke S10 |
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2012 London | 100 metre backstroke S10 |
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2004 Athens | 50 metre freestyle S10 |
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[update], Zook holds IPC world records for 100m and 200m backstroke events.[6]
References
edit- ^ London 2012 Paralympics: Justin Zook Archived September 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Team USA: Justin Zook". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ a b "Justin Zook's Facebook Page". Facebook. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ "Paralympic Spotlight: Justin Zook". Swimming World Magazine. August 14, 2009. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "IPC Swimming World Records - Long Course". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 2, 2013.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Justin Zook at Team USA (archived)
- Justin Zook at the International Paralympic Committee
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