GAFFNEY Julia

United States of America

Date of Birth: 1 May 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Sport Class: S7,SM7

Birth Country:

Russian Federation

Place of residence : COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 100m Freestyle - S7	8
	Women's 400m Freestyle - S7	3
	Women's 100m Backstroke - S7	3
	Women's 50m Butterfly - S7	5
	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM7 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 400m Freestyle - S7 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Backstroke - S7 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle - S7 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle - S7 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Butterfly - S7 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Butterfly - S7 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
1	200m Individual Medley - SM7	2019	London, GBR	2:55.98
2	50m Butterfly - S7	2019	London, GBR	35.67
2	50m Freestyle - S8	2017	Mexico City, MEX	34.69
2	400m Freestyle - S8	2017	Mexico City, MEX	5:26.51
2	100m Backstroke - S8	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:25.06
2	100m Breaststroke - SB6	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:45.72
2	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2017	Mexico City, MEX	3:07.08
3	100m Freestyle - S8	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:13.80
4	400m Freestyle - S7	2019	London, GBR	5:21.99
4	100m Backstroke - S7	2019	London, GBR	1:23.18
7	100m Freestyle - S7	2019	London, GBR	1:14.75

Reading, fishing, playing basketball. (livingwithamplitude.com, 01 May 2020)

Languages spoken:

She began competing in Para swimming in 2015. (katv.com, 13 Jun 2016)

"My shoulders do get sore sometimes, but once I'm in the water I feel free. I can't really run or jump. Sometimes it's hard to walk. In the water I have more movement. In the water, I'm like everybody else." (thecabin.net, 18 Jun 2016; katv.com, 13 Jun 2016)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (disabledsportsusa.org, 20 Sep 2018)

She trains at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO, United States of America. (teamusa.org, 06 Nov 2020)

US Para swimmer Jessica Long. "She inspires me a lot. She has given me various tips to improve my swimming." (disabledsportsusa.org, 01 Mar 2016; moveunitedsport.org, 01 Sep 2018)

Philosophy:

"If I can do it, anyone else can do it." (katv.com, 13 Jun 2016)

General Interest

Classification
S7, SB6, SM7 (IPC, 15 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (katv.com, 13 Jun 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (katv.com, 13 Jun 2016)

Impairment Details
As a baby she had her right leg amputated above the knee and her left leg amputated below the knee. (teamusa.org, 07 Aug 2018; katv.com, 13 Jun 2016)

General
FAVOURITE EVENT
Her preferred event is the 200m individual medley. "I love doing all four of the strokes and sprinting all four of them. It's a lot of fun. The freestyle is the key for me. I'm able to have that extra gear and finish those races." (livingwithamplitude.com, 01 May 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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