Long won gold in the 400m Freestyle S8 on Wednesday, Sept. 4 Ker Robertson/Getty; Ian MacNicol/Getty Jessica Long winning the gold medal in the Womens 400m S8 Freestyle Final, on September 24, during ...

Swimmer Jessica Long had to dig deep to reach an "unimaginable" milestone by taking home the 30th Paralympic medal in her decorated career with an epic comeback. She trailed for 300 meters of the ...

Jessica Long is bringing home another gold medal. The paralympic swimmer, 32, placed first in the 400m freestyle S8 on Wednesday, September 4 — the same event in which she won gold 20 years earlier in ...

NANTERRE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 04: Jessica Long of team United States is seen on the podium with her Gold medal after victory in the Women's 400m Freestyle S8 on day seven of the Paris 2024 Summer ...

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When U.S. Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long, 20, was 18 months old, her legs were amputated as a result of fibular hemimelia, a congenital lack of a crucial leg bone. Throughout her childhood and ...

MARY CLEMSON TOWSON IS WHERE PARALYMPIC ATHLETE JESSICA LONG GREW UP, TRAINING UP TO FOUR HOURS A DAY WHEN SHE’S GETTING READY FOR A COMPETITION WITH HER COACH MOTIVATING HER ALONG THE WAY. BUT FOR ...

Long won gold in the 400m Freestyle S8 on Wednesday, Sept. 4 Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human interest stories. She ...

Swimmer Jessica Long had to dig deep to reach an "unimaginable" milestone by taking home the 30th Paralympic medal in her decorated career with an epic comeback. She trailed for 300 meters of the ...

Jessica Long is bringing home another gold medal. The paralympic swimmer, 32, placed first in the 400m freestyle S8 on Wednesday, September 4 - the same event in which she won gold 20 years earlier in ...

Jessica Long is golden — again! The 32-year-old won gold in the 400-meter freestyle S8 at the Paralympic Games on Wednesday, Sept. 4, a full 20 years after she won gold in the same event back in 2004 ...