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Sports
Melissa Olson

Minnesota swimmer Mallory Weggemann takes gold in Paris at the Paralympic Games

Paris Paralympics Swimming
Mallory Weggemann from the U.S. celebrates after winning the women's 200 m. individual medley swimming competition at the 2024 Paralympics, Saturday in Paris, France.
Michel Euler | AP

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Swimmer Mallory Weggemann won the women’s 200 m. individual medley swimming competition final.

Weggemann won in record-setting time to become the defending paralympic champion in the event.

Weggeman won two medals in London in 2012—a gold in the 50-meter freestyle and a bronze in the 4x100-meter medley. She made the podium multiple times in Tokyo in 2021, winning gold in the 100-meter backstroke and 200-meter individual medley; silver in the 50-meter butterfly; and also took 5th in the 100-meter freestyle. 

Weggemann grew up in Eagan and earned her degree from the University of Minnesota in public relations. In 2019, she co-produced a documentary that debuted at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival.

She also hosted studio coverage for NBC during the Paris Olympics.