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Local Swimmer Excels at International Swim Competition
Gia Pergolini trains with the Chattahoochee Gold club team at the Mountain View Aquatic Center in Marietta.
Chattahoochee Gold's Gia Pergolini had a record-breaking performance in the IDM Berlin 2017 international Paralympic swim meet in Germany. Six-hundred athletes from 52 countries competed in the meet.
Representing Team USA, Gia broke the World Record in 200 Backstroke with a time of 2:31.73 (only to lose the record a short time later to teammate Aspen Shelton). In 50 Backstroke, Gia broke her own American Record twice, on her way to a Silver Medal with a best time of 31.58.
On the final day of competition, Gia came close to picking up a new American Record in 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:09.27.
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Gia is now preparing for the upcoming World Championship Paralympic Trials in Colorado Springs.
Based in Woodstock, Chattahoochee Gold is one of the first teams in the nation to be awarded Level 4 status by USA Swimming.
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