John Morgan

Country:
USA Paralympics
Sport / Event:
Men's Swimming
Olympic Years:
1984, 1992

OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
Competed at two Paralympic Games (1984, 1992), compiling 13 Gold medals

Won five Gold medals at the 1984 Games in the 100m butterfly, 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 200m IM and 400m IM

Won eight Gold medals at the 1992 Games in the 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 100m butterfly, 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 50m freestyle, 200m IM and 400m IM

Morgan’s success across both Games resulted in setting six world records

Competed as a blind swimming B1 category events

AT UCI
Swam for the Anteaters in 1986

EXTRAS
Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2008

Inducted into the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes’ Hall of Fame in 2011

Set 14 world records throughout his career