Mikaela Jenkins
Mikaela Jenkins is an American former Paralympic swimmer who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Jenkins made her international debut for the United States at the 2019 [World Para Swimming Championships] where she won a gold medal in the 2019 [World Para Swimming Championships – Women's 100 metre butterfly|women's 100 metre butterfly S10] event, and silver medals in the 2019 World [Para Swimming Championships – Freestyle relays|women's freestyle relay 34pts] and women's freestyle relay 34pts events.Jenkins represented the United States in the Swimming at the [2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly S10|women's 100 metre butterfly S10] event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal. She also competed in the Swimming at the 2020 [Summer Paralympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay 34pts|women's 4×100 metre medley relay 34pts] and won a gold medal.
On April 14, 2022, Jenkins was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. On April 29, 2023, Jenkins was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships.
On April 29, 2024, Jenkins announced her retirement from para-swimming to focus on her final year of college and her future out of the pool. She attended Grove City College and received a molecular biology degree with a chemistry minor. She now attends medical school at Marian University, in order to pursue her dreams of becoming a physician.