Justin Zook

Justin Zook
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 metre backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 metre backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 metre backstroke S10
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 50 metre freestyle S10

Justin Zook (born October 16, 1985[1] in Chicago, Illinois[2]) is an American swimmer. He competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics, and also represented Springfield College in the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.[3]

Zook was born missing half his right foot and with non-functioning growth plates in his right leg; 30 operations lengthened his leg but caused nerve damage, muscle weakness and range of motion problems.[3][4] He started swimming as physical therapy at age 6.[5]

As of February 2013, Zook holds IPC world records for 100m and 200m backstroke events.[6]

References

  1. ^ London 2012 Paralympics: Justin Zook Archived September 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Team USA: Justin Zook". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Justin Zook's Facebook Page". Facebook. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  4. ^ "Paralympic Spotlight: Justin Zook". Swimming World Magazine. August 14, 2009. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  5. ^ "Springfield College graduate Justin Zook mines more gold at Paralympic Games". October 2, 2012. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "IPC Swimming World Records - Long Course". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 2, 2013.[permanent dead link‍]


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