Pagonis pagonakis biography for kids
Pagonis pagonakis biography for kids
Biography for 2nd graders.
Anastasia Pagonis
American Paralympic swimmer
Anastasia Pagonis (Greek: Αναστασία Παγώνης; born May 2, ) is an American Paralympic swimmer. She represented the United States at the Summer Paralympics.
She is a world record and American record holder within the sport.[1]
Career
Pagonis made her international debut at the WPS World Series event in Melbourne, Australia in February , where she won gold in the metre freestyle and won a bronze medal in the metre medley.
She also finished eighth in the 50 metre freestyle and fourth in the metre freestyle.[1]
At the US Paralympic trials, Pagonis set the world metre freestyle S11 record twice, once during the prelims, then again during the finals.
These records were not yet ratified before the Summer Paralympics began.[2] In June it was announced that Pagonis was named to Team USA, competing in swimming at the Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]
At just years-old, Pagonis re