Eagan native Mallory Weggemann wins gold, silver in Paris Paralympics swimming

Minnesota for the win.

Eagan native Mallory Weggemann claimed gold in the women’s 200m individual medley on Saturday in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

She also won silver in the women’s 50m butterfly with a time of 34.94 seconds, 2.02 seconds behind Canadian Paralympian Danielle Dorris.

The 35-year-old has been to the Paralympic games four times, with a total of four gold, two silver and one bronze medal to show for her efforts. She also has a total of 17 medals from world championships dating back to 2009.

Weggemann has been a swimmer since age 7. At 18, she was paralyzed from a medical procedural error after an epidural injection to treat back pain. Only a few months after the procedure, she went to the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center to watch the U.S. Swim Team Trials competition for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing and decided to return to the sport.

The Paralympics closing ceremony is 2 p.m. CDT Sunday.