MEN'S PARA SWIMMING - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

HEIGHT & WEIGHT: 6’4 / 185

DATE OF BIRTH: February 24, 1995

HOMETOWN & RESIDENCE: Los Angeles, CA / Inglewood, CA

DISCIPLINE: 50 m & 100 m Freestyle, 100 m Backstroke

CATEGORY: S9

COACH: Wilma Wong

# OF YEARS ON THE US NATIONAL TEAM: Since 2018

PARALYMPIC GAMES EXPERIENCE:

  • TOKYO 2020 (2021) - 50m Freestyle BRONZE Medalist (S9) - Set American Record

  • TOKYO 2020 (2021) - 100m Freestyle (S10)

  • TOKYO 2020 (2021) - 4x100m Freestyle Relay (34 point relay)

  • TOKYO 2020 (2021) - 4x100m Medley Relay (34 point relay)

PARA PAN AMERICAN GAMES EXPERIENCE:

  • (2019) 50 m Freestyle Silver Medalist [26.10] - Lima, Peru

  • (2019) 4 x 100 Medley Relay Bronze Medalist [4:37.64] - Lima, Peru

  • (2019) 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay Bronze Medalist

WORLD PARA SWIMMING WORLD SERIES:

  • (2019) 100 m Freestyle Silver Medalist - Indianapolis

USA PARA SWIMMING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:

  • (2018) 100 m Freestyle Gold Medalist

  • (2018) 50 m Freestyle Gold Medalist

  • (2018) 100 m Backstroke Silver Medalist

U.S. PARALYMPIC TRIALS:

  • MINNEAPOLIS (2021) - 50m Freestyle (GOLD) - Set & Broke American Record

  • MINNEAPOLIS (2021) - 100m Freestyle (GOLD) - Set American Record

Jamal set 3 American Records at U.S. Paralympic Trials including the 50m in the Morning and Evening swims.

Jamal set 3 American Records at U.S. Paralympic Trials including the 50m in the Morning and Evening swims.

501 3 (C) / CAUSE RELATED ALLIANCE:

  • Swim UP Hill - Founder

ENDORSEMENTS:

  • SPEEDO

FAMILY:

  • Mom - Sandra

  • Dad - James

NOTES:

  • Jamal was 23 when his parents told him specifically that he had a condition called CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH disease, a neurological condition that affects the muscles in his arms and legs. From a young age, Jamal had a feeling that his body was different. He struggled with some basic movements and was hospitalized for a few weeks as a young boy after becoming paralyzed when he got the flu.