Jessica Long Wins Fourth Gold Medal of Paralympics
The Middle River swimmer twice broke the Paralympic record in the 200-meter individual medley; she has six medals overall.
Middle River's Jessica Long added to her Paralympic medal count Wednesday when she claimed the gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley event at the International Paralympics in London. Long lowered the Paralympic record twice, first with a time of two minutes, 40.42 seconds in the morning preliminary race, and again with a 2:37.09 performance en route to her fourth gold medal and sixth medal overall of these games. The double-amputee swimmer took control of the race early, but found herself challenged by Olesya Vladykina of Russia at the 150-meter mark, according to a United States Olympic Committee article. "I didn't know she was that close, honestly," Long said in the article. "So I realized I needed to pick it up." The 20-year-old…
