Jessica Long
- January 5, 2024
- Swimmer
Quick Facts
Jessica Long Biography
| Name | Jessica Long |
| Birthday | Feb 29 |
| Birth Year | 1992 |
| Place Of Birth | Bratsk |
| Birth Country | Russia |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Parents | Beth Long, Steven Long |
Jessica Long is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on February 29, 1992 in Bratsk, Russia. Dominant paralympic swimmer who won 12 gold medals in her first three Paralympic games.
In 2013 she won her third ESPY for Best Female Athlete with a Disability, alongside Best Female Athlete winner Serena Williams.
Long was born Tatiana Olegovna Kirillova in Bratsk, Siberia and adopted at the age of 13 months. Because of fibular hemimelia, her lower legs were amputated when she was 18 months old. She learned to walk with prostheses. Long has been involved in many sports including gymnastics, cheerleading, ice skating, biking, trampoline, and rock climbing. She began swimming in her grandparents’ pool before joining her first competitive team in 2002. The next year, Long was selected as Maryland Swimming’s 2003 Female Swimmer of the Year with a Disability. At the time she was born, her biological mother and father were unwed teenagers, 17 and 18 years old respectively. They later married and had three more children, one of whom is also disabled. Long’s adoptive brother, Joshua, was adopted at the same time from the same Siberian orphanage
Long entered the international stage at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, winning three gold medals in swimming. Aged twelve at the time, she was the youngest competitor on the U.S. Paralympic Team. One of her gold medals was the 100-meter freestyle, which she swam just 0.19 seconds ahead of Paralympic-record-holder and world-record-holder Israeli Keren Leibovitch.
She was adopted at 13-months old.
Jessica Long Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Swimmer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Jessica Long is one of the richest Swimmer from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jessica Long 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She had her legs amputated when she was 18-months old, but was an avid athlete in many sports, from swimming, to rock climbing, to gymnastics.
She has set more than 10 world records in her career.
Jessica Tatiana Long (born February 29, 1992) is an American Paralympic swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland, who competes in the S8, SB7 and SM8 category events. She held multiple world records and has won multiple gold medals over four Summer Paralympics. In total Long has won 23 Paralympic medals, 13 being gold medals as well.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 feet 10 inches |
Jessica Long height 5 feet 10 inches Jessica weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Jessica Long Dating?
According to our records, Jessica Long is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Jessica Long’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Jessica Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Jessica Long celebrates birthday on February 29 of every year.
What disability does Jessica Long have?
She was born with fibular hemimelia , a genetic abnormality which caused her lower legs to develop without fibulas, ankles, heels, and most bones in her feet. Long was given up for adoption by her biological parents and, at 13 months old, was adopted by Steve and Elizabeth Long of Baltimore, Maryland.
Is Jessica Long married?
Long married 27-year-old Lucas Winters on October 11, 2019 on a farm in Maryland, four years after they started dating.
What is Jessica Long story?
At 13 months, Americans Beth and Steve Long adopted Jessica and a boy called Joshua, who began a new life in Baltimore, Maryland. Jessica’s legs were amputated at 18 months in order to improve her mobility with prosthetic legs. In total, she needed 25 surgeries.
How many surgeries did Jessica Long have?
After being adopted, Jessica underwent 25 surgeries , including a double- leg amputation at just 18 months old. “We had planned for surgeries, but going through it, of course, is harder than you think,” Beth Long said.
Is that really Jessica Long in the commercial?
During the 2021 Super Bowl, many Americans will be introduced to Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long for the first time. Long, a 13-time Paralympic gold medalist, appears in a new Toyota commercial that will air during the Super Bowl.