McKenzie Coan (@mckenzie_coan on Instagram) is a two-time Paralympian who competed in Rio in 2016 and in London in 2012. Coan was diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease) as a kid, and found swimming after following her brothers' lead by joining the swim team at her local pool as a child.
At the Rio Games, she won three gold medals (50m free, 400m free, 100m free), and one silver (34 pt. 4x100m freestyle relay). She's also won 10 medals in the World Championships, most recently in 2019: gold (100m free, 400m free), and silver (50m free, 34 pt. 4x100m free, 34 pt. 4x100m relay). Coan graduated from Loyola University Maryland in 2018.
Personal motto: "We are all equal in the water."
Image Source: NBC Olympics