Mckenzie Coan

McKenzie Coan poses for a portrait during the Team USA Tokyo 2020 Olympic shoot on Nov. 22, 2019 in West Hollywood, Calif. You’d never guess that inside the Coan garage in Clarkesville, Georgia, there’s a Ford Model A on one side and an 8-foot tethered swimming pool on the other.

McKenzie Coan smiles and holds up an American flag at a recent photoshoot. When McKenzie Coan was 7 or 8, she liked sliding on her parents’ hardwood floor without shoes. It was fun, and it felt like she was ice skating. Her mother, though, did not find this as entertaining....

The two took us through competing at their first meet since the pandemic and what competition and Paralympic qualification will look like moving forward. Current photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. In the SwimSwam Podcast dive deeper into the sport you love with insider conversations about swimming. Hosted by Coleman Hodges,...

Champion’s Mojo Podcast: Paralympic World-Record Holder McKenzie Coan Shows Incredible Range. McKenzie Coan has broken 65 bones in her body. The Rio 2016 Paralympic gold medalist joins the Champion’s Mojo Podcast to discuss how the ability to remain positive has been so crucial in her success. She talks about how, despite the fact that having Brittle Bone Disease makes it easier to break her bones, she never lets it break her spirit. She won gold in Rio in the 50 freestyle and holds Paralympic world records in the 800 and 1500 freestyle, showing incredible range. How does she do it?