Jessica Long: Paralympian Legend
Paralympic swimming champion, motivational keynote speaker, and author Jessica Long inspires resilience, perseverance, and high performance through her record-breaking career and powerful life story.
Quick Facts:
- 23-time Paralympic medalist including 13 gold medals
- One of the most decorated athletes in Paralympic history
- Born with fibular hemimelia and underwent double amputation
- Featured in a widely acclaimed Super Bowl commercial
- Formats:
- Keynote Speaker and Paralympic Champion
- Audiences:
- Corporate teams, leadership groups, schools, healthcare organizations, women’s leadership events, and audiences seeking inspiration through resilience and inclusion.
- Outcomes:
- Build resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity
- Embrace challenges as opportunities for growth
- Develop a mindset focused on achieving ambitious goals
- Travels from: Baltimore, MD
- **US Fee range: On Request
Talent Services
Keynote Topics:
LEADERSHIP
- StrongHER: How women are uniquely positioned for leadership
- Consistency: How creating positive, healthy environments can lead to amazing results
- Ownership: How to own your future by making changes today
- Diversity & Inclusion: Why it’s important to reflect on our differences, and how to best meet everyone where they are.
MINDSET
- Mindset: How to develop a tough mindset to withstand anything
- Pain into Purpose: How Jessica turned pain into purpose and how you can too
- Growth: How to embrace change for a better tomorrow
- Resiliency: How scar tissue serves as reminder our bodies and minds are more powerful than we could ever imagine
- Positivity: What the power of positivity means to getting what you want out of life
INSPIRATION
- Jessica’s story: How a child from Siberia, with the odds stacked against her, became a champion
- Secrets to success: How to make your future different than your today begins with your perspective
- Finding your passion: What passion means and how to create it
- Goal setting: What it means to make big goals and how to boldly chase after them
Talent Short Bio
Jessica Long is one of the most decorated Paralympic athletes in history, a motivational keynote speaker, and an influential advocate whose life story embodies resilience and determination. Born in Siberia with fibular hemimelia, she underwent a double leg amputation below the knee at just 18 months old before being adopted by a loving American family.
Jessica refused to let early adversity define her path. Instead, she embraced her challenges and discovered her passion for swimming, quickly rising to become a dominant force in Paralympic sport. Over a career spanning more than a decade, she has earned 23 Paralympic medals, including 13 gold, establishing herself as one of the most accomplished athletes in U.S. history.
Beyond the pool, Jessica is a compelling speaker who shares her journey with authenticity, energy, and purpose. Her story gained widespread attention through a powerful Super Bowl commercial, further amplifying her message of perseverance and belief.
Talent Videos
Jessica Long | Team USA Paralympics Feature by Sports Illustrated
A concise Sports Illustrated spotlight on Jessica Long as she prepares for her fourth Paralympic Games, highlighting her early start, global dominance, and motivation for Rio 2016.
Video Summary & Key Moments
In this short Sports Illustrated feature, Jessica Long reflects on a Paralympic career that began when she was just twelve years old. She shares her excitement and determination as she prepares for her fourth Games in Rio, building on the momentum of her standout performance in London, where she won five gold medals in her third Paralympics. Now twenty-four, Jessica has continued to establish herself as a powerhouse in international swimming, taking four golds at the most recent world championships and earning recognition as USA Swimming’s Disability Swimmer of the Year.
The clip underscores her commitment to training, her mindset when competing against the best athletes in the world, and the motivation that drives her to continue representing Team USA at the highest level. Through brief but compelling visuals and narration, the piece offers an inside look at Jessica’s preparation, competitive fire, and ongoing pursuit of excellence.
Key Moments
- 00:08 She reflects on her London performance, winning five gold medals in her third Games.
- 00:18 Highlights her four world-championship golds and recognition as Disability Swimmer of the Year.
- 00:26 Sports Illustrated frames her preparation for her fourth Paralympic Games in Rio.
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