| Olivia Chambers | |
| Disability Class: | S13, SB13, SM13 |
| Sport: | Paralympic swimming |
| Birth Date: | 11 April 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Olivia Chambers (born April 11, 2003) is a visually impaired American Paralympic swimmer.[1]
At the 2022 U.S. Paralympic National Championships, she won gold medals in the 400-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley and a bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly.[2] She was subsequently named the Swimmer of the Meet by virtue of having the best overall point total among competing athletes.[3]
On January 24, 2023, Chambers was named to the 2023 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Team roster.[4] On April 29, 2023, she was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships.[5] She won a medal in all six events she competed in, to lead the United States in medals.[6] On the first day of the competition she won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly S13 event. On the second day she won a bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke SB13 event. On the third day she won a bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle S13 event, with a career-best time of 1:00.12. After an off day, on the fifth day she won a bronze medal in the 50 m freestyle S13 event. On the sixth day she won a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle S13 event. On the final day of the competition she won a silver medal in the 200 m individual medley SM13 event.[7]
Chambers began losing her vision in August 2019 when she was 16 and was declared legally blind.[8] She was later diagnosed with multiple mitochondrial gene deletion syndrome.[9] [10]