Clarkesville's McKenzie Coan has earned her third gold medal of the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Coan got her third gold medal of the Rio Games with a first-place finish in the women’s S7 100 freestyle, setting a mark of 1:09.99. She took first in the 50 and 400 freestyle events earlier in the competition, while also claiming silver in the women’s 4x100 34 pt. freestyle relay. The two-time Paralympian amassed all of her Paralympic Games career medals in Rio.
Coan is a student at Loyola University in Baltimore. She is the daughter of Dr. Marc and Teresa Coan of Clarkesville.
Read more about the event at the TeamUSA website.
