HIRAM, OH – Former Hiram student-athlete, Jamal Hill, will return to the spotlight beginning on Thursday, when the swimming events for the 2024 Paralympic Games officially begin in Paris.
 
Overall, the Paralympic Games – which is one of the largest international competitions featuring athletes with disabilities – will have 4,000+ athletes from across the globe competing in 22 different sports. The 2024 Paralympics will also make history as the first summer Paralympics to ever be held in France since the international event began in 1960.
 
Hill swam for the Terriers in each of his three seasons from 2013 to 2016, with the 2015-16 marking his best season across four different events: 50 Freestyle, 50 Fly, 100 Freestyle and 100 Fly.
 
Hill then moved to Southern California, where he trained at the University of Southern California as part of the Trojan Elite Swim Team, according to his official website. Throughout his training, Hill was also battling Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a condition that impacts the nerves in your feet, legs, hands and arms.
 
Since then, the Inglewood, CA native has flourished as a national champion, Paralympic medalist, author and a motivational figure for other athletes with disabilities and all those fighting Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Further details on the achievements and his experiences below can also be found on his website and the Team USA website:
 
Swimming Accomplishments

• 2018 U.S. Paralympics Swimming Para National Championships - 1st place in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle, 2nd place in the 100 Backstroke
• 2019 World Para Swimming World Series - Indianapolis, IN - 2nd place in the 100 Freestyle
• 2020 Paralympic Games - Tokyo, Japan - Bronze Medalist in the 50 Freestyle
• 2-time World Championship silver medalist

Work Outside of Swimming

• Founded the Swim Up Hill Foundation, which provides swimming instruction to low-to-middle income people of color who haven’t learned to swim and are at risk of drowning
• Wrote 100 Days of History in the Making: Jamal Hill, a book of memoirs about Hill’s journey to the Paralympic Games in 2020
• Provides a complimentary newsletter entitled UNSTOPPABLE and other additional resources to help those also battling Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

Hiram College Athletics encourages its fans to check out Hill’s remarkable journey, both in the swimming pool beginning this week in Paris and through all his other missions to spread the word about Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease and the Swim Up Hill Foundation.

You can watch the Paralympic Games on NBC, USA, CNBC and Peacock from Wednesday, August 28 to Sunday, September 8. The full schedule for all the events can be found here.