Jessica Long achieved a feat in the Paralympic pool on Tuesday night that not even Michael Phelps was able to on the Olympic side – a five-peat.
Long took silver in the 400m freestyle S8 in Tokyo, successfully medaling in the event at all five of her Paralympic Games to date. She owns three gold and two silver medals at the distance.
Now 29, Long had won the event at her first three Paralympics from 2004-2012, then settled for silver in Rio five years ago. She was nearing a potential return to the top of the podium but was out-touched by U.