RIO DE JANEIRO -- We first introduced you to Mallory Weggemann in a KARE 11 Extra this summer.
The University of Minnesota sophomore is in Rio de Janeiro competing in the International Paralympic Committee Swimming World Championships.
Wednesday night, Mallory received the gold medal and set a new world record in the 50 M free. One Thursday, she is swimming the 100 M free and is currently seated first.
Last week, she set a world record in the Women's 400 Meter Freestyle.
Mallory uses a wheelchair after losing all feeling in her legs. An epidural she got almost two years ago to relieve pain never wore off.
On Mallory's CaringBridge page, she talked about winning her first gold medal.
"As for the race itself," she wrote. "It was absolutely great... I not only broke the 400m Free world record but also the 50m Free, 100m Free, and the 200m Free. I broke four World Records in one race!"
Mallory says as she stood on the podium all she could think about was everything she had overcome in the past two years.
"They say happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to pay the price to make them come true," Mallory wrote. "Well last night , I got my dream and a little feel for the many more I want."
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