JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Morgan Ray, a University of North Florida Brooks College of Health sophomore student and Paralympic athlete, is bringing home silver!
Ray represented Team USA at the 2022 Para Swimming World Championships in Portugal from June 12 through June 18.
According to Team USA, it was his first international meet and first major medal.
He won silver in the men's 100M breaststroke SB
Ray, who began swimming at the age of six and has trained with the Bolles School Sharks since 2013 on their club team, was born with Achondroplasia, the most common form of short-stature or dwarfism, says UNF.
In the recent qualifying meet for the U.S. world championship team held in April in Indianapolis, Ray won gold in the 100-meter breast, setting a new American record, as well as earning a bronze in the 200-meter individual medley.
Last year, he was named the first male alternate for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Team.
