Medal Quest  Jessica Long: 'To be the best, you make sacrifices.'

As a child, Jessica Long was first in the pool, last out. Result: 7 gold medals, so far. Details

 

Program: Medal Quest

Episode: Jessica Long: 'To be the best, you make sacrifices.'

Swimmer Jessica Long won 3 gold medals at the Athens Paralympics at age 12. Then she won 4 gold medals, a silver and a bronze in Beijing at age 16, setting 3 new world records – and she still felt she’d failed. In this frank video, Long explains the pressures she felt as a teenager, and how she had to fall in love with swimming again.

Duration: (3:23)
Premiere Date: 08/09/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR

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