Jenna Jones

Jenna Jones (born 19 January 2001) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Biography Jenna Jones was born on 19 January 2001, the fifth of six children; she has four older brothers and a younger sister. When she was in kindergarten, she was diagnosed with rod-cone dystrophy, a rare degenerative eye disease.

She attended St Columba's High School. and finished High School Certificate (HSC) at TAFE before she made the life-changing decision to move interstate to the Sunshine Coast.

Swimming She played a variety of sports, but as her eyesight deteriorated, she settled on swimming. and on 14 April 2016 was named a member of the Australian Paralympic swimming squad.

In 2016, Jones competed at the Rio 2016 Paralympics in five different events. She qualified and finished seventh in the 50 metre freestyle S13 and 100 metre backstroke S13 finals, but didn't qualify for the finals of the 100 metre freestyle S13, 200 metre individual medley SM13 or the 100 metre breaststroke SB13. Coach Robinson worked with Jones in the lead up to Rio to reduce her nausea and vertigo and instructed Jones "But it's your choice, You've gotta start controlling it. In life, you've got to learn to control pain, fear and everything." Reflecting on her preparation to Rio, Jones states "When I am really fit, I feel like I am flying."

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, England, she finished 4th in the Women's 50 m freestyle S13.

At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, England, she won the silver medal in the Women's 100 m backstroke S12.

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she competed in three events - Women's 100 m freestyle S12 (8th), Women's 100 m backstroke S12 (6th) and Women's 100 m breaststroke SM10 (6th).