Miranda Uhl

Miranda Uhl (born October 15, 1992) is an American Paralympic swimmer. She won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. At the Parapan American Games, Uhl won six gold medals and three silver medals.

Born with achondroplasia, Uhl began to swim competitively at ten years old. She competed in the 2007 Parapan Games, where she won 8 medals.

Personal life Uhl was born to Deanna and Alan Uhl on October 15, 1992. A day after being born, Uhl was determined to have achondroplasia, She has a younger sister. When she was fifteen years old, Uhl started having excruciating pain in her back and knees.

In middle school, Uhl attended St. Patrick's Catholic School in Gainesville, Florida. Her hometown is in Alachua, Florida. She attended Florida Atlantic University, where she joined the swim team and was a biology–pre-medical major. She won eight medals at the Parapan Games, five were gold and three were silver. In the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Miranda Uhl won a gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley. She broke the world record in that competition with a 3:13.05 finish.