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Joey Peppersack \u201821 remembers his first-ever swim practice: The piercing cold of the outdoor pool in Hopewell, Virginia. Finishing last in his lane.<\/p>\n
But for the 9-year-old who\u2019d lost his right leg, there was something freeing in it, too. Back at home, wrapped under a blanket, Peppersack told himself what he so often did. \u201cNext time, I\u2019ll try to do better.\u201d<\/p>\n
The mantra would take him to para swimming events around the world as a teen. It would bring him to the University of Mary Washington, where he balanced six-day-a-week swim practices with a full course load.\u00a0And on Oct. 26, it would lead to new American Paralympic record in the Goolrick Natatorium at UMW.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nJoey Peppersack ’21 broke the American Paralympic record in the 100 yard individual medley Oct. 26.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Peppersack made the record-breaking swim in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 1:08:01 during a dual meet against Frostburg State University, beating the existing record by three seconds.<\/p>\n
The son of a Marine Corps veteran and full-time mom, Peppersack had been born with a rare condition that affected the large bones in his lower legs called tibial hemimelia. He was 4 when doctors amputated his right leg.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy parents were adamant on trying to figure out how I could adapt to something. They never let my disability be an excuse for anything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Peppersack learned to walk with a prosthetic. In the water, though, he didn\u2019t need it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did my very best to get as good as I could,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He began competing in international competitions with the Para Swimming national team \u2013 \u201ca wonderful experience,\u201d he said, \u201cbecause you can bond with athletes who have mobility impairments just like yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2017, a year after narrowly missing a spot on the Rio Paralympics team, Peppersack won two gold medals and a bronze in the Para World Series in Berlin. And he plunged into college life at UMW, which he\u2019d decided on after just one recruiting visit to Fredericksburg with former swim coach Abby Brethauer, who trained former UMW assistant coach Dalton Herendeen in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. Herendeen finished fourth in the 100-meter breaststroke.<\/p>\nUMW swimmer Joey Peppersack is majoring in economics. He wants to be a city manager.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cI never applied anywhere else,\u201d Peppersack said. \u201cI fell in love with the community. The people were super-friendly. The campus is beautiful. The way they embraced me \u2013 it was just kind of a feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u2019s majoring in economics and minoring in urban studies \u2013 he wants to be a city manager someday \u2013 and spends his free time in the swimming pool, his long-term goal the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic team.<\/p>\nPeppersack lost his right leg at age 4 due to a rare congenital condition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Under UMW first-year head swim coach Justin Anderson \u201910, Peppersack says he feels himself getting even better. And it is no wonder.<\/p>\n
This summer, Anderson served as coach for the U.S. Paralympic team in Australia. Prior to returning to his alma mater, he served as head coach at Frostburg, coaching several Paralympic swimmers to record-breaking results and Paralympic national qualifications.<\/p>\n
Peppersack, Anderson said, established himself as a leader in and out of the pool.\u00a0\u201cHe always gives 100 percent in practice and meets. He\u2019s also almost always training on some of the fastest intervals on the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peppersack set his sights on his own record-breaking swim earlier this year. On Oct. 26, a Friday, he readied for it. His teammates rallied behind him, just as they always did. Their cheers \u2013 their support that enveloped him like the water he loved \u2013 fueled his adrenaline rush and propelled him forward.<\/p>\n
UMW Assistant Athletic Director of Communications Clint Often contributed to this story.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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