McKenzie Coan

**McKenzie Coan** (an haife ta a ranar 14 ga Yuni, 1996) 'yar wasan ninkaya ce 'yar Amurka. A gasar Paralympics ta bazara ta 2012 da aka yi a Landan, ta yi ninkaya Freestyle na mita 400 a rukunin S8. Coan tana ɗaya daga cikin 'yan wasan ninkaya huɗu na rukuni na S8 da aka zaɓa don fafatawa da ƙungiyar Amurka a wasannin. Daga baya ta yi wasanninta na musamman a gasar Paralympics ta bazara ta 2016, inda ta ci gaba da lashe lambobin zinare 3 a tseren S7 50, 100, da 400M Freestyle, tare da ƙarin lambar azurfa a tseren  na mata mai maki 34. A lokacin da take ƙoƙarin samun lambar zinare a gasar Freestyle ta 50M, ta kuma kafa sabuwar rikodin Paralympic.

## Rayuwar farko da ilimi
An haifi Coan a ranar 14 ga Yuni, 1996, a Toccoa, Georgia. Coan ta girma a Clarkesville, Georgia, tare da iyayenta, Marc, likitan likitancin ciki, da Teresa Coan, wacce ke da ƙungiyar ninkaya. Coan tana da 'yan'uwa biyu. Tana da matsalar haɗin gwiwa " Osteogenesis imperfecta ", wanda aka fi dangantawa da ƙasusuwa masu karyewa. Coan ta karye ƙasusuwa sama da 50 a rayuwarta. Baya ga yin iyo, Coan ta shiga gasar 'Yan Mata Masu Yawo,  a tseren gudu da tsalle, da gwajin gwaji a lokacin ƙuruciyarta. A lokacin makarantar sakandare, Coan tana cikin kwamitin gudanarwa na Georgia Swimming LSC, ita ce Sakatare ta ƙungiyar Georgia Olympics kuma tana da gidauniyar kanta inda ta ba da lokacinta ga asibitocin yara na yankin.

Coan ta halarci wani shiri na musamman na makarantar sakandare wanda ya ba ta damar kasancewa a cikin aji na yau da kullun na wani ɓangare na mako da kuma zama a gida na sauran kwanakin wanda ya ba ta ƙarin lokaci da sassauci ga jadawalin horonta.  Coan ta kammala karatun sakandare a 2014 kuma an sanya ta a matsayi na farko a cikin ajin ta.

A halin yanzu Coan tana zuwa Jami'ar Loyola da kuma yin iyo a Jami'ar Maryland inda take neman digiri a fannin kimiyyar siyasa. Ta bayyana a fili cewa tana son shiga makarantar lauya bayan ta fara karatun digiri na farko sannan ta tsaya takarar mukami wata rana. Tana kuma da hannu sosai a harkokin adalci na zamantakewa, musamman a fannin kare hakkin nakasassu da kuma kare hakkin nakasassu.

## Aikin ninkaya
Coan 'yar wasan ninkaya ce ta rukuni na S7-6-7, wacce take matsayi na farko a duniya a gasar tseren mita 50, mita 100, mita 400 da mita 1500. Coan 'yar Amurka ce mai rikodin tarihi daga rarrabuwar da ta yi a baya na S8 da S9 a tseren mita 100 na Individual Medley da kuma tseren mita 400 na freestyle, haka kuma ita ce mai rikodin Amurka sau da yawa a jadawalin S7 na yanzu. Coan ta fara yin iyo cikin gasa tana da shekaru biyar bayan 'yan uwanta biyu sun shiga ƙungiyar ninkaya ta gida. A halin yanzu memba ce a ƙungiyar jami'ar Loyola ta Maryland wacce ke fafatawa a matakin NCAA Division 1. Coan kuma memba ce a Ƙungiyar Wasan ninkaya ta Cumming Waves, inda ta kasance kyaftin a ƙungiyar a duk lokacin makarantar sakandare.

Manyan baiwar Coan ita ce gasar freestyle da backstroke. Duk da cewa an tsara ta za ta fafata a gasa uku a wasannin farko a Landan a shekarar 2012, Coan ta janye daga tseren backstroke na mita 100 da kuma tseren mita 200 saboda matsayin wani abokin wasanta. Coan ta sami nasarar fitowa ta 6 a wasan karshe na freestyle na mita 400 a ranar 31 ga Agusta 2012. Ta fito ta 4 a jimilla a cikin jerin 'yan wasan ninkaya na duniya na IPC.

Kwanan nan Coan ta yi alƙawarin yin ninkaya don zama Kocin ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Paralympic Brian Loeffler a Jami'ar Loyola da ke Maryland. Za ta haɗu da wasu 'yan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ta Paralympic a matsayin wani ɓangare na ƙungiyar horar da ta har zuwa gasar Rio 2016.

Coan ta bayyana sha'awarta ta ci gaba da yin atisaye don wasannin da za su biyo baya a Tokyo a shekarar 2020 yayin da take gab da ƙarshen aikinta na ninkaya a jami'a a Loyola, amma ba a san inda za ta yi atisaye don Wasannin 2020 ba.

### Gasar Paralympics ta 2016
Ta lashe lambobin zinare guda uku a gasar Paralympics ta bazara ta 2016.  Ta kuma kafa tarihi a gasar Paralympic a wasan karshe na tseren mita 50 Freestyle. Coan ta fafata a gasa shida a gasar 2016: tseren mita 50 Freestyle na mita 100, tseren mita 400, tseren baya na mita 100, tseren malam buɗe ido na mita 100 da kuma tseren  Freestyle Relay. Coan ta sami lambobin zinare a gasar tseren mita 50, mita 100 da mita 400 Freestyle, wanda hakan ya sanya ta cikin ƙaramin rukuni na mutane da suka taɓa lashe kowace gasa ta bugun jini ɗaya a Wasanni. Coan ya kuma sami lambar azurfa a matsayin wani ɓangare na tseren  freestyle.

### Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta 2017
Coan ta yi iyo a gasar cin kofin duniya ta Para-Swimming ta 2017 a birnin Mexico, Mexico. Ta maimaita zauren lambar zinarenta na wasannin shekarar da ta gabata, inda ta lashe zinare a gasar tseren mita 50, mita 100, da mita 400 na S7. Ta kuma lashe azurfa a gasar malam buɗe ido da zinare ta mita 50 a matsayin wani ɓangare na gasar tseren mita 34 ta mata  .

### 2018
A ranar 8 ga Yuni, 2018, Coan ta karya tarihinta na farko a duniya a gasar Para World Series da aka yi a Berlin, Jamus a tseren mita 800 na S7. Ta kafa sabuwar alama da dakika 37 mai ban mamaki, inda ta ninka tseren da ƙarfe 10:37.

Daga baya a wannan shekarar, Coan zai kafa tarihin S7 World Record a tseren mita 1500 Freestyle a gasar tseren Para-Swim ta Amurka ta 2018 da aka yi a Arizona.

### 2019
A gasar cin kofin duniya ta Para-Swimming ta 2019 da aka yi a Landan, Ingila, Coan ta lashe gasar tseren mita 100 da mita 400, inda ta kare kambunta na Zakaran Duniya na 2017. Coan kuma tana cikin kungiyoyin tseren  da kuma na Medley  .

A watan Maris na 2019, Coan ta sanya hannu kan wani tallafi da Adidas da Adidas Swim, wanda hakan ya sanya ta zama ɗaya daga cikin manyan kamfanonin Para-Swimmers da ake biyan albashi mai tsoka a duniya. Coan ta kuma sanya hannu kan yarjejeniyar amincewa da Numotion da LendingTree daga baya a shekarar 2019.

### 2020
Coan ya koma Colorado Springs domin ya zauna da kuma yin atisaye a Cibiyar Horar da Wasannin Olympics da Paralympic ta Amurka a karkashin kocin tawagar 'yan wasan Paralympic ta Nathan Manley. A watan Yunin 2021, Amurka ta sanar da 'yan wasan ninkaya 34 na Paralympic da za su je gasar Paralympic ta bazara ta 2020 da aka jinkirta a Tokyo. Tawagar mata ta hada da Coan, Jessica Long, Elizabeth Marks, Rebecca Meyers da Mallory Weggemann .

### 2022
A ranar 14 ga Afrilu, 2022, an nada Coan cikin jerin 'yan wasan da za su wakilci Amurka a Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta Para Swimming Championships ta 2022. 

### 2023
A ranar 29 ga Afrilu, 2023, an nada Coan cikin jerin 'yan wasan da za su wakilci Amurka a Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta Para Swimming Championships ta 2023. 

## Memoir
An fitar da tarihin rayuwar Coan mai suna "Breaking Free: Shattering Expectations and Thriving with Ambition in Pursuit of Gold", wanda aka rubuta tare da Holly Neumann, a ranar 11 ga Agusta, 2021, 'yan makonni kafin ta fafata a Gasar Olympics ta Paralympic ta 2020 a Tokyo.

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