Emma Mečić (born 11 June 2007) is a Croatian Paralympic swimmer of Swiss and Bosnian descent who competes in international swimming competitions. She is a European champion and World silver medalist in freestyle swimming, she competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1][2] Mečić won 3 gold medals at the 2025 European Para Youth Games in Istanbul.
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| Born | 11 June 2007 Locarno, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Odžak, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Femoral hypoplasia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Mečić was born with a shortened right leg. She took up swimming at the age of five years old.[3][4]
References
edit- ↑ "Emma Mecic - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 3 August 2025.
- ↑ "Locals welcomed Emma Mecic, world vice champion". Sarajevo Times. 6 August 2023.
- ↑ "A girl who inspires (in Croatian)". journal.hr. 15 September 2024.
- ↑ "When I swim, I feel a special freedom (in Croatian)". hrvati.ch. 3 August 2025.