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Mallory Weggemann
Mallory Weggemann is a 4-time Paralympian, author, filmmaker, on-air host, co-CEO and motivational speaker. In 2024, she competed in her 4th Paralympic Games in Paris, where she won a Gold and Silver medal. A multi-time American and World record holder, ESPN ESPY Award recipient and now 7-time Paralympic medalist, Mallory has utilized the platform of her professional swimmer career to be a fierce advocate for the disability community. This summer, she was the first paralympic athlete to be an NBC Olympic on air host, and released her first film, a powerful documentary she co-directed with her husband Jay Snyder called Watershed, streaming now on Peacock (trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otjCrQ9eBQU).
Watershed chronicles Mallory’s journey as she prepares for the Tokyo Paralympics during the pandemic, battles a significant arm injury, and navigates the challenges of becoming a mom, and the importance of raising awareness about infertility and protecting IVF and reproductive rights. Mallory and Jay are the proud parents of Charlotte, who was born in 2023.
She is the co-CEO and co-founder of TFA Group, a social impact agency and production studio where she has served as an executive producer, writer and director on projects ranging from branded content to documentaries. Following her paralysis at the age of 18, Mallory has found not only her passion, but purpose in the power that storytelling and sport hold to transcend and serve as a catalyst for change in our society. Her passion is rooted in utilizing those platforms to work with her clients across all sectors and serve as an advocate for authentic representation for the disability community from the workforce, to media and entertainment and in sport.
In 2021 Mallory released her memoir, LIMITLESS, where she shared her journey of hope and resilience to overcome adversity, empowering readers to honor their journey and lean into their still unwritten futures.
Mallory’s story is one of resilience, the power of a positive mindset, and the importance of embracing one's uniqueness. She encourages individuals to overcome obstacles, redefine limitations, and pursue their dreams with unwavering determination. Mallory Weggemann's impact extends beyond the pool, as she continues to be a beacon of inspiration for people facing challenges.
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When we look at our own journeys, we all have our own watershed moments. Sometimes it can feel easier to say, “Maybe I just tuck this in the closet, I shut the door and I just move on.” But I think there’s something to be said about allowing ourselves space to move through. For me in particular, mine with my paralysis, I wouldn’t be where I am today or who I am today if January 23, 2008, never happened in my life. There’s something to be said about understanding the difference between living in the past and honoring our past. When we create space to honor our past, we also create space to celebrate everything we have survived. That allows us the space to honor who we became in the process, because at the end of the day, not at a single one of us would be sitting where we’re sitting wherever that is without navigating through everything that’s come before.
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Being a host for NBC for the Olympic Games is an absolute dream. I love broadcast and have wanted to continue that part of my career. I’ve had the honor of working with them in the past for the winter Paralympic Games as an analyst, reporter, and correspondent with a number of different duties between the 2018 games and 2022 Winter Games, but to now transition over to the Olympics side and have the duality of doing it in the same game cycle I’m competing in adds a logistical hitch, at times, but also an excitement.
The opportunity to a host a studio show, that in itself has been something that I have long put on the vision board. There’s something so special about sitting in studio and getting ready to go live on air and know that in that moment you get to be the conduit to bring whatever it is that you are telling to viewers far and wide in their homes. It’s also so exciting because when I leave the studio, I go to the pool and train and get ready for my moment as an athlete. What more motivation do you need than watching all of these athletes completely kill it over in Paris? It}s like, “Now I got to go do my part so I can do the same thing.” I’m really excited for it. It’s a really unique opportunity; an active summer athlete has never done this. -
“Our daughter doesn’t exist in a world without science,” Snyder said. “Through our film, you get to see our journey together, husband and wife, in the operating room. Seeing the [embryo] transfers, the highs and the lows, the loss we experienced to then find our greatest joy. That doesn’t happen without access to IVF.”
