Olivia Chambers

Olivia Chambers (born April 11, 2003) is a visually impaired American Paralympic swimmer.

Career
At the 2022 U.S. Paralympic National Championships, she won gold medals in the 400-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley and a bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly. She was subsequently named the Swimmer of the Meet by virtue of having the best overall point total among competing athletes.

On January 24, 2023, Chambers was named to the 2023 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Team roster. On April 29, 2023, she was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships. She won a medal in all six events she competed in, to lead the United States in medals. On the first day of the competition she won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly S13 event. On the second day she won a bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke SB13 event. On the third day she won a bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle S13 event, with a career-best time of 1:00.12. After an off day, on the fifth day she won a bronze medal in the 50 m freestyle S13 event. On the sixth day she won a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle S13 event. On the final day of the competition she won a silver medal in the 200 m individual medley SM13 event.

Personal life
Chambers began losing her vision in August 2019 when she was 16 and was declared legally blind. She was later diagnosed with multiple mitochondrial gene deletion syndrome.