About Para swimmingPara swimming for men and women has been a part of the Paralympic program since the first Games in 1960 in Rome, Italy. Today, the races are highly competitive and among the largest and most popular events in the Paralympic Games. Pa...
Athlete and Sport Program Plan Athlete and sport program plans for U.S. Para Swimming include qualification procedures and criteria for the U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Team, the schedule of national team activities, qualification criteria for U....
Every other week we scour the web for the latest going on in the world of U.S. Para swimming. Here’s what you missed!A Story Worth SharingLizzi Smith is the subject of a new short film called “Swimming with Butterflies,” and she recently shared that it...
McKenzie Coan has just about seen it all during the course of her Para swimming career.She’s now been to four Paralympic Games, won seven medals and finally in Paris had a schedule that allowed her to participate in the Opening Ceremony. And while she’...
Colleen Young has plenty of wonderful memories from the Paralympic Games, having now competed in four of them.But one from Paris she’s sure will stick with her is realizing she won the bronze medal in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke SB13 with teamma...
It was a long road to the Paralympics for Christie Raleigh Crossley, and what a debut it was. Raleigh Crossley won a total of five medals — two of them gold — and toppled a couple of records in the process during her time in Paris. Along with team...
