Koehn Boyd clinches Swimmer of the Meet honors on national championships' final day

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – After three exhilarating days of competition, the 2024 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Championships presented by Toyota came to a close on Sunday evening. The event capped off an incredible 2024 season that included a historic performance by Team USA at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

It was a perfect streak for Koehn Boyd (Ramsey, Minnesota) who took home the meet’s top honors, Swimmer of the Meet, with the most overall points totaling 5,691. Boyd added a gold in the men’s 200-meter IM SM5-14 to come away with six national titles in Orlando. Not far behind was Katie Kubiak (Mequon, Wisconsin) who also had an impeccable run topping the podium in five events. Kubiak smashed two more American records including a time of 1:17.73 in the women’s 100m freestyle S4 and 2:44.81 in the women’s 200m freestyle S4.

Team USA’s Paris athletes continued to shine in the pool with two-time Paralympian Lawrence Sapp (Waldorf, Maryland) adding two more first-place finishes on the third day. Paralympians Olivia Chambers (Little Rock, Arkansas) and Grace Nufher (Indianapolis, Indiana) also picked up top results in the women’s 200m IM SM5-14 to add a gold and silver their collection respectively.

World Para Swimming and U.S. Paralympics Swimming competition for the 2025 season resumes for the first world series of next year beginning on Feb. 14 in Australia. U.S. swimmers will have the opportunity to participate in several international and domestic events before the season culminates at the Singapore 2025 World Para Swimming Championships set to take place from Sept. 21-27, 2025.

All races are mixed class, and results based on the World Para Swimming points system to create an equitable field of play among the different classes. For more information, head to the U.S. Paralympics Swimming website and Facebook page.

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Day 3 Results – WPS Points

Women’s 100m Freestyle S1-14

1. Katie Kubiak – S4
2. Emma Roberts – S10
3. Cara Pennington – S9

Men’s 100m Freestyle S1-14

1. Lawrence Sapp – S14
2. Evan Wilkerson – S12
3. Braxton Wong – S9

Women’s 200m IM SM5-14

1. Olivia Chambers – SM13
2. Grace Nuhfer – SM13
3. Liberty Freeman – SM9

Men’s 200m IM SM5-14

1. Koehn Boyd – SM10
2. Aaron Thomas – SM10
3. Aiden Stivers – SM10

Men’s 150m IM SM1-4

1. Gabe Marsh – SM4

Women’s 200m Backstroke S1-14

1. Kenley Teller – S8
2. Chloe Cederholm – S10
3. Piper Sadowski – S14

Men’s 200m Backstroke S1-14

1. Owen McNear – S9
2. TJ Donnan – S9
3. Aiden Stivers – S10

Women’s 200m Freestyle S1-4, 14

1. Katie Kubiak – S4
2. Abby Kershaw – S14
3. Tessa Nagy – S14

Men’s 200m Freestyle S1-5, 14

1. Lawrence Sapp – S14
2. Cyrus Kia – S14
3. Eric Cordero – S14

Mixed 200m Medley Relay 34 pts 4x100

1. Emily Reid, Simeon Kohler, Ryan Eidelman, Lilah Boykins
2. Elise Morley, Tomas Rodriguez, Tyler Matheny, Dylan Klink
3. Savannah Zirbel, Ryan Parsons, Cali Prochaska, Michael Drelles