U.S. Paralympics Swimming Announces 2025 National Team Roster

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – U.S. Paralympics Swimming today announced the 49 athletes – 31 women and 18 men – named to its 2025 national team roster. The 2025 team features 28 athletes who represented Team USA at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games last summer, seven of whom topped the podium in Paris.  

In the first year of the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic quad, the team will rely on a host of veteran experience as it builds toward the 2025 Para Swimming World Championships, set for September in Singapore.  

“We are excited about continuing to build on the success these athletes had in Paris as we start to focus on not just Singapore, but also L.A.,” Amanda Duke Boulet, Director, U.S. Paralympics Swimming, said. “The first year of a Paralympic quad sets the tone for the four-year cycle, and we are optimistic about this incredible group of athletes as they lead the way for us in 2025.” 

Headlining the roster is 31-time Paralympic medalist Jessica Long (Baltimore, Maryland), who returns seeking her ninth world championships berth after winning two gold medals in Paris. Long is the second most decorated U.S. Paralympian in history.  

Joining her on the 2025 national team are fellow Paris Paralympic double gold medalists Leanne Smith (Salem, Massachusetts) and Christie Raleigh Crossley (Toms River, New Jersey). Smith soared to two golds and a silver in her second career Paralympic Games and broke the women’s 50-meter S3 world record in the process. Raleigh Crossley brought home five medals in their Paralympic debut in Paris. 

Paris Paralympic champions Morgan Stickney (Cary, North Carolina), Gia Pergolini (Atlanta, Georgia), Olivia Chambers (Little Rock, Arkansas) and Mallory Weggemann (Eagan, Minnesota) also return to the national team for the 2025 season. All had stellar performances in Paris – Stickney, Pergolini and Weggemann defended Paralympic titles from Tokyo, while Chambers made an impact in her Paralympic debut with three medals in her S13 races.  

Other standouts on the 2025 team include 10-time Paralympic medalist Elizabeth Marks (Colorado Springs, Colorado), who won five silver medals in Paris and was named Team USA’s Closing Ceremony flag bearer. Seven-time Paralympic medalist McKenzie Coan (Clarkesville, Georgia), four-time medalist Colleen Young (St. Louis, Missouri), and Paris medalists Noah Jaffe (Carlsbad, California) and Grace Nuhfer (Indianapolis, Indiana) also earn spots on the roster after successful Paralympic bids in Paris. Rounding out the Paris medalists making the team are Morgan Ray (St. Augustine, Florida), Zach Shattuck (Mount Airy, Maryland) and Natalie Sims (Edina, Minnesota), all of whom won relay medals.  

The 2025 Para Swimming World Championships are set for Sept. 21-27 in Singapore. U.S. swimmers will also compete in a host of domestic and international competitions this season.  

The full 2025 national team roster can be found below. 

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2025 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Team 

Women 

Hannah Aspden (Raleigh, North Carolina) 

Chloe Cederholm (Salt Lake City, Utah) 

Olivia Chambers (Little Rock, Arkansas) 

McKenzie Coan (Clarkesville, Georgia) 

Maria Francescotti (Bluffton, South Carolina) 

Julia Gaffney (Mayflower, Arkansas) 

Megan Gioffreda (Timonium, Maryland) 

McClain Hermes (Dacula, Georgia) 

Audrey Kim (Salt Lake City, Utah) 

Keegan Knott (Lake Villa, Illinois) 

Katie Kubiak (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) 

Ahalya Lettenberger (Glen Ellyn, Illinois) 

Jessica Long (Baltimore, Maryland) 

Elizabeth Marks (Colorado Springs, Colorado) 

Grace Nuhfer (Indianapolis, Indiana) 

Anastasia Pagonis (Long Island, New York) 

Carolyn Pennington (Elkton, Maryland) 

Gia Pergolini (Atlanta, Georgia) 

Cali Prochaska (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 

Christie Raleigh Crossley (Toms River, New Jersey) 

Emma Roberts (Asheville, North Carolina) 

Summer Schmit (Stillwater, Minnesota) 

Natalie Sims (Edina, Minnesota) 

Elizabeth Smith (Muncie, Indiana) 

Leanne Smith (Salem, Massachusetts) 

Morgan Stickney (Cary, North Carolina) 

Kenley Teller (Manassas, Virginia) 

Mallory Weggemann (Eagan, Minnesota) 

Mei White (Athens, Georgia) 

Taylor Winnett (Hershey, Pennsylvania) 

Colleen Young (St. Louis, Missouri) 

Men 

Evan Austin (Terre Haute, Indiana) 

Koehn Boyd (Ramsey, Minnesota) 

Carson Bruner (Dayton, Ohio) 

Noah Busch (Dunkirk, Maryland) 

Lucas Culotta (Broadview Heights, Ohio) 

Yaseen El-Demerdash (Overland Park, Kansas) 

Jamal Hill (Inglewood, California) 

Noah Jaffe (Carlsbad, California) 

Trevor Lukacsko (Bernardsville, New Jersey) 

Emmett Martin (Canton, Michigan) 

Owen McNear (Evans, Georgia) 

Morgan Ray (St. Augustine, Florida) 

Lawrence Sapp (Waldorf, Maryland) 

Zach Shattuck (Mount Airy, Maryland) 

Aiden Stivers (Fishers, Indiana) 

Aaron Thomas (DeWitt, Michigan) 

Evan Wilkerson (Wake Forest, North Carolina) 

Braxton Wong (Clovis, California)