Paralympics

U.S. Paralympic Swimming Names Eight Assistant Coaches for Paris Paralympics U.S. Paralympic Swimming on Monday named eight assistant coaches who will be on staff for the Paris Paralympics. The assistants will be on-the-ground support for the 33-member team at the Paralympics. They will be directed ...

Jessica Long Qualifies for 6th Paralympics (Full U.S. Team Roster) Jessica Long is off to the Paralympics for the sixth time in her storied career, U.S. Para Swimming announced on Sunday. The 29-time Paralympic medalist is one of 21 women and 12 men named by U.S. Para Swimming’s selection committee ...

U.S. Paralympic Trials: Elizabeth Marks, Anastasia Pagonis Set American Records on Night 3 Elizabeth Marks and Anastasia Pagonis ended the third and final night of U.S. Paralympic Trials by setting American records Saturday. Marks clocked in at 33.13 seconds in the prelims of the S6 50 freestyle. Sh...

U.S. Paralympic Trials: Morgan Stickney Improves Her 400 Free S7 World Record Morgan Stickney provided the fireworks Friday on the second night of U.S. Paralympic Team Trials, lowering her world record in the women’s S7 400 free. Stickney won the multi-class event in 4:51.50. That slashes nearly thr...

Paralympic Champion Kirby Cote to be Inducted to Canada Sports Hall of Fame Kirby Cote, a seven-time Paralympic gold medalist, is among six athletes to be inducted to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame this October. Cote swam in the S13 category. She competed at three Paralympic Games, winning 13 medals, ...

U.S. Paralympics Swimming Names John Payne Head Coach for Paris U.S. Paralympics Swimming on Monday named John Payne the head coach for the team at the Paralympics in Paris this summer. Payne is currently the associate head coach of the TAC Titans. He’s been involved with the national team in variou...

Canada Nominates 20 Swimmers to 2024 Paralympics Canada on Sunday announced its list of 20 nominations for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. The swimmers qualified in part thanks to their performances at the 2024 Canadian Trials in Toronto this week. Swimming in Paris will begin Aug. 29. All nomination...

Ali Truwit: Triumph Over Adversity and the Quest for Paralympic Glory Just after graduating from Yale University, Ali Truwit was the victim of a shark attack while on vacation in Turks & Caicos. Doctors and a teammate rushed to save her life and while she lost her foot and part of her leg, she has p...

11-Time Paralympic Champion Sophie Pascoe To Miss Paris Paralympics New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe, an 11-time Paralympic champion, will miss the Paralympics in Paris this summer after giving birth to a child. Pascoe announced the birth of a son with her partner in April. This week, she announced that ...

Jessica Long Featured in 'Strong Like Her: A Celebration of Rule Breakers, History Makers, and Unstoppable Athletes' Jessica Long has broken many barriers and become one of the most decorated Paralympians of all time. With 29 Paralympic medals, she is one of the faces of swimming - and strength. She...

CITI Para Swimming: Elizabeth Marks Sets Record; Anastasia Pagonis and Gia Pergolini Make Returns Elizabeth Marks set an Americas record among two gold medals on Friday, the second night of the three-day CITI Para Swimming World Series stop in Indianapolis. Marks went 5:19.62 in the 400-meter freest...

Passages: Joana Neves, Brazilian Paralympic Medalist, Age 37 Joana Neves, a Brazilian swimmer who won five medals over the last three Paralympic Games, died on March 18. She was 37 years old. Her passing was confirmed by SADEF RN, her club in Brazil. Neves, full name Joana Maria Jaciara da Silva Nev...

Speedo Signs Paralympic Medalist Ahalya Lettenberger American Paralympic silver medalists Ahalya Lettenberger has joined Speedo, the company announced on Wednesday. Lettenberger, 22, won silver in the SM7 200 individual medley at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. She’s a three-time World Championship m...

Swimming Canada’s Wayne Lomas to Step Down After Paralympics Trials Wayne Lomas, the associate high performance director of Swimming Canada’s Paralympic program, will step down after the country’s trials meet. Swimming Canada made the announcement on Friday. Lomas, who joined the organization in 201...

U.S. Paralympic Championships: Noah Jaffe Crowned Swimmer of the Meet Noah Jaffe was crowned swimmer of the meet at the U.S. Paralympic Championships on Sunday in Orlando, wrapping up the three-day event. Jaffe tallied 7,913 points to win the award at the Rosen Aquatic Center. The S8 swimmer from Ca...

U.S. Paralympic Championships: Morgan Stickney Sets Pair of World Records Morgan Stickney set a pair of world records Saturday at the U.S. Paralympic Swimming Championships in Orlando. Stickney went 19:21.10 in the timed final of the women’s S7 1,500 freestyle on Saturday morning at the Rosen Aquati...

U.S. Paralympic Championships: Gia Pergolini, Morgan Ray Set World Records on Night 1 Gia Pergolini and Morgan Ray set world records on the opening day of the U.S. Paralympic Swimming Championships in Orlando Friday. Ray set his record in the morning at Orlando’s Rosen Aquatic Center. He went 2:59.4...

Paralympic Champ Lizzi Smith, Inspires Next Generation at Swim Lessons Hawaii Contributed by Swim Lessons Hawaii The world of swimming has witnessed its share of extraordinary moments, and one such moment unfolded recently at Swim Lessons Hawaii when two-time American Paralympic medalist Elizabeth "...

Simone Barlaam Wins Best Male Summer Athlete at First Para Sport Awards   Italian para swimmer Simone Barlaam was named the best male summer sports athlete at the inaugural Para Sport Awards on Wednesday. Barlaam’s international coach, Riccardo Vernole, was also named the best coach at the awards, h...

U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team Trials Set for June 27-29 in Minneapolis The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Monday set dates and sites for the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team Trials. They’ll be held June 27-29 in Minneapolis. Swimming trials return to the University of Minnesota’...