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....
SANTIAGO, CHILE – Confidence, confusion, relief, then pure joy. The emotional rollercoaster Madelyn White (Athens, Georgia) went through to learn she, indeed, was the 100-meter breaststroke champion at the Parapan American Games Santiago 2023 is what m...
SANTIAGO, CHILE – Haven Shepherd (Carthage, Missouri) just missed the podium three times at the Parapan American Games Santiago 2023 but on the penultimate day of swimming, she not only got on the podium—she stood at the very top. The 20-year-old won t...
SANTIAGO, CHILE – Evan Austin (Terre Haute, Indiana) made a statement on the fifth day of the Parapan American Games Santiago 2023, winning his event in record-breaking fashion to show he’s serious about another Paralympic run.Austin beat Colombia’s Ca...
SANTIAGO, CHILE – It was William Rankine’s (Warner Robins, Georgia) turn to have his moment on the podium ahead of compatriot Evan Wilkerson (Wake Forest, North Carolina) and celebrate his first major international medal with silver on the fourth day o...
