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....
Gia Pergolini remembers the entire day she won the gold medal and set a world record in the 100-meter backstroke S13 at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 like it was yesterday.Just not the race itself.She can tell you that it was a Thursday, and th...
U.S. swimmers won 52 medals at the Parapan American Games, including 11 golds.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!Super Swimming in SantiagoThe U.S. Para swimmers have ret...
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...
