Media Registration Opens for 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials – Swimming
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by Kristen Gowdy
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – U.S. Paralympics Swimming today announced the media application and registration process for the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials – Swimming.
The three-day competition, set for June 27-29, 2024, will be the sole method of qualification for U.S. swimmers to make the roster for the Paralympic Games Paris 2024. For the second consecutive quad, the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center at the University of Minnesota will host the trials.
The nation’s biggest names in Para swimming are expected to compete in Minneapolis to vie for Paralympic roster spots. Among the top athletes expected to race are 29-time Paralympic medalist Jessica Long (Baltimore, Maryland) and Paralympic champions Morgan Stickney (Raleigh, North Carolina), McKenzie Coan (Clarkesville, Georgia), Elizabeth Marks (Colorado Springs, Colorado) and Evan Austin (Terre Haute, Indiana).
2020 Paralympian Summer Schmit (Stillwater, Minnesota), who also competes for University of Minnesota, will have home field advantage as she seeks her second Paralympic berth.
“Making the U.S. Paralympic team for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games was a dream come true,” Schmit told Team USA last summer. “I am excited to once again compete for a spot to represent Team USA during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. To do so in front of family and friends in my home state of Minnesota is truly an honor.”
The Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center is known for hosting numerous national and international competitions, including 28 Big Ten and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships as well as the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials - Swimming ahead of the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Completed in 1990, the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center seats 1,350 spectators and up to 1,200 competitors and features an 8-lane 50-meter competition pool with a separate diving well.
The registration application deadline is May 20, 2024. Media space for this event is limited. Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Members of the media are invited to apply for credentials here.
