U.S. Paralympics Names U.S. Roster for IPC Swimming World Championships

Sep 6, 2012; London, United Kingdom; Jessica Long (USA) collects her gold medal for the women's 100m freestyle S8 final during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Aquatics Centre. Mandatory Credit: Paul Cunningham-USA TODAY Sports

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U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, announced today the 25 athletes who will represent the U.S. at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, July 13-19, in Glasgow, Scotland.

The world championships will bring together around 650 swimmers from 50 countries to compete at Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow. The event will be the largest international competition before the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

“We are excited about the U.S. team that will be competing at worlds,” said Queenie Nichols, high performance director for U.S. Paralympics swimming. “The team has a great mix of veteran athletes, as well as some real up and comers, which will undoubtedly result in some outstanding performances in Glasgow.”

The roster features nine female and seven male Paralympians with swimmers competing at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games and London 2012 Paralympic Games. Three-time Paralympian Jessica Long (Baltimore, Maryland) leads a talented group with 17 Paralympic medals, including 12 gold. On the men’s side, Roy Perkins (Del Mar, California) collected six medals in his two Paralympic Games to build a strong foundation for the U.S. team.

In addition to Paralympic representation, the U.S. returns a core group of 16 athletes from the 2013 world championship team. Ten female and six male returning swimmers competed at the event in Montreal, Canada where the U.S. finished fourth in the medal count with 33 total medals—11 gold, 13 silver and 9 bronze.

Roster for the 2015 U.S. Paralympics Swimming World Championship Team:

*Denotes U.S. Paralympian
Name	Hometown	Classification
Women
Hannah Aspden Brickelle Bro* McKenzie Coan* Cailin Currie Alyssa Gialamas* Lindsay Grogan Cortney Jordan* Michelle Konkoly Jessica Long* Letticia Martinez* Rebecca Meyers* Noga Nir-Kistler* Martha Ruether Elizabeth Smith Colleen Young *	Raleigh, N.C. Castle Rock, Colo. Clarkesville, Ga. Danvers, Mass. Naperville, Ill. Athens, Ga. Henderson, Nev. Eagleville, Pa. Baltimore, Md. Las Cruces, N.M. Timonium, Md. Allentown, Pa. Allegany, N.Y. Muncie, Ind. St. Louis, Mo.	S9/SB8/SM9 S8/SB7/SM8 S8/SB7/SM8 S13/SB13/SM13 S5/SB4/SM5 S9/SB8/SM9 S7/SB7/SM7 S9/SB8/SM9 S8/SB7/SM8 S11/SB11/SM11 S13/SB13/SM13 S6/SB5/SM6 S13/SB13/SM13 S9/SB9/SM9 S13/SB13/SM13

Men
Cody Bureau* Michael DeMarco* Tharon Drake Ryan Duemler Tucker Dupree* Rudy Garcia-Tolson* Robert Griswold Dalton Herendeen* Roy Perkins* Brad Snyder*	Latrobe, Pa. San Diego, Calif. Hobbs, N.M. Chesterfield, Mo. Raleigh, N.C. Bloomington, Calif. Freehold, N.J. South Bend, Ind. Del Mar, Calif. Baltimore, Md.	S9/SB9/SM9 S3/SB2/SM3 S11/SB11/SM11 S8/SB7/SM8 S12/SB12/SM12 S8/SB7/SM7 S8/SB7/SM8 S10/SB8/SM10 S5/SB4/SM5 S11/SB11/SM11

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