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Katie Kubiak had already proved herself at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships, but her Day 4 performance exceeded all expectations in Singapore. The U.S. swimmer from Wisconsin broke the 50 backstroke S4 record - twice on Day 4. Kubiak broke the world record twice in a single day, first lowe...

2024 World Para Championships Day 5: Mallory Weggeman Claims 20th Worlds Medal; Kubiak, Pergolini Win Again Katie Kubiak up her third world title , fourth world record and sixth overall podium appearance at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore, claiming gold in the women’s 50m fre...

U.S. athletes secured eight medals, including five gold, on the second day of the Indianapolis 2018 World Para Swimming World Series at the Indiana University Natatorium. This second leg of the world series circuit features 198 swimmers from 17 countries. The trio of four-time Paralympic medalist Mi...

The 2020 Paralympic Games continued in Tokyo with Day 2 of the swimming competition. Several world records were set in the session, including two by the United States. Gia Pergolini of the U.S. set a world record to win gold in the 100 backstroke S13 class. She touched the wall in 1:04.64 breaking h...

U.S. Paralympics Swimming today announced its roster of 17 athletes who will represent Team USA at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London from Sept. 9-15. The team, which is comprised of 14 women and 3 men, includes 11 Paralympians and seven defending world champions. “We’re excited to...

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...

Paralympic Games, Day 2: Tully Kearney Becomes First to Win Second Gold It’s two gold medals in two days for Tully Kearney, the British swimmer added to her gold in the S5 200 freestyle with 100 free gold on Friday. Kearney went 1:15.10 to win the event at the Paris La Defense Arena on Friday night,...

Americans Anastasia Pagonis, Gia Pergolini Set World Records on Night 2 of Paralympics Prelims Americans Anastasia Pagonis and Gia Pergolini set world records Wednesday night, accounting for two of the world marks set on the second night of swimming at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Pagonis will be the...

Para Swimming World Series: Leanne Smith Wins Fifth, Gia Pergolini Adds 2 Medals Leanne Smith made it 5-for-5 at the Para Swimming World Series stop in Indianapolis, and Gia Pergolini picked up two medals on the final night of the competition. Smith, who set three world records and won two events on...

The postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games brings a lot of uncertainty for the athletes. While most swimmers have been left without a way to train, many are finding creative ways to continue to work. While the world has stopped, many are prepared to chase their lifelong dreams. The O...

Jessica Long, Rudy Garcia-Tolson Selected to Fifth Paralympics for Team USA Team USA announced the Paralympic swimming team for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on Monday, a group of 24 women and 10 men that includes five-time Paralympians Jessica Long and Rudy Garcia-Tolson. The selection follows the three-...

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 ...

Leanne Smith, Katie Kubiak Lead Team USA For Para Swimming World Championships Leanne Smith and Katie Kubiak are among the headliners for the United States’ delegation for the 2025 Para Swimming World Championships. The team, announced on Monday, was determined based on results from the 2024 Para Sw...

Paris Veterans Lead 2025 U.S. Paralympic National Team Roster The 2025 U.S. Paralympic national team roster was announced on Thursday, featuring 28 athletes who competed at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. The roster of 49 athletes – 31 women, 18 men – comprise the national team as the page turns to t...

Jessica Long Among Four Paralympians Disciplined for Social Media Disparagement Jessica Long and three other stars of the U.S. Paralympic swimming program were disciplined for their use of social media during the Paris Paralympics. Long, Gia Pergolini, Julia Gaffney and Anastasia Pagonis were punish...

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...

Leanne Smith Sets Three World Records at Para Swimming World Series Meet American Leanne Smith won five gold medals and set three world records over three days at the Para Swimming World Series meet in Indianapolis. Smith, a silver medalist at the Tokyo Paralympics, won the women’s 150-meter IM with...

Simone Barlaam Sets World Record, Italy Wins 5 Golds at 2022 Para Worlds Capped by Simone Barlaam’s world record in the men’s S9 100 freestyle Wednesday night, Italy won four gold medals on the fourth night of the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal. Barlaam’s was the last, a...

In a year that saw minimal racing compared to the past due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several of the top stories from November and December finally involved competition. Headlining the action was American star Caeleb Dressel, who punctuated the second season of the International Swimming League with ...

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...