US Paralympic Swim Team Named for World Champs

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., Sept. 6. U.S. Paralympics announced Thursday, September 5, the members of its 2002 National Swimming Team that will compete at the
International Paralympic Committee's Swimming World Championships December 5-18 in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Athletes were selected based on their competitiveness within the International Paralympic Committee's world
rankings. The coaching staff for the championships was named in July; the medical and support staff will be named at a later date.

U.S. Paralympics is a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee and is dedicated to become the world leader in the Paralympic sports movement and promoting excellence in the lives of persons with physical disabilities.

Women (Name, Hometown)

Cheryl Angelelli (Fraser, Mich.)
Stephanie Brooks (Champaign, Ill.)
Aimee Bruder (Birmingham, Ala.)
Jennifer Butcher (Portland, Ore.)
Sarah Castle (Aurora, Colo.)
Katy Chandler (Fountain Valley, Calif.)
Kelly Crowley (Santa Clara, Calif.)
Deb Gruen (Hamden, Conn.)
Jennifer Johnson (San Diego, Calif.)
Anessa Kemna (Long Lake, Minn.)
Angel Langner (Birmingham, Ala.)
Erin Popovich (Silverbow, Mont.)
Heather Quincy (Tucson, Ariz.)
Mikhaila Rutherford (Alameda, Calif.)
Mandy Sommer (Omaha, Neb.)
Brandi Van Anne (Fort Collins, Colo.)
Carrie Willoughby (Birmingham, Ala.)

Men (Name, Hometown)

Michael DeMarco (Ramo, Calif.)
Rich Domotor (Kendall Park, N.J.)
Rudy Garcia-Tolson (Bloomington, Calif.)
Michael Keyser (Lake Placid, Fla.)
Lantz Lamback (Augusta, Ga.)
Curtis Lovejoy (Atlanta, Ga.)
Joe McCarthy (Imperial Beach, Calif.)
Omar Merheb (Tucson, Ariz.)
Travis Mohr (Northhampton, Pa.)
Aaron Paulson (Portland, Ore.)
Jarrett Perry (Wichita, Kan.)
Michael Prout (West Springfield, Mass.)
Justin Zook (Plymouth, Minn.)

Coaching Staff (Name, Hometown)

Jack Jackson, Team Leader (Omaha, Neb.)
Julie O'Neill, Head Coach (Baldwinsville,
N.Y.)
Chris Black, Assistant Coach (Fort Collins,
Colo.)
Bryan Butcher, Assistant Coach (Portland,
Ore.)
Shawn Kornoelje, Assistant Coach (Fraser,
Mich.)
Pam Redding, Assistant Coach (Chicago, Ill.)

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