{"id":130295,"date":"2015-04-03T13:45:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T20:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=130295"},"modified":"2017-06-14T17:16:55","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T00:16:55","slug":"u-s-paralympics-announces-parapan-american-games-swimming-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-paralympics-announces-parapan-american-games-swimming-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Paralympics Announces Parapan American Games Swimming Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COLORADO SPRINGS &#8211; Twenty athletes were announced today by U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, to the U.S. swimming team roster for the 2015 Parapan American Games, held Aug. 7-15 in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>With 13 female and seven male swimmers, the U.S. roster is highlighted by five Paralympians and four athletes who have competed at past world championships. Athletes will bring a breadth of experience with swimmers like 12-year-old Nelya Schasfoort (Avon Lake, Ohio) making her first Parapan Am appearance and five-time Paralympian, Curtis Lovejoy (Atlanta, Georgia) at age 57.<\/p>\n<p>Representing Team USA at their first international competition are four newcomers\u2014McClain Hermes (Dacula, Georgia), Schasfoort, Casandra Shaffer (Bend, Oregon) and Zachary Shattuck (Mt. Airy, Maryland).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very strong team we\u2019re sending to the Parapan Am Games,\u201d said Queenie Nichols, high performance director of U.S. Paralympics swimming. \u201cWe have several young swimmers we\u2019re excited to see start to emerge on the international scene. This summer will be a great opportunity for them to learn from our seasoned swimmers and experience their first international meet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swimming events at the 2015 Parapan American Games will take place from Aug. 8-14 at the CBC Pan Am\/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House, also known as the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. The event will be the fifth edition of the Parapan Am Games and will feature 1,608 athletes from 28 countries competing in 15 sports.<\/p>\n<p>At the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, the U.S. Paralympics Swimming Team won a total of 24 medals to finish third in the medal standings behind Brazil (first) and Mexico (second).<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. Paralympics Swimming Team roster for the 2015 Parapan American Games:<\/strong><br \/>\n*denotes U.S. Paralympian<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name Hometown Classification<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Women<\/strong><br \/>\nHaley Beranbaum Snohomish, Wash. S5\/SB5\/SM5<br \/>\nReilly Boyt Ft. 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