{"id":286958,"date":"2017-12-04T07:34:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T14:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=286958"},"modified":"2017-12-04T07:42:59","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T14:42:59","slug":"usa-in-front-with-19-medals-after-day-2-of-world-para-swimming-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-in-front-with-19-medals-after-day-2-of-world-para-swimming-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"USA In Front With 19 Medals After Day 2 of World Para Swimming Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While\u00a0the original 2017 World Para Swimming Championships were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ipc-postpones-world-para-swimming-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\">delayed because of an earthquake<\/a>, the stars of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-paralympic-swimming-stars-prepared-for-adversity-of-delayed-world-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Team USA appeared unfazed<\/a> by the adversity of the delayed meet through the second night of competition in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p>Backstroker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=robert+griswold\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Robert Griswold<\/strong><\/a> continued his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/robert-griswold\/\" target=\"_blank\">successful 2017 campaign<\/a>\u00a0with the team&#8217;s first victory in the 100 backstroke. His teammates then continued the momentum, including an incredible three-gold haul by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s=jessica+long\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jessica Long<\/strong><\/a> on night two.<\/p>\n<h2>World Para Swimming Championships Day 1 Highlights<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Robert Griswold kicks of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Para_swimming?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Para_swimming<\/a> world championships with GOLD in the S8 100 back! ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hM199OhWmB\">pic.twitter.com\/hM199OhWmB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Paralympics (@USParalympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USParalympics\/status\/936976159006486528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Team USA opened the World Para Swimming Championships in dominant fashion\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_372473822\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Saturday<\/span><\/span>, winning nine medals at the Francisco Marquez Olympic Swimming Pool to secure the top spot on the overall medal leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>Paralympian Robert Griswold (Freehold, New Jersey) started off a string of victories for Team USA, winning the S8 100-meter backstroke in a time of 1:04.17 to claim the first world title of his career. Completing the trio of individual gold medals were four-time Paralympic medalist <strong>McKenzie Coan<\/strong> (Clarkesville, Georgia) in the S7 100 freestyle (1:10.82) and <strong>Aspen Shelton<\/strong> (Willow Park, Texas) in the S12 100 back (1:10.12).<\/p>\n<p><strong>McClain Hermes<\/strong> (Dacula, Georgia) secured the first silver medal for Team USA, swimming the S11 100 free in a time of 1:19.67 to add the first world championship medal to her resume. Also kicking off the event with silver was <strong>Hannah Aspden<\/strong> (Raleigh, North Carolina) in the S9 100 back (1:14.99), <strong>Tucker Dupree<\/strong> (Raleigh, North Carolina) in the S12 100 back (1:03.08) and <strong>Gia Pergolini<\/strong> (Roswell, Georgia) in the S13 100 back (1:09.01).<\/p>\n<p>En route to his first world championship medal, <strong>Tye Dutcher<\/strong> (Merced, California) swam to the bronze medal in the S10 100 back with a personal-best time of 1:03.81. Also securing bronze was two-time Paralympian <strong>Colleen Young<\/strong> (St. Louis, Missouri) in the S13 100 back (1:13.11).<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Long (Baltimore, Maryland), 23-time Paralympic medalist, and Dupree were named U.S. captains for the world championships, while<strong> Curtis Lovejoy<\/strong> (Atlanta, Georgia) was selected as Team USA\u2019s flag bearer in the Opening Ceremony.<\/p>\n<h3>OVERALL MEDAL COUNT<\/h3>\n<p>Team USA: 9<br \/>\n McKenzie Coan: 1 gold (S7 100 free)<br \/>\n Robert Griswold: 1 gold (S8 100 back)<br \/>\n Aspen Shelton: 1 gold (S12 100 back)<br \/>\n Hannah Aspden: 1 silver (S9 100 back)<br \/>\n Tucker Dupree: 1 silver (S12 100 back)<br \/>\n McClain Hermes: 1 silver (S11 100 free)<br \/>\n Gia Pergolini: 1 silver (S13 100 back)<br \/>\n Tye Dutcher: 1 bronze (S10 100 back)<br \/>\n Colleen Young: 1 bronze (S13 100 back)<\/p>\n<h3>QUOTES<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIt feels amazing. I saw the schedule for the meet and thought to myself, \u2018hey, I can make an impact and strike gold first.\u2019 I did exactly what I wanted to do. I\u2019ve been working really hard for this,&#8221; <em>&#8211; Robert Griswold on winning the first gold for Team USA.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels great. It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve ever swam as an S11 in long course. It was a great first race and I\u2019m excited to see what the rest of the week has to offer. It gives me confidence leading into my other four races,\u201d <em>&#8211; McClain Hermes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a lot of fun. It\u2019s one of my favorite races and I get to swim with my favorite competitors from around the world, so it\u2019s exciting,\u201d<em>&#8211; Hannah Aspden<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>World Para Swimming Championships Day 2 Highlights<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nWORLD CHAMPS! ?\u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GXFhGChP4x\">pic.twitter.com\/GXFhGChP4x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Paralympics (@USParalympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USParalympics\/status\/937358597868150784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>U.S. athletes soared to 10 medals at the World Para Swimming Championships on Sunday. Team USA ranks first in the overall medal count with 19 total won at the Francisco Marquez Olympic Swimming Pool.<\/p>\n<p>Four-time Paralympian and 23-time Paralympic medalist Long began the day by defending her world title in the SB7 100-meter breaststroke (1:35.48) before claiming the world crown in the S8 100 freestyle (1:06.83). Her third gold medal of the day was in the\u00a04&#215;100 34-point free relay alongside Hannah Aspden (Raleigh, North Carolina), McKenzie Coan (Clarkesville, Georgia) and <strong>Natalie Sims<\/strong> (Minneapolis).<\/p>\n<p>Paralympic silver medalist <strong>Sophia Herzog<\/strong> (Fairplay, Colorado) became a world champion in the SB6 100 breast, finishing the race in 1:41.62, while teammate <strong>Julia Gaffney<\/strong> (Mayflower, Arkansas) earned her first world championships medal &#8211; a silver &#8211; in a time of 1:45.72 alongside Herzog. Gaffney made her name known at her world championships debut with an additional bronze in the S8 100 free (1:13.80).<\/p>\n<p>With second-place finishes on Sunday, three U.S. athletes collected their second medals of the event, including Paralympic medalist Robert Griswold (Freehold, New Jersey) in the S8 400 free (4:41.40), Aspen Shelton (Willow Park, Texas) in the S12 100 free (1:04.71) and Paralympian McClain Hermes (Dacula, Georgia) in the S11 100 backstroke, marking a new American record with a time of 1:26.38.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out Team USA\u2019s medal haul for Sunday was six-time Paralympic medalist <strong>Becca Meyers<\/strong> (Timonium, Maryland), who tallied a second-place finish in the S13 100 free (1:01.86).<\/p>\n<h3>OVERALL MEDAL COUNT<\/h3>\n<p>Team USA: 19<br \/>\nJessica Long: 3 gold (SB7 100 breast, S8 100 free,\u00a04&#215;100 34-point free relay)<br \/>\nMcKenzie Coan: 2 gold (S7 100 free,\u00a04&#215;100 34-point free relay)<br \/>\nHannah Aspden: 1 gold (4&#215;100 34-point free relay),\u00a01 silver (S9 100 back)<br \/>\nRobert Griswold: 1 gold (S8 100 back), 1 silver (S8 400 free)<br \/>\nAspen Shelton: 1 gold (S12 100 back), 1 silver (S12 100 free)<br \/>\nSophia Herzog: 1 gold (SB6 100 breast)<br \/>\nNatalie Sims: 1 gold (4&#215;100 34-point free relay)<br \/>\nMcClain Hermes: 2 silver (S11 100 free, S11 100 back)<br \/>\nTucker Dupree: 1 silver (S12 100 back)<br \/>\nJulia Gaffney: 1 silver (SB6 100 breast), 1 bronze (S8 100 free)<br \/>\nBecca Meyers: 1 silver (S13 100 free)<br \/>\nGia Pergolini: 1 silver (S13 100 back)<br \/>\nTye Dutcher: 1 bronze (S10 100 back)<br \/>\nColleen Young: 1 bronze (S13 100 back)<\/p>\n<h3>QUOTES<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIt feels really good. I\u2019m really honored to swim on Team USA, and I\u2019m super excited that I\u2019m able to swim fast and do the best I can. It\u2019s always been my dream to race against Jessica Long, and now it\u2019s amazing to share a podium with her,\u201d &#8211; <em>Julia Gaffney<\/em>\u00a0o<i>n winning two medals at her world championships debut.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be here and an honor to share the podium with Julia Gaffney. It\u2019s her first world championships, so it will be awesome to share the podium with her and have another U.S. athlete up there with me,\u201d<em> &#8211; Sophia Herzog<\/em> <em>o<\/em><i>n sharing the podium with her teammate.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely amazing. I just can\u2019t even believe I\u2019m here. I\u2019m just glad I can represent my country and have a great time while doing it,\u201d <em>&#8211; Aspen Shelton o<\/em><i>n claiming two medals at her first world championships.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>RESULTS<\/h3>\n<p>Full results from the World Para Swimming Championships can be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/link.teamusa.org\/c\/4\/?T=NzkwMjk2MzY%3AMDItYjE3MzM3LWQ2OTE1YTlkZTY0ZTQ2NGJiODg0YmI2NjRiMzJmOWYw%3AbmV3c21hc3RlckBzd2ltbWluZ3dvcmxkbWFnYXppbmUuY29t%3AbGVhZC02YWM3ZmYzMTM1ZDllMzExOTNmYTAwNTA1NmFkNDM3Yy01ODcwYmE4NDRhMDM0ZjI5OTZlOTg0MGY3YTA2MDU3OA%3AZmFsc2U%3AMA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGFyYWx5bXBpYy5vcmcvbWV4aWNvLWNpdHktMjAxNy9saXZlLXJlc3VsdHMvc3dpbW1pbmcvaW5mby1saXZlLXJlc3VsdHMvc3dteDE3L2VuZy96ei9lbmd6el9zd2ltbWluZy1kYWlseS1jb21wZXRpdGlvbi1zY2hlZHVsZS5odG0_X2NsZGVlPWJtVjNjMjFoYzNSbGNrQnpkMmx0YldsdVozZHZjbXhrYldGbllYcHBibVV1WTI5dCZyZWNpcGllbnRpZD1sZWFkLTZhYzdmZjMxMzVkOWUzMTE5M2ZhMDA1MDU2YWQ0MzdjLTU4NzBiYTg0NGEwMzRmMjk5NmU5ODQwZjdhMDYwNTc4JmVzaWQ9Njc3YjFiZTMtYWFkOC1lNzExLTgwZmEtMDA1MDU2YWQ0MWI4&amp;K=y-ng1UdC-XrHSMnWEfQb0Q\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/link.teamusa.org\/c\/4\/?T%3DNzkwMjk2MzY%253AMDItYjE3MzM3LWQ2OTE1YTlkZTY0ZTQ2NGJiODg0YmI2NjRiMzJmOWYw%253AbmV3c21hc3RlckBzd2ltbWluZ3dvcmxkbWFnYXppbmUuY29t%253AbGVhZC02YWM3ZmYzMTM1ZDllMzExOTNmYTAwNTA1NmFkNDM3Yy01ODcwYmE4NDRhMDM0ZjI5OTZlOTg0MGY3YTA2MDU3OA%253AZmFsc2U%253AMA%253A%253AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGFyYWx5bXBpYy5vcmcvbWV4aWNvLWNpdHktMjAxNy9saXZlLXJlc3VsdHMvc3dpbW1pbmcvaW5mby1saXZlLXJlc3VsdHMvc3dteDE3L2VuZy96ei9lbmd6el9zd2ltbWluZy1kYWlseS1jb21wZXRpdGlvbi1zY2hlZHVsZS5odG0_X2NsZGVlPWJtVjNjMjFoYzNSbGNrQnpkMmx0YldsdVozZHZjbXhrYldGbllYcHBibVV1WTI5dCZyZWNpcGllbnRpZD1sZWFkLTZhYzdmZjMxMzVkOWUzMTE5M2ZhMDA1MDU2YWQ0MzdjLTU4NzBiYTg0NGEwMzRmMjk5NmU5ODQwZjdhMDYwNTc4JmVzaWQ9Njc3YjFiZTMtYWFkOC1lNzExLTgwZmEtMDA1MDU2YWQ0MWI4%26K%3Dy-ng1UdC-XrHSMnWEfQb0Q&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1512482588713000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEvrveSeESc8wdJGY2OsX4seg0TeQ\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Press Releases courtesy of\u00a0U.S. Paralympics.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While\u00a0the original 2017 World Para Swimming Championships were delayed because of an earthquake, the stars of Team USA appeared unfazed by the adversity of the delayed meet through the second<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":189007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,62076],"tags":[57263,64943,62804,35177,24852,58468,35190,4600,35189,64942,64941],"class_list":["post-286958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-paralympics","tag-100-breaststroke","tag-aspen-shelton","tag-becca-myers","tag-hannah-aspden","tag-jessica-long","tag-paralympic-swimming","tag-robert-griswold","tag-team-usa","tag-tucker-dupree","tag-usa-paralympics","tag-world-para-swimming-championships"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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