{"id":306849,"date":"2018-04-20T19:05:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T02:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=306849"},"modified":"2018-04-20T19:05:56","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T02:05:56","slug":"u-s-paralympic-athletes-earn-five-gold-at-world-para-swimming-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-paralympic-athletes-earn-five-gold-at-world-para-swimming-world-series\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Paralympic Athletes Earn Five Gold at World Para Swimming World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The trio of four-time Paralympic medalist <strong>Michelle Konkoly<\/strong> (Eagleville, Pennsylvania\/S9), four-time Paralympic medalist <strong>McKenzie Coan<\/strong> (Clarkesville, Georgia\/S7) and Paralympian <strong>Martha Ruether<\/strong> (Allegany, New York\/S13) swept the 50-meter freestyle, securing gold, silver and bronze, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>After winning gold medals last night, three U.S. athletes secured additional golds on day two: Thirteen-time Paralympic gold medalist <strong>Jessica Long<\/strong> (Baltimore, Maryland\/SM8) in the 200 individual medley, Paralympic bronze medalist <strong>Robert Griswold<\/strong> (Freehold, New Jersey\/S8) in the 100 backstroke and <strong>Alyssa Gialamas<\/strong> (Baltimore, Maryland\/S5) in the 50 back.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. women also finished 1-2 in the 100 back, with two-time Paralympic medalist <strong>Hannah Aspden<\/strong> (Raleigh, North Carolina\/S9) and <strong>Gia Pergolini<\/strong> (Roswell, Georgia\/S13) placing first and second, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Three women set records: Pergolini with an American and Pan Am Record in the S13 100 back (1:08.71); Leanne Smith (Beverly, Massachusetts) with an American and Pan Am Record in the S3 50 free (50.60); Gialamas with a Pan Am Record in the S5 100 back (1:43.53).<\/p>\n<p>The World Para Swimming Points System is used at World Para Swimming World Series competitions. All athlete results at each world series event will be calculated using a standardized points system. This will ensure that the overall World Para Swimming World Series winner will be the best performing athlete over the duration of the series, meaning that every performance counts. For further explanation, please read <a href=\"http:\/\/link.teamusa.org\/c\/4\/?T=NzkwMjk2MzY%3AMDItYjE4MTEwLTdkYzYyZDZhM2I3MDQ4M2U5ZWM4MjU2YzVmMWUzMGEy%3AbmV3c21hc3RlckBzd2ltbWluZ3dvcmxkbWFnYXppbmUuY29t%3AbGVhZC02YWM3ZmYzMTM1ZDllMzExOTNmYTAwNTA1NmFkNDM3Yy1iMTNiZTlmYmY3ZWU0OGYzYTM2MmI0ZmMxOWZlZDcyZg%3AZmFsc2U%3AMA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGFyYWx5bXBpYy5vcmcvc3dpbW1pbmcvd29ybGQtc2VyaWVzLTIwMTgvcmFua2luZ3M_X2NsZGVlPWJtVjNjMjFoYzNSbGNrQnpkMmx0YldsdVozZHZjbXhrYldGbllYcHBibVV1WTI5dCZyZWNpcGllbnRpZD1sZWFkLTZhYzdmZjMxMzVkOWUzMTE5M2ZhMDA1MDU2YWQ0MzdjLWIxM2JlOWZiZjdlZTQ4ZjNhMzYyYjRmYzE5ZmVkNzJmJmVzaWQ9YWExMTUwNTMtMDQ0NS1lODExLTgwZmQtMDA1MDU2YWQwYTBm&amp;K=2UuSvo1P2bnPYHNz7dXx4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/link.teamusa.org\/c\/4\/?T%3DNzkwMjk2MzY%253AMDItYjE4MTEwLTdkYzYyZDZhM2I3MDQ4M2U5ZWM4MjU2YzVmMWUzMGEy%253AbmV3c21hc3RlckBzd2ltbWluZ3dvcmxkbWFnYXppbmUuY29t%253AbGVhZC02YWM3ZmYzMTM1ZDllMzExOTNmYTAwNTA1NmFkNDM3Yy1iMTNiZTlmYmY3ZWU0OGYzYTM2MmI0ZmMxOWZlZDcyZg%253AZmFsc2U%253AMA%253A%253AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGFyYWx5bXBpYy5vcmcvc3dpbW1pbmcvd29ybGQtc2VyaWVzLTIwMTgvcmFua2luZ3M_X2NsZGVlPWJtVjNjMjFoYzNSbGNrQnpkMmx0YldsdVozZHZjbXhrYldGbllYcHBibVV1WTI5dCZyZWNpcGllbnRpZD1sZWFkLTZhYzdmZjMxMzVkOWUzMTE5M2ZhMDA1MDU2YWQ0MzdjLWIxM2JlOWZiZjdlZTQ4ZjNhMzYyYjRmYzE5ZmVkNzJmJmVzaWQ9YWExMTUwNTMtMDQ0NS1lODExLTgwZmQtMDA1MDU2YWQwYTBm%26K%3D2UuSvo1P2bnPYHNz7dXx4w&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1524362444021000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE_woygLhRXsh8QslHF1ihjbUBkMg\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Indianapolis 2018 World Para Swimming World Series concludes <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_701305412\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday<\/span><\/span>, with the preliminary round beginning at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_701305413\"><span class=\"aQJ\">9 a.m. ET<\/span><\/span>, followed by finals at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_701305414\"><span class=\"aQJ\">5 p.m.<\/span><\/span> Both sessions are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p><u>QUOTES<\/u><br \/>\n<b>Hannah Aspden<\/b><br \/>\n\u201cIt feels wonderful. I\u2019ve been making some changes to my training and trying to get back into it and swim as fast as I can. This is progress. It\u2019s a sign that things are moving in the right direction. I\u2019m excited to see where the future takes me. I\u2019m having a lot of fun hanging out with friends and swimming fast races and seeing all the countries represented here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Robert Griswold<\/b><br \/>\n\u201cIt feels really good. This is just an early part of my season, I\u2019m not taking much rest coming into here. I executed what I needed to do, and I\u2019m ready to move through the rest of the season. I\u2019ve taken a lot tougher of an angle towards training, and I\u2019ve been working harder than I have before, so to come in here and swim as well as I did, I\u2019m happy with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><u>RESULTS<\/u><br \/>\nCompetition will conclude <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_701305415\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday<\/span><\/span> with the 100 free, and the 50- and 100-butterfly. Full results of each session can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/link.teamusa.org\/c\/4\/?T=NzkwMjk2MzY%3AMDItYjE4MTEwLTdkYzYyZDZhM2I3MDQ4M2U5ZWM4MjU2YzVmMWUzMGEy%3AbmV3c21hc3RlckBzd2ltbWluZ3dvcmxkbWFnYXppbmUuY29t%3AbGVhZC02YWM3ZmYzMTM1ZDllMzExOTNmYTAwNTA1NmFkNDM3Yy1iMTNiZTlmYmY3ZWU0OGYzYTM2MmI0ZmMxOWZlZDcyZg%3AZmFsc2U%3AMQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGVhbXVzYS5vcmcvVVMtUGFyYWx5bXBpY3MvU3BvcnRzL1N3aW1taW5nL1Jlc3VsdHM_X2NsZGVlPWJtVjNjMjFoYzNSbGNrQnpkMmx0YldsdVozZHZjbXhrYldGbllYcHBibVV1WTI5dCZyZWNpcGllbnRpZD1sZWFkLTZhYzdmZjMxMzVkOWUzMTE5M2ZhMDA1MDU2YWQ0MzdjLWIxM2JlOWZiZjdlZTQ4ZjNhMzYyYjRmYzE5ZmVkNzJmJmVzaWQ9YWExMTUwNTMtMDQ0NS1lODExLTgwZmQtMDA1MDU2YWQwYTBm&amp;K=uKH2zv6HBs7cMzpIr8OycQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/link.teamusa.org\/c\/4\/?T%3DNzkwMjk2MzY%253AMDItYjE4MTEwLTdkYzYyZDZhM2I3MDQ4M2U5ZWM4MjU2YzVmMWUzMGEy%253AbmV3c21hc3RlckBzd2ltbWluZ3dvcmxkbWFnYXppbmUuY29t%253AbGVhZC02YWM3ZmYzMTM1ZDllMzExOTNmYTAwNTA1NmFkNDM3Yy1iMTNiZTlmYmY3ZWU0OGYzYTM2MmI0ZmMxOWZlZDcyZg%253AZmFsc2U%253AMQ%253A%253AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGVhbXVzYS5vcmcvVVMtUGFyYWx5bXBpY3MvU3BvcnRzL1N3aW1taW5nL1Jlc3VsdHM_X2NsZGVlPWJtVjNjMjFoYzNSbGNrQnpkMmx0YldsdVozZHZjbXhrYldGbllYcHBibVV1WTI5dCZyZWNpcGllbnRpZD1sZWFkLTZhYzdmZjMxMzVkOWUzMTE5M2ZhMDA1MDU2YWQ0MzdjLWIxM2JlOWZiZjdlZTQ4ZjNhMzYyYjRmYzE5ZmVkNzJmJmVzaWQ9YWExMTUwNTMtMDQ0NS1lODExLTgwZmQtMDA1MDU2YWQwYTBm%26K%3DuKH2zv6HBs7cMzpIr8OycQ&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1524362444021000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHd-QqNTu2M30afl3mTATp6V_05wg\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 This press release was provided by USA Paralympic Swimming.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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