{"id":590381,"date":"2024-06-30T10:39:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T17:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=590381"},"modified":"2024-06-30T10:39:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T17:39:51","slug":"jessica-long-qualifies-for-6th-paralympics-full-u-s-team-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jessica-long-qualifies-for-6th-paralympics-full-u-s-team-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Long Qualifies for 6th Paralympics (Full U.S. Team Roster)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jessica Long Qualifies for 6th Paralympics (Full U.S. Team Roster)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jessica Long<\/strong> is off to the Paralympics for the sixth time in her storied career, U.S. Para Swimming announced on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The 29-time Paralympic medalist is one of 21 women and 12 men named by U.S. Para Swimming\u2019s selection committee after its three-day trials in Minneapolis this week. Of that 33, 23 are repeat Paralympians.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are exceptionally proud of these athletes, who represent the best that Team USA has to offer,\u201d Erin Popovich,<\/strong> director, U.S. Paralympics Swimming, said in a press release<\/a>. \u201cThey have taken full advantage of the shortened, three-year Paralympic quad since Tokyo, and we are so excited to support them as they compete against the best in the world this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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