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On a national level in the United States, Paralympic swimming has not received the enthusiasm it rightfully deserves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessica Long<\/strong> is one of the greatest Paralympians in history, having amassed 33 medals across her illustrious ongoing career. And yet, ask the casual swim fan, and they likely won&#8217;t know much about Long.<\/p>\n<p>At the TYR Pro Swim Series in Sacramento, a startling example of this lack of context for general audiences stuck out. Swimming out of the B-Final of the 200 butterfly, Akron&#8217;s <strong>Grace Nuhfer<\/strong> shattered the S13 world record with a 2:22.78. She accomplished the feat swimming by herself.<\/p>\n<p>On a national level, Para &amp; Non-Para athletes rarely compete at the same meet. That is not the case when looking at international competitions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Trials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Australia is a stellar example of bringing Para competition to the spotlight. At the country&#8217;s 2024 Olympic Trials, the Paralympic Trials were conducted alongside as a unified competition. Not only does this approach allow more eyes on the Para athletes, it allows for greater unity in swimming competition.<\/p>\n<p>By bringing these two sectors of the sport together, Australia has paved a way for all of the athletes involved to motivate each other. At the recent Australian Championships, another competition with both sectors of the sport competing alongside each other, Paralympic champion <strong>Alexa Leary<\/strong> clipped her own S9 world record in the 100 freestyle, going 59.22. That time was faster than her gold medal swim less than a year ago in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>British Trials takes this a step further. At the British Worlds Trials just last month, there were three finals of each event &#8211; a Junior final, a Para final, and an Open final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Much Needed Positive Change<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Melding Paralympic and Non-Para competition would do a lot of good to expand the scope of the swimming community. Para swimmers are accomplishing feats rivaling that of their Non-Para counter parts, albeit in different fields. 2024 Paralympic silver medalist <strong>Morgan Ray<\/strong> commented on the importance of bringing able-bodied and Para athletes together.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Competing at the same meets (Trials, Nationals, Pro Series, U.S. Open, etc.) alongside our able-bodied counterparts shows to everyone that we are on the SAME level,&#8221; Ray said. &#8220;We&#8217;re elite athletes at the top of our sport. Other sports like Track &amp; Field and Cycling have combined Para and Able-bodied. It would be great to see this happen in our sport.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A simple way to bring more eyes onto Paralympic swimming would be through an extension of competitions. The Paralympics take place just a few weeks following Olympic competition at the same pool. A similar follow through on a World Aquatics level could prove dividends to aquatic viewership as a whole. Currently, Para Worlds and Non-Para Worlds take place in different cities and venues across the world.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Para and Non-Para athletes competed on a relay for the very first time at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/duel-in-the-pool-event-by-event-recap-of-u-s-victory-luke-hobson-shines-in-200-free\/\/\">Duel in the Pool<\/a> in Australia. It was a historic moment that unfortunately was singular in nature. 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