{"id":656995,"date":"2026-11-07T22:29:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T06:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=656995"},"modified":"2026-11-07T22:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T06:29:50","slug":"u-s-to-send-11-swimmers-to-world-para-swimming-series-in-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-to-send-11-swimmers-to-world-para-swimming-series-in-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. to Send 11 Swimmers to World Para Swimming Series in Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>U.S. to Send 11 Swimmers to World Para Swimming Series in Peru<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The United States <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usparaswimming.org\/news\/2026\/november\/06\/u-s-paralympics-swimming-sends-11-athletes-to-lima-for-world-para-swimming-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is set to send<\/a> 11 swimmers to the World Para Swimming Series stop in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 12-14.<\/p>\n<p>The meet will be held at the VIDENA Aquatic Center, the venue that is slated to host the 2027 Parapan American Games competition. It is the next step on the World Para Swimming Series that concludes Nov. 26-28 in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/paralympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Para Swimming News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The American delegation includes two world record holders and four swimmers named to this year\u2019s Under-23 and Rising Stars Program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katie Kubiak<\/strong> is one of the leaders of the squad, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-kubiak-leanne-smith-open-para-pan-pacs-with-world-records\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">setting a world record<\/a> and six American marks over three days at Para Pan Pacs in August. 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