U.S. Paralympics Swimming named 33 swimmers – 21 women and 12 men – to its 2024 Paralympic Team following three days of U.S. Paralympic Team Trials – Swimming competition in June.
The team will bring a wealth of experience on the world stage to the Paralympic Games Paris 2024. The 33 athletes named to the team have combined for a career 69 Paralympic medals. Twenty-three athletes have competed on the Paralympic stage before, while 10 are set to make their Paralympic debuts.
Headlining the veteran squad is 29-time Paralympic medalist Jessica Long (Baltimore, Maryland), who makes her team-leading sixth Paralympic Team. One of the all-time Para swimming greats, Long has amassed 54 world championship medals – 37 of which are gold – throughout her storied career. She will now look to write the next chapter in Paris.
Four U.S. swimmers will compete at the Paralympic level for the fourth time in their careers. Paralympic champions Mallory Weggemann (Eagan, Minnesota), Evan Austin (Terre Haute, Indiana) and McKenzie Coan (Clarkesville, Georgia), as well as three-time Paralympic medalist Colleen Young (St. Louis, Missouri) all qualified for Paris after competing together in London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016, and Tokyo 2020.
All four have experienced success on the Paralympic stage as well. Coan is a six-time Paralympic medalist and four-time champion, Weggemann a five-time medalist and three-time champion, and Austin a two-time medalist and one-time champion. Young, meanwhile, has two silvers and a bronze to her name.
Newcomers to watch include Alexandra Truwit (Darien, Connecticut), Noah Jaffe (Carlsbad, California), Olivia Chambers (Little Rock, Arkansas) and Christie Raleigh Crossley (Toms River, New Jersey).
Athletes to Watch: #
Jessica Long – 29-time Paralympic medalist, 54-time world championships medalist, three-time ESPY Award Winner
Morgan Stickney – World record holder in the women’s 400-meter freestyle S7, Reigning 400-meter freestyle S8 Paralympic champion, but was classed down to S7 after Tokyo
Olivia Chambers – First-time Paralympian, won six medals at her world championships debut in 2023
Noah Jaffe – First-time Paralympian, won four medals at his world championships debut in 2023
Gia Pergolini – Reigning 100-meter backstroke S13 Paralympic champion and world record holder
For inquiries: Kristen Gowdy - kristen.gowdy@usopc.org