Maddison Elliott Not on Classification List for Indy Para World Series

Despite appearing on the Aussie roster, Paralympic gold medalist Maddison Elliott is missing from the classification schedules for the 2017 Para Swimming World Series in Indianapolis, Indiana June 9th-11th.

Para Swimming World Series Classification Schedule Part 1

Para Swimming World Series Classification Schedule Part 2

Elliott was named Australia’s Female Paralympic Athlete of the Year in 2016, after winning Paralympic gold medals in Rio in the 4 x 100 free relay, the 100 free, and the 50 free and silver medals in the 100 back and 4 x 100 medley relay.

The other Aussie swimmers who still need classification, Paige Leonhardt, Emily Beecroft, Jasmine Greenwood, Tiffany Thomas Kane, and Lakeisha Patterson, all appear on the schedules. According to the schedule, all the Aussie swimmers are being classified by the same panel.

You can see the full Australian para roster below:

You can read more about the 2017 Para Swimming World Series here. The Indianapolis stop is the penultimate meet, and the final stop will be July 6th-9th in Berlin, Germany.

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Lumpy
6 years ago

Why have all my posts been removed

Shonda
6 years ago

So the B panel have to observe Greenwood, Leonhardt and Beecroft in the penultimate heat and then Elliott and Patterson in the final heat. Elliott’s last 400 free was 5:19. This was at Australian National Championships so don’t expect her to go anywhere near her entry time. Patterson posted 4:40 at the same meet, .37 off her own WR. Greenwood has swam 400 free 5 times since Nov 2016 and has shown steady improvement. Neither Leonhardt nor Beecroft are mid distance freestylers, a couple of dabbles a year in this event over the last two years or so. My understanding is that the A panel has no say in the B panel decisions unless the Chief classifier is in the… Read more »

Fred
Reply to  Shonda
6 years ago

Bet my bottom dollar the chief classifier will be in B panel then.
How convenient.

Parker
Reply to  Shonda
6 years ago

B panel consisted of: Andre Christian’s (BEL) and Kati Kauhanen (FIN).
A panel: Bartlomiej Holda (POL) and Natacha Azevedo (BRA).

Mary
Reply to  Parker
6 years ago

Kati Kauhanan is the national coach of Ukraine isnt she? What was the issue in Berlin?

Mary
6 years ago

Anyone know who is on the B panel yet?

Mary
Reply to  Mary
6 years ago

As in classifiers

Parker
Reply to  Mary
6 years ago

B panel consisted of: Andre Christian’s (BEL) and Kati Kauhanen (FIN).
A panel: Bartlomiej Holda (POL) and Natacha Azevedo (BRA).

Curious
6 years ago

The psych sheet is out and it looks like Patterson’s and Elliott’s first appearance events will be the 400 free and the 100 breast

http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Sports/Swimming/-/media/BDF2074E2830456F890DAB0E65D330FA.ashx

Swimming
6 years ago

Anyone wanna bet 20 dollars that the Australians fake it till they make it. If Madison Elliot swims slow in prelims and gets moved down or whatever the IPC is obviously turning there backs to this Intentional misrepresentation scandal.

Lumpy
Reply to  Swimming
6 years ago

Think you will be quids In …… lol you are so right get. Can’t wait for result , funny thing is why can’t IPC see what’s going on ?

G.I.N.A
6 years ago

TAA states that the Australuans can cheat on their classifications because they are scheduled on Tues & only they & the Columbians will be there . This is said suspicious because Columbians apparently can only speak Spanish & never able to tell anyone about said Australian cheatin ways .

However on Thursday only The USA , Mexico & Dominican Republic are scheduled . No such disparagement of the Mex Dom linguistic abilities .

That is a terrible assumption TAA . Barack was a proud Columbian student ( not that anyone remembers him therev but he did have that nice sofa pics with his Pokkistan friend)) ) & he speaks quite good English .

Taa
Reply to  G.I.N.A
6 years ago

The place will be full of swimmers and coaches from all countries on Thursday as it’s the day before the meet starts. My experience with the Mexico contingent is that they know how to have fun at a swim meet

Curious
Reply to  Taa
6 years ago

Will you be there with a swimmer? Can you speak up if you see something?

Fred
Reply to  Curious
6 years ago

Anybody can speak up but 1. be prepared to be totally ignored by the IPC and 2. also be prepared for your swimmer to be “punished” by team exclusion and an inappropriate classification (ie an unfavourable one)

Taa
Reply to  Curious
6 years ago

Not attending due to scheduling conflicts. I wouldn’t expect to see much anyway. It would be entertaining to watch firsthand to see Lakeisha impersonating a Hemi. Plenty of eyes on the deck and everyone will be watching. Its all orchestrated anyway. If the results aren’t posted here I have source to send me a picture of the posted results prior to the meet

Curious Spectator
6 years ago

There are many of us that don’t know much about the Paras and classification. Can someone explain what this means (that she won’t be present?) Is this mandatory or optional?

Fred
Reply to  Curious Spectator
6 years ago

She will be there, Curious Spectator. It is mandatory.
The background here is that she was twice classified S9 up from S8- in Berlin and at World Champs in 2015.
On both of these occasions during her first appearance swims she swam ridiculously slow times and was immediately moved back to her S8 classification.
At World Champs in 2015 her observation swim was the 100 backstroke which she swam more than 7 seconds slower than her pb.
Craig Nicholson moved her back to the S8 class and suddenly she could swim much faster, winning the S8 100 backstroke and other events in significantly faster time.
She also told several other swimmers at the time, both… Read more »

Mark
6 years ago

Wow if she goes up to S9 what will her excuse be for the last 18mths
And Lakeisha being cured of Parkinson’s must be made headline news around the world.
Pity her mother still has not been informed of her cure

Fred
Reply to  Mark
6 years ago

If she goes to a 9 she has still managed to get all her lies across the line with the help of Swimming Australia.
She would still have won the S9 400 fee in Rio because she is able bodied.
NE/ IM is the only acceptable outcome.

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