Rebecca Meyers

Olivia Chambers Sets S13 Para American Record in 400 IM

UNI’s Olivia Chambers registered as an S13-class para athlete in April and, 3 months later, has broken the Para American record in the 400 IM.

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Paralympians Evan Austin and Leanne Smith Nominated for ESPY Awards

Paralympic swimmers Evan Austin and Leanne Smith have been nominated for the 2021 ESPY Awards in the “Best Athlete with a Disability” category.

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Long, Meyers Headline US Roster for the 2021 Paralympic Games

The USOPC has announced the thirty four swimmers who will be representing the United States at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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Julia Gaffney Takes Down S7 100 Back World Record in Indy

Gaffney broke Shelby Newkirk’s days-old record.

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Katie Ledecky Nominated For Best College Athlete ESPY

American swimmer Katie Ledecky has been nominated for an ESPY award for Best College Athlete after another record-setting season in the…

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9 nageurs qui auraient pu gagner le concours du meilleur costume

Maintenant que l’Halloween est passée, il est temps de regarder les différents costumes vus cette année. Nous pourrions probablement dresser…

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Para World Records Tumble At Sheffield World Series

Rebecca Meyers of the U.S. picked up three wins at the Para World Swim Series in Sheffield, GBR.

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Leanne Smith Breaks World Record at Inaugural Para World Series

Copenhagen, Denmark played host to the inaugural event on the new Para Swimming World Series.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Female Paralympic Swimmer of the Year

Ukraine’s Yelyzaveta Mereshko led all female swimmers in Rio with 5 total Paralympic medals. 4 were gold for Mereshko, all individual. Her only non-gold medal was a bronze from Ukraine’s mixed 4×50 free relay.

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NBAC Honored By USOC With Building Dreams Award

At Wednesday night’s Best of the Games ceremony, North Baltimore Aquatic Club was honored with the Building Dreams Award, which is given to an individual, group, or community that has gone above and beyond for Team USA.

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Dias, Dubrov Win 2nd Golds, 5th Medals At Paralympics Day 5

Hometown hero Daniel Dias and Ukrainian visitor Denys Dubrov each won their second gold of the Rio Paralympics on day 5 and sit tied for the overall medal lead at 5 apiece.

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2016 Rio Paralympics: Day 1 Finals Recap

2016 RIO PARALYMPIC GAMES Wednesday, September 7 – Sunday, September 18, 2016 Swimming: Thursday, September 8 – Saturday, September 17,…

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Honoring Seven Baltimore Paralympians That Will Compete in Rio

Seven Baltimore Paralympians who will represent Team USA in Rio in September are being honored by the Mayor.

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U.S. Paralympics Select 29 Members For 2016 National Team

U.S. Paralympics Swimming has declared its 2016 Swimming National Team with several veterans and emerging athletes as members on the list, including 12-time Paralympic gold medalist Jessica Long (above)

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Mereshko’s 2 world records powers Ukraine to medal lead on day 4 of IPC Worlds

Yelyzaveta Mereshko broke the same world record twice in one day and was one of six individual gold medalists for the Ukraine, which now leads the medal table.

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