U.S. Paralympics has announced its full swim team for this summer’s Parapan American Games, to be held in Toronto, Canada.
The 20-person squad features a huge group of returning international veterans, including 2012 Paralympic gold medalist Mallory Weggemann.
Weggemann is among 5 returning Paralympians, according to Team USA’s press release, and four more athletes have competed at previous World Championship events.
The team, made up of 13 women and 7 men, is listed below, directly from the U.S. Paralympics press release:
U.S. Paralympics swimming roster for the 2015 Parapan American Games:
*Denotes U.S. Paralympian | |||
Name | Hometown | Classification | |
Women | |||
Haley Beranbaum | Snohomish, Wash. | S5/SB5/SM5 | |
Reilly Boyt | Ft. Collins, Colo. | S6/SB6/SM6 | |
Leslie Cichocki | Palos Hills, Ill. | S14/SB14/SM14 | |
McClain Hermes | Dacula, Ga. | S12/SB12/SM12 | |
Sophia Herzog | Fairplay, Colo. | S6/SB6/SM6 | |
Anna Johannes* | Alexandria, Va. | S9/SB8/SM9 | |
Serafina King | Santa Monica, Calif. | S10/NE/NE | |
Ahalya Lettenberger | Glen Ellyn, Ill. | S8/SB7/SM8 | |
Nelya Schasfoort | Avon Lake, Ohio | S7/SB7/SM7 | |
Casandra Shaffer | Bend, Ore. | S6/SB6/SM6 | |
Natalie Sims | Minneapolis, Minn. | S9/SB9/SM9 | |
Mallory Weggemann* | Eagan, Minn. | S8/SB7/SM9 | |
Kayla Wheeler | Lynnwood, Wash. | S2/SB1/SM2 | |
Men | |||
Blake Adams | Lakeville, Minn. | S13/SB13/SM13 | |
Evan Austin* | Terre Haute, Ind. | S8/SB7/SM8 | |
Curtis Lovejoy* | Atlanta, Ga. | S2/SB1/SM2 | |
Lucas McCrory | Chapel Hill, N.C. | S7/SB7/SM7 | |
Tom Miazga* | Cedarburg, Wis. | S8/SB7/SM8 | |
Roderick Sewell | Florence, Ala. | S8/SB6/SM8 | |
Zachary Shattuck | Mt. Airy, Md. | S6/SB6/SM6 |
The 2015 Parapan American Games are slated to take place from August 7-15 in Toronto this coming summer.