U.S. Paralympics Names 2014 Paralympic Swimming National Teams

The U.S. Paralympic Committee has named their 2014 Paralympic Swimming National Team, divided into 4 different types of teams.

  • The National “A” team are swimmers who won gold medals at the 2013 IPC World Championships, or who meet the National A Team standard during any IPC recognized event;
  • The National “B” team are swimmers who had one or more top 8 finishes at the 2013 IPC World Championships and were within 3% of the bronze medal time, or who hit the National B Team standard during an IPC recognized event.
  • The Emerging Team are athletes within 15% of the bronze medal time at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, and may be invited to select U.S. Paralympic activities at the discretion of the Director of Paralympic Swimming High Performance.

Among the newcomers to the National “A” Team are Leticia Martinez, Elizabeth Smith, and Colleen Young.

Current benefits for members of the National Team:

  1. USOC Direct Athlete Support, which is $800/month for World Championship medalists, $600/month for those who hit the National A Team standard, and $300/month for National B Team members.
  2. Additional Paralympic Swimming Support, in the form of travel reimbursements to select meets, plus a World Record bonus of $500 in a  Paralympic event.
  3. USOC Elite Athlete Health Insurance Program.
  4. Hilton Hotel Discount.
  5. United Airlines Discount of 5%.
  6. Merchandise Discounts at the Olympic Training Center.
  7. USOC Athlete Career Program.
  8. USOC/Devry Academic Performance Partnership.
  9. USOC Tuition Grants.
  10. Use of “National Team member” designation in non-commercial situations.
  11. U.S. Paralympics National team uniform.

A full rundown of the benefits can be seen here.

The 2014 target meet are the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships, which will be held from August 6th-10th in Pasadena, California. The team just completed a camp this week at the Olympic Training Center, and competition begins on February 1st-2nd at the TVA Para-RACES in Richmond, Virginia.

The first big meet is the 2014 Spring Can-Am meet in Miami, Florida, followed by the British International Disability Championship in April, the German Open at the end of April, the Croatia Open in early May, the Cincinnati Disability Open in early May, another camp at the OTC in June as a part of the Jimi Flowers Classic weekend, and then the big meet in August.

2014 National A Team
 Women
 Name Hometown Class
Cortney Jordan Henderson, Nev. S7/SB7/SM7
Jessica Long Baltimore, Md. S8/SB7/SM8
Letticia Martinez Las Cruces, N.M. S11/SB11/SM11
Rebecca Meyers Timonium, Md. S13/SB13/SM13
Noga Nir-Kistler Allentown, Pa. S6/SB5/SM6
Elizabeth Smith Muncie, Ind. S9/SB9/SM9
Colleen Young St. Louis, Mo. S13/SB13/SM13
 Men
Tucker Dupree Raleigh, N.C. S12/SB12/SM12
Curtis Lovejoy Atlanta, Ga. S2/SB1/SM2
Roy Perkins Del Mar, Calif. S5/SB4/SM5
Ian Silverman Baltimore, Md. S10/SB9/SM10
Justin Zook Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. S10/SB9/SM10
Alyssa Gialamas Naperville, Ill. S5/SB4/SM5
Anna Johannes Alexandria, Va. S9/SB8/SM9
Martha Ruether Allegany, N.Y. S13/SB13/SM13
Susan Beth Scott Cape Girardeau, Mo. S10/SB9/SM10
 Men
Cody Bureau Latrobe, Pa. S9/SB9/SM9
Tharon Drake Hobbs, N.M. S11/SB11/SM11
Ryan Duemler Chesterfield, Mo. S8/SB7/SM8
2014 National B Team
 Women
Cailin Currie Danvers, Mass. S13/SB13/SM13
Anna Eames Golden Valley, Minn. S10/SB9/SM10
Alyssa Gialamas Naperville, Ill. S5/SB4/SM5
Anna Johannes Alexandria, Va. S9/SB8/SM9
Martha Ruether Allegany, N.Y. S13/SB13/SM13
Susan Beth Scott Cape Girardeau, Mo. S10/SB9/SM10
 Men
Cody Bureau Latrobe, Pa. S9/SB9/SM9
Tharon Drake Hobbs, N.M. S11/SB11/SM11
Ryan Duemler Chesterfield, Mo. S8/SB7/SM8
2014 Emerging Team
 Women
Hannah Aspden Raleigh, N.C. S9/SB8/SM9
Reilly Boyt Ft. Collins, Colo. S6/SB6/SM6
Brickelle Bro Castle Rock, Colo. S8/SB7/SM8
Leslie Cichocki Palos Hills, Ill. S14/SB14/SM14
McKenzie Coan Clarkesville, Ga. S8/SB7/SM8
Lindsay Grogan Athens, Ga. S9/SB9/SM9
April Kerley Mason, Ohio S9/SB9/SM9
Natalie Sims Minneapolis, Minn. S9/SB9/SM9
Mallory Weggemann Eagan, Minn. S8/SB7/SM8
Kayla Wheeler Lynnwood, Wash. S2/SB1/SM2
 Men
Michael DeMarco San Diego, Calif. S3/SB2/SM3
Robert Griswold Freehold, N.J. S9/SB8/SM9
Lucas McCrory Chapel Hill, N.C. S7/SB7/SM7
Tom Miazga Cedarburg, Wis. S8/SB7/SM8
Michael Prout West Springfield, Mass. S9/SB9/SM9
2014 Military Team
 Women
Elizabeth Wasil Colorado Springs, Colo. S10/SB9/SM10

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Wolfie4525
10 years ago

So proud to see the whale of support for our Paralympians- it’s taken a long time– it was not that long ago – we raised money to compete at the Paralympics. Keep it up Team Usa – there are a whole lot of Paralympians cheering you on

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