Keegan Knott (Lake Villa, Illinois) Taylor Winnett (Hershey, Pennsylvania) For media requests and photo inquiries, please contact Kristen Gowdy at Kristen.Gowdy@usopc.org. Jessica Long (Baltimore, Maryland) Morgan Stickney (Cary, North Carolina) Trevor Lukacsko (Bernardsville, New Jersey) The 2025 Para Swimming World Championships are set for Sept. 21-27 in Singapore. U.S. swimmers will also compete in a host of domestic and international competitions […]
Keegan Knott (Lake Villa, Illinois) Taylor Winnett (Hershey, Pennsylvania) For media requests and photo inquiries, please contact Kristen Gowdy at Kristen.Gowdy@usopc.org. Jessica Long (Baltimore, Maryland) Morgan Stickney (Cary, North Carolina) Trevor Lukacsko (Bernardsville, New Jersey) The 2025 Para Swimming World Championships are set for Sept. 21-27 in Singapore. U.S. swimmers will also compete in a host of domestic and international competitions this season. “We are excited about continuing to build on the success these athletes had in Paris as we start to focus on not just Singapore, but also L.A.,” Amanda Duke Boulet, Director, U.S. Paralympics Swimming, said. “The first year of a Paralympic quad sets the tone for the four-year cycle, and we are optimistic about this incredible group of athletes as they lead the way for us in 2025.” Natalie Sims (Edina, Minnesota) Lawrence Sapp (Waldorf, Maryland) Aaron Thomas (DeWitt, Michigan) Koehn Boyd (Ramsey, Minnesota) Zach Shattuck (Mount Airy, Maryland) Evan Wilkerson (Wake Forest, North Carolina) 2025 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Team The full 2025 national team roster can be found below. Noah Jaffe (Carlsbad, California) Hannah Aspden (Raleigh, North Carolina) McKenzie Coan (Clarkesville, Georgia) Lucas Culotta (Broadview Heights, Ohio) Yaseen El-Demerdash (Overland Park, Kansas) Grace Nuhfer (Indianapolis, Indiana) Colleen Young (St. Louis, Missouri) In the first year of the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic quad, the team will rely on a host of veteran experience as it builds toward the 2025 Para Swimming World Championships, set for September in Singapore. Maria Francescotti (Bluffton, South Carolina) Joining her on the 2025 national team are fellow Paris Paralympic double gold medalists Leanne Smith (Salem, Massachusetts) and Christie Raleigh Crossley (Toms River, New Jersey). Smith soared to two golds and a silver in her second career Paralympic Games and broke the women’s 50-meter S3 world record in the process. Raleigh Crossley brought home five medals in their Paralympic debut in Paris. McClain Hermes (Dacula, Georgia) Anastasia Pagonis (Long Island, New York) Morgan Ray (St. Augustine, Florida) Carolyn Pennington (Elkton, Maryland) Jamal Hill (Inglewood, California) Chloe Cederholm (Salt Lake City, Utah) Mei White (Athens, Georgia) Mallory Weggemann (Eagan, Minnesota) Emma Roberts (Asheville, North Carolina) Headlining the roster is 31-time Paralympic medalist Jessica Long (Baltimore, Maryland), who returns seeking her ninth world championships berth after winning two gold medals in Paris. Long is the second most decorated U.S. Paralympian in history. Audrey Kim (Salt Lake City, Utah) Christie Raleigh Crossley (Toms River, New Jersey) Braxton Wong (Clovis, California) Elizabeth Marks (Colorado Springs, Colorado) Women Noah Busch (Dunkirk, Maryland) Owen McNear (Evans, Georgia) Men COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – U.S. Paralympics Swimming today announced the 49 athletes – 31 women and 18 men – named to its 2025 national team roster. The 2025 team features 28 athletes who represented Team USA at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games last summer, seven of whom topped the podium in Paris. Elizabeth Smith (Muncie, Indiana) Julia Gaffney (Mayflower, Arkansas) Emmett Martin (Canton, Michigan) Katie Kubiak (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) Cali Prochaska (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Leanne Smith (Salem, Massachusetts) Paris Paralympic champions Morgan Stickney (Cary, North Carolina), Gia Pergolini (Atlanta, Georgia), Olivia Chambers (Little Rock, Arkansas) and Mallory Weggemann (Eagan, Minnesota) also return to the national team for the 2025 season. All had stellar performances in Paris – Stickney, Pergolini and Weggemann defended Paralympic titles from Tokyo, while Chambers made an impact in her Paralympic debut with three medals in her S13 races. Ahalya Lettenberger (Glen Ellyn, Illinois) Other standouts on the 2025 team include 10-time Paralympic medalist Elizabeth Marks (Colorado Springs, Colorado), who won five silver medals in Paris and was named Team USA’s Closing Ceremony flag bearer. Seven-time Paralympic medalist McKenzie Coan (Clarkesville, Georgia), four-time medalist Colleen Young (St. Louis, Missouri), and Paris medalists Noah Jaffe (Carlsbad, California) and Grace Nuhfer (Indianapolis, Indiana) also earn spots on the roster after successful Paralympic bids in Paris. Rounding out the Paris medalists making the team are Morgan Ray (St. Augustine, Florida), Zach Shattuck (Mount Airy, Maryland) and Natalie Sims (Edina, Minnesota), all of whom won relay medals. Evan Austin (Terre Haute, Indiana) Gia Pergolini (Atlanta, Georgia) Megan Gioffreda (Timonium, Maryland) Kenley Teller (Manassas, Virginia) Olivia Chambers (Little Rock, Arkansas) Summer Schmit (Stillwater, Minnesota) Carson Bruner (Dayton, Ohio) Aiden Stivers (Fishers, Indiana)
