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In June 2021 the US announced the 34 Paralympic swimmers who would be going to the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. Long was named as the lead for the women's team of McKenzie Coan, Elizabeth Marks, Rebecca Meyers and Mallory Weggemann. [9]
Women's tournament Sharon Dawn Moore Myers is an American retired Paralympic athlete , swimmer and wheelchair basketball player who competed at international elite competitions. She is a four time Paralympic champion.
In November 2023 she competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games in the wheelchair basketball tournament and won a gold medal. [12] As a result, the team earned an automatic bid to the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [13] On March 30, 2024, she was named to Team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [14] [15] [16]
On March 12, 2023, at the Citi Para Swimming World Series, Raleigh Crossley set a world record in the 50 metre backstroke S9 event with a time of 32.01. [5] They then represented the United States at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, where they won a gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke S9 event.
The United States women's national wheelchair basketball team began in the mid-1960s. The first women's team to compete alongside men in the Paralympic Games was in the inaugural 1968 tournament. A few years later in 1977, a women's wheelchair basketball division was created in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA). [1]
At the age of 13, González represented the United States at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship and finished in sixth place in the tournament. She was the youngest member on the team. [1] [2] González represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the wheelchair basketball women's tournament and won a bronze ...
In November 2023 she competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games in the wheelchair basketball tournament and won a gold medal. [6] As a result, the team earned an automatic bid to the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [7] On March 30, 2024, she was named to Team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [8]
Smith represented the United States in the women's 100 metre freestyle S3 event and won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [2]On April 14, 2022, Smith was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. [3]