Colleen Young (swimmer)

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Colleen Young
Personal information
Nationality United States
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke

Colleen Young is an American swimmer. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games.[1] She also won bronze medals in the 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke at the 2015 World Championships[2] She competes in the Paralympic class S13. In 2016 she set a Pan-American record in the 100m breast.[3]

Career

In 2020 she won the silver medal in the 200m individual medley at the 2020 Paralympic Games.[4] On April 14, 2022, Young was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships.[5]

References

  1. ^ https://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/September/17/In-Final-Race-In-Rio-Jessica-Long-Wins-Long-Awaited-Paralympic-Gold[bare URL]
  2. ^ "S13 Para World Record Holder Colleen Young Commits to Fairfield Stags". SwimSwam. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Watch Colleen Young Break Pan-Am Record in S13 100m Breast". SwimSwam. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ "United States medal tracker for Tokyo Paralympics - OlympicTalk | NBC Sports". Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  5. ^ Gowdy, Kristen (April 14, 2022). "U.S. Paralympics Swimming Nominates 25 athletes to World Championship Roster". teamusa.org. Retrieved April 14, 2022.