United States at The 2008 Summer Paralympics - Swimming

Swimming

The 2008 U.S. Paralympic Swimming Trials were held on April 3–5 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A total of 38 swimming athletes (20 male and 18 female) were selected to represent the U.S. at the 2008 Paralympic Games. Melissa Stockwell, a former United States Army officer who lost her left leg to a roadside bomb, became the first Iraq War veteran to be selected for the Paralympics. The roster also included Dave Denniston, an NCAA champion in the 200-yard breast stroke, two-time Olympic hopeful, and world record breaker who was paralyzed in a 2005 sledding accident.

The U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team left Beijing with 17 gold, 14 silver and 13 bronze medals. The total of 44 medals was 9 more than they took home from Athens. Out of the 38 athletes on the team, 19 received a medal. U.S. swimmers set a total of 16 world records, 23 Paralympic records, 48 Pan American records and 99 American records.

Men
Event Athletes Heat Final
Time Position Time Position
50 m freestyle – S2 Curtis Lovejoy 1:14.22 5 Q 1:12.59 6
50 m freestyle – S3 Michael DeMarco 1:00.69 8 Q 1:01.69 7
50 m freestyle – S4 Joe McCarthy 40.85 4 Q 39.95 5
50 m freestyle – S5 Roy Perkins 34.67 2 Q 34.61 4
50 m freestyle – S7 Lantz Lamback 29.95 3 Q 28.81
50 m freestyle – S9 Mark Barr 27.89 18 Did not advance
Cody Bureau 27.11 11 Did not advance
Michael Prout 28.12 19 Did not advance
50 m freestyle – S10 Justin Zook 24.92 4 Q 24.81 4
50 m freestyle – S11 Philip Scholz 29.23 13 Did not advance
50 m freestyle – S12 Tucker Dupree 25.41 5 Q 25.31 6
100 m freestyle – S2 Curtis Lovejoy 2:35.49 5 Q 2:34.11 6
100 m freestyle – S3 Michael DeMarco 2:14.97 8 Q 2:07.72 7
100 m freestyle – S4 Joe McCarthy 1:40.19 8 Q 1:34.37 7
100 m freestyle – S5 Roy Perkins 1:17.86 3 Q 1:15.31
100 m freestyle – S7 Lantz Lamback 1:03.70 2 Q 1:02.40
100 m freestyle – S9 Mark Barr 59.56 16 Did not advance
Cody Bureau 58.29 7 Q 58.14 7
Michael Prout 59.18 14 Did not advance
100 m freestyle – S10 Justin Zook 55.35 6 Q 55.68 8
100 m freestyle – S11 Philip Scholz 1:04.11 9 Did not advance
100 m freestyle – S12 Tucker Dupree 55.16 4 Q 56.16 7
200 m freestyle – S2 Curtis Lovejoy 5:43.52 9 Did not advance
200 m freestyle – S3 Michael DeMarco N/A 4:39.79 6
200 m freestyle – S5 Roy Perkins N/A 2:46.68 4
400 m freestyle – S7 Alex Dionne 5:14.97 5 Q 5:02.62 4
Lantz Lamback 5:05.65 2 Q 4:56.46
400 m freestyle – S8 Rudy Garcia-Tolson 5:02.17 8 Q Withdrew
Tom Miazga 5:14.26 9* 5:09.50 8
400 m freestyle – S9 Mark Barr 4:30.48 9 Did not advance
Jarrett Perry 4:38.55 12 Did not advance
Michael Prout 4:28.25 6 Q 4:29.44 7
400 m freestyle – S10 Joe Wise 4:18.37 2 Q 4:15.83 5
400 m freestyle – S11 Philip Scholz 5:02.07 5 Q 4:57.21 5
400 m freestyle – S12 Tucker Dupree 4:24.95 2 Q 4:23.98 4
50 m butterfly – S5 Roy Perkins 37.14 PR 1 Q 35.95 WR
50 m butterfly – S7 Lantz Lamback 33.83 7 Q 34.56 8
100 m butterfly – S8 Rudy Garcia-Tolson 1:12.99 12 Did not advance
100 m butterfly – S9 Mark Barr 1:03.94 8 Q 1:03.91 8
Cody Bureau 1:02.42 5 Q 1:02.21 6
Michael Prout 1:05.81 12 Did not advance
100 m butterfly – S10 Justin Zook 1:01.73 =10 Did not advance
100 m butterfly – S11 Philip Scholz 1:11.93 8 Q 1:11.76 8
100 m butterfly – S12 Tucker Dupree 1:02.14 4 Q 1:01.53 5
50 m breaststroke – SB3 Michael DeMarco 1:03.26 9 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke – SB4 Dave Denniston 1:53.23 9 Did not advance
Roy Perkins 1:56.02 10 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke – SB5 Aaron Paulson 1:44.68 8 Q 1:42.43 7
100 m breaststroke – SB7 Rudy Garcia-Tolson 1:25.76 4 Q 1:24.01
100 m breaststroke – SB8 Jarrett Perry 1:19.44 8 Q 1:20.64 8
100 m breaststroke – SB9 Kendall Bailey 1:20.82 12 Did not advance
Cody Bureau DSQ Did not advance
50 m backstroke – S1 Grover Evans N/A 2:51.17 6
50 m backstroke – S2 Curtis Lovejoy 1:16.03 8 Q 1:14.69 6
50 m backstroke – S3 Michael DeMarco 1:03.21 8 Q 1:03.03 8
50 m backstroke – S4 Joe McCarthy 55.70 10 Did not advance
50 m backstroke – S5 Dave Denniston 53.07 14 Did not advance
Roy Perkins 50.77 13 Did not advance
100 m backstroke – S7 Lantz Lamback 1:14.06 WR 1 Q 1:12.09 WR
100 m backstroke – S8 Tom Miazga 1:16.01 9 Did not advance
100 m backstroke – S9 Cody Bureau 1:06.42 4 Q 1:05.47 5
Jarrett Perry 1:03.47 WR 1 Q 1:03.66
Michael Prout 1:08.72 6 Q 1:08.09 8
100 m backstroke – S10 Justin Zook 1:01.15 WR 1 Q 1:01.29
100 m backstroke – S11 Justin Zook 1:20.46 13 Did not advance
100 m backstroke – S12 Tucker Dupree 1:04.14 4 Q 1:04.08 5
200 m individual medley – SM5 Roy Perkins 3:30.69 5 Q 3:23.63 5
200 m individual medley – SM7 Rudy Garcia-Tolson 2:37.80 WR 1 Q 2:35.92 WR
200 m individual medley – SM9 Cody Bureau 2:27.30 8 Q 2:20.21
Jarrett Perry DSQ Did not advance
Michael Prout 2:25.65 5 Q 2:25.56 6
200 m individual medley – SM12 Tucker Dupree 2:20.32 6 Q 2:19.12 6
4x50 m freestyle relay – 20pts Michael DeMarco
Dave Denniston
Lantz Lamback
Roy Perkins		 N/A DSQ
(Lamback S7,
Denniston S5,
DeMarco S3,
Perkins S5)
4x100 m freestyle relay – 34pts Mark Barr
Cody Bureau
Lantz Lamback
Michael Prout		 N/A 3:59.97
(Prout S9,
Barr S9,
Lamback S7,
Bureau S9)		 6
4x50 m medley relay – 20pts Dave Denniston
Lantz Lamback
Joe McCarthy
Roy Perkins		 2:46.20
(Lamback S7,
Denniston SB4,
Perkins S5,
McCarthy S4)		 1 Q 2:43.00
(Lamback S7,
Denniston SB4,
Perkins S5,
McCarthy S4)		 4
4x100 m medley relay – 34pts Mark Barr
Cody Bureau
Rudy Garcia-Tolson
Lantz Lamback
Jarrett Perry
Michael Prout
Justin Zook		 4:32.41
(Perry S9,
Garcia-Tolson SB7,
Barr S9,
Prout S9)		 2 Q 4:29.38
(Zook S10,
Perry SB8,
Bureau S9,
Lamback S7)		 7

* Legend: Q – Qualifiers for the next round as decided on a time only basis. Ranks shown are overall rank against competitors in all heats; WR=World Record; PR=Paralympic Record

Women
Event Athletes Heat Final
Time Position Time Position
50 m freestyle – S3 Beth Kolbe 1:11.69 6 Q 1:10.55 5
50 m freestyle – S4 Cheryl Angelelli-Kornoelje N/A 52.81
Aimee Bruder N/A 55.04 5
50 m freestyle – S5 Marin Morrison 1:35.60 14 Did not advance
50 m freestyle – S6 Casey Johnson 41.95 10 Did not advance
Miranda Uhl 39.20 7 Q 39.14 7
50 m freestyle – S7 Cortney Jordan 35.57 4 Q 33.84 PR
Erin Popovich 34.22 PR 1 Q 33.92
50 m freestyle – S8 Amanda Everlove 32.96 7 Q 32.20
Jessica Long 32.54 5 Q 32.58 6
50 m freestyle – S9 April Kerley 30.76 6 Q 30.20 5
Elizabeth Stone 31.24 10 Did not advance
50 m freestyle – S10 Anna Eames 29.78 5 Q 29.17 4
Ashley Owens 30.29 9 Did not advance
Susan Beth Scott 29.67 4 Q 29.38 5
50 m freestyle – S13 Kelley Becherer N/A 27.85
100 m freestyle – S4 Cheryl Angelelli-Kornoelje 1:50.51 2 Q 1:50.25
Aimee Bruder 1:56.69 3 Q 1:55.33
100 m freestyle – S5 Marin Morrison 3:10.30 12 Did not advance
100 m freestyle – S6 Casey Johnson 1:27.75 8 Q 1:26.42 8
Miranda Uhl 1:23.73 6 Q 1:22.22 7
100 m freestyle – S7 Cortney Jordan N/A 1:12.09
Erin Popovich N/A 1:11.82 PR
100 m freestyle – S8 Amanda Everlove 1:10.84 4 Q 1:10.65 4
Jessica Long 1:06.81 WR 1 Q 1:06.91
100 m freestyle – S9 April Kerley 1:06.30 9 Did not advance
Melissa Stockwell 1:09.55 17 Did not advance
Elizabeth Stone 1:05.06 4 Q 1:04.86 6
100 m freestyle – S10 Anna Eames 1:03.58 3 Q 1:01.91
Ashley Owens 1:03.59 4 Q 1:01.57 WR
Susan Beth Scott 1:02.93 2 Q 1:02.33 4
100 m freestyle – S13 Kelley Becherer 1:00.27 1 Q 1:00.46
200 m freestyle – S5 Cheryl Angelelli-Kornoelje 3:44.56 12 Did not advance
Aimee Bruder 3:57.63 15 Did not advance
400 m freestyle – S6 Casey Johnson 6:49.80 10 Did not advance
Miranda Uhl 6:00.34 3 Q 5:55.64 4
400 m freestyle – S7 Deborah Gruen 6:05.90 10 Did not advance
Cortney Jordan 5:31.27 1 Q 5:21.01
Erin Popovich 5:34.18 2 Q 5:17.41 PR
400 m freestyle – S8 Jessica Long 4:47.45 WR 1 Q 4:50.17
400 m freestyle – S9 Melissa Stockwell 5:09.89 10 Did not advance
Elizabeth Stone 5:01.24 6 Q 4:46.53 4
400 m freestyle – S10 Anna Eames 4:52.77 7 Q 4:43.98 4
Ashley Owens 4:50.68 4 Q 4:38.11
Susan Beth Scott 4:46.16 1 Q 4:39.44
400 m freestyle – S13 Kelley Becherer 4:42.18 2 Q 4:37.50 =
50 m butterfly – S6 Casey Johnson 43.99 8 Q 42.35 6
Miranda Uhl 43.98 7 Q 42.50 7
50 m butterfly – S7 Deborah Gruen 49.19 13 Did not advance
Cortney Jordan 44.94 10 Did not advance
Erin Popovich 38.71 2 Q 37.87
100 m butterfly – S8 Amanda Everlove 1:11.64 WR 1 Q 1:12.16
Jessica Long 1:12.54 2 Q 1:11.96
100 m butterfly – S9 April Kerley 1:17.15 14 Did not advance
Melissa Stockwell 1:22.09 18 Did not advance
Elizabeth Stone 1:14.99 10 Did not advance
100 m butterfly – S10 Anna Eames 1:09.26 1 Q 1:09.44
Susan Beth Scott 1:15.11 6 Q 1:15.72 6
100 m butterfly – S13 Kelley Becherer 1:08.91 5 Q 1:08.38 6
100 m breaststroke – SB6 Deborah Gruen 1:46.76 4 Q 1:44.00
Casey Johnson 2:07.89 11 Did not advance
Miranda Uhl 1:50.80 5 Q 1:48.44 6
100 m breaststroke – SB7 Jessica Long N/A 1:38.60
Erin Popovich N/A 1:31.60 WR
100 m backstroke – S3 Beth Kolbe 1:18.81 8 Q 1:17.97 8
100 m backstroke – S5 Marin Morrison DSQ Did not advance
100 m backstroke – S6 Casey Johnson 1:51.42 13 Did not advance
Miranda Uhl 1:41.74 6 Q 1:40.44 8
100 m backstroke – S7 Cortney Jordan 1:30.14 5 Q 1:26.57 4
100 m backstroke – S8 Amanda Everlove DSQ Did not advance
Jessica Long 1:20.44 2 Q 1:19.56
100 m backstroke – S9 Elizabeth Stone 1:13.52 4 Q 1:11.16
100 m backstroke – S10 Susan Beth Scott 1:14.09 4 Q 1:13.97 4
100 m backstroke – S13 Kelley Becherer 1:13.06 3 Q 1:11.53 5
150 m individual medley – SM4 Aimee Bruder N/A 3:29.80 4
200 m individual medley – SM6 Casey Johnson 3:56.80 12 Did not advance
Miranda Uhl 3:16.95 PR 1 Q 3:13.05 WR
200 m individual medley – SM7 Deborah Gruen 3:29.16 7 Q 3:27.48 7
Cortney Jordan 3:15.89 2 Q 3:07.96
Erin Popovich 3:01.21 PR 1 Q 2:54.61 WR
200 m individual medley – SM8 Amanda Everlove 2:52.93 2 Q 2:50.51
Jessica Long 2:42.56 WR 1 Q 2:41.85 WR
200 m individual medley – SM10 Anna Eames 2:43.21 4 Q 2:42.46 5
Susan Beth Scott 2:45.39 6 Q 2:43.99 6
200 m individual medley – SM13 Kelley Becherer N/A 2:32.21 4

Legend: Q – Qualifiers for the next round as decided on a time only basis. Ranks shown are overall rank against competitors in all heats; WR=World Record; PR=Paralympic Record

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