Tokyo 2020 (2021) Paralympic Games
Participant McKenzie Coan
School, Graduation Date Loyola Maryland (2018)
Paralympic Event/Sport Women's Para-Swimming (USA)
Coan was a three-time gold medalist at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro after winning the 50m, 100m and 400m free events, and she is a 10-time medalist (five gold, five silver) at the World championships.
50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly
Classification: S7, SB6, SM7
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Participant McClain Hermes
School, Graduation Date Loyola Maryland (2023)
Paralympic Event/Sport Women's Para-Swimming (USA)
Hermes, who will be entering her third season with the Greyhounds this fall, cracked the top eight in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2016 Rio Olympic before enrolling at Loyola Maryland. She also claimed gold in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2017 world championships.
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Participant Rayven Sample
School, Graduation Date Bucknell (2024)
Paralympic Event/Sport Men's 100 meters (USA)
In July, 2015, Johnson was named an assistant coach of the 2016 USA Track & Field Olympic Team that competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Participant Brad Snyder
School, Graduation Date Navy (2006)
Paralympic Event/Sport Men's Paratriathlon (USA)
Naval Academy graduate Brad Snyder will compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games as a member of the United States paratriathlon team. Paratriathlon made its debut as a medal event at the Paralympic Games Rio 2016. At the Paralympic Games Tokyo, triathletes will cover a 750-meter swim, non-drafting 20-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run.
Snyder, who served as the captain of the Navy men's swimming team as a senior, will be guided by Greg Billington, who was a member of Team USA in the triathlon at the 2016 Olympics. Snyder lost his eyesight in a 2011 IED explosion while serving in Afghanistan. One year to the date of losing his vision, he won a gold medal in swimming at the Paralympic Games London 2012. Now a five-time gold medalist and two-time silver medalist in swimming from the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Games,
Snyder earned second-team all-Patriot League honors (2004) after finishing third in the 1650 free, ninth in the 500 free and 10th in the 200 fly at the Patriot League Championship.
At the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, Snyder captured three gold medals (50-, 100- and 400-meter freestyle), along with a silver medal (100-meter backstroke). He broke the world record in the S11 50- and 100-meter freestyle. Snyder also placed fourth in the 100m fly. At the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, he captured a gold medal in the 100-meter and 400-meter freestyle, in addition to a silver medal performance in the 50-meter freestyle. Snyder won three gold medals at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (50m free, 100m free, 400m free).
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Official Site of the 2020 Paralympic Games
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