Colleen Young
Personal information
Nationality United States
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo200 m ind. medley SM13
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio 100 m breaststroke SB13
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke SB13
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira100 m breaststroke SB13
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira200 m ind. medley SM13
Silver medal – second place2023 Manchester100m breaststroke SB13

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] On April 29, 2023, Young was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Joe Clarke (17 September 2016). "In Final Race In Rio, Jessica Long Wins Long-Awaited Paralympic Gold". Team USA. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016.
  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. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ Overend, Riley (April 29, 2023). "U.S. Paralympics Swimming Selects 22 (Including Just 6 Men) for 2023 Worlds Roster". swimswam.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.


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