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U.S. Swimmers Compete for Spots on Parapan American Team at Can-Am Championships
By Marvin Olberding // U.S. Paralympics // March 22, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Jessica Long (Baltimore, Md.) set three world records and Jarrett Perry (Wichita, Kan.) continued to show he's one of the world's best in the backstroke, improving on his world record in the 200m back at the Can-Am Championships, March 16-18 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
One hundred swimmers from the U.S. and Canada competed at the event, with U.S. swimmers earning the "Swim of the Day" award in all three days of competition. Long took the honors on days one and three after her performances in the 100m breaststroke and 100m butterfly, respectively, while Rudy Garcia-Tolson (Bloomington, Calif.) was honored on day two after his performance in the 200m individual medley. Long's 100m fly was deemed the "Swim of the Meet."
The U.S. also saw Pan-American record-breaking performances from Michael Prout (East Springfield, Mass., S9 400m freestyle), Cortney Jordan (Henderson, Nev., S7 200m back), Susan Beth Scott (Cape Girardeau, Mo., S10 800m free) and Deb Gruen (Hamden, Conn., S7 800m free).
Full results from the event can be found by clicking at www.usparalympics.org. The meet is also being used as the selection meet for the 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Team selection will be announced later this week.
For more information, contact Marvin Olberding at (719) 866-2045.
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