Colleen Young (born June 29, 1998) is an American swimmer. She is a three-time Paralympian earning a bronze medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games, as well as a bronze and a silver medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games.[1][2] She has also earned multiple gold, silver and bronze medals at World Championships.[3] She competes in the Paralympic class S13. In 2016 she set a Pan-American record in the 100m breaststroke.[4]
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| Born | June 29, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2012 she swam four individual events at the 2012 Paralympic Games, where she was the youngest Paralympian on Team USA.[5][6] Young reached the final in the 100m Breaststroke SB13 placing 5th, and the 200m Individual Medley SM13 placing 7th. She placed 10th in the 100m Freestyle S13 and 12th in the 50m Freestyle S13.[3][7]
In 2016 she won the bronze medal in the 100 m Breaststroke SB13 at the 2016 Paralympic Games.[8] Young reached the final in the 100m Backstroke S13 placing 4th, and in the 200m Individual Medley SM13 placing 5th. She also placed 9th in the 50m Freestyle S13.[3]
In 2020 she won the silver medal in the 200m Individual Medley SM13 and the bronze medal in the 100m Breaststroke SB13 at the 2020 Paralympic Games.[9][10] Young reached the final in the 100m Backstroke S13 placing 8th. She also placed 20th in the 50m Freestyle S13.[3]
On April 14, 2022, Young was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships.[11] On April 29, 2023, Young was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships.[12]
On June 30, 2024, Young was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2024 Paralympic Games. [13] [14]
Young won the bronze medal in the 100 m Breaststroke SB13 at the 2024 Paralympic Games.[15][16]
Personal life
editYoung attended Fairfield University, where she was a member of the Women's Swimming & Diving team and graduated a Bachelor's degree in Communication in 2020.[17][5]
References
edit- ^ Joe Clarke (September 17, 2016). "In Final Race In Rio, Jessica Long Wins Long-Awaited Paralympic Gold". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Stags' Swimming Duo Earns Multiple Medals at Tokyo Paralympics". FairfieldNews - Fairfield University. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Colleen Young". www.teamusa.com. June 9, 2023. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "Watch Colleen Young Break Pan-Am Record in S13 100m Breast". SwimSwam. July 1, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Wilson, Angelica (September 1, 2021). "Paralympian Colleen Young Won Two Medals in Tokyo — Read More Fun Facts About the Swimmer". Popsugar. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "Lindbergh High School Freshman to Swim in London 2012 Paralympics". Affton-Shrewsbury, MO Patch. August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "Colleen Young". Paralympic.org.
- ^ "Results Archive - Rio 2016 - Swimming". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on September 19, 2023.
- ^ "United States medal tracker for Tokyo Paralympics - OlympicTalk | NBC Sports". Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 2020 - Swimming". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Records Fall on Opening Day of U.S. Paralympic Team Trials - Swimming in Minneapolis". www.usparaswimming.org. June 28, 2024. Archived from the original on June 28, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Gowdy, Kristen (June 30, 2024). "U.S. Paralympics Swimming Roster Announced for 2024 Paralympic Games". www.usparaswimming.org. Archived from the original on June 30, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Whooley, Declan (September 5, 2024). "Paris 2024: Ní Riain rounds off Games with another fourth place finish". RTE. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Ireland's Róisin Ní Riain just misses out on medal after agonising fourth place finish in SB13 100m breaststroke final". Irish Independent. September 5, 2024. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Letters to the Herd: Colleen Young '20". Fairfield University Athletics. May 8, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2024.