U.S. Olympic Committee Expands Paralympic Swimming Resident Program at Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

U.S. Olympic Committee Expands Paralympic Swimming Resident Program at Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2010

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Today the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) announced that ten new Paralympic swimmers have been added to the Paralympic Swimming Resident Program, expanding the team to 16 athletes, all of whom will live and train at the Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo.

 “This is a big investment in the future of our team and its performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England,” said Charlie Huebner, Chief of Paralympics, USOC. “By providing consistent coaching, sports medicine and nutritional support, we hope to enhance athlete performance both domestically and internationally.”

All 16 athletes will be coached by retired U.S. Paralympian and Coaching Fellow Dave Denniston.

 The complete team is scheduled to be on-site and begin practices as of September 1, 2010.

The 2010 Paralympic Swimming Resident Team is comprised of the following athletes:

New female members:
Anna Johannes (Alexandria, Va.)
Jessica Long (Baltimore, Md.)
Elizabeth Stone (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Lauren Kintzing (Longmont, Colo.)
Mallory Weggemann (Eagan, Minn.)

New male members:
Jonathan Heider (Green Bay, Wis.)
Richard McCullough (League City, Texas)
Michael Prout Jr. (West Springfield, Mass.)
Daniel Kamber (Birmingham, Ala.)
Tucker Dupree (Raleigh, N.C.)

 Previous resident team members:
Women:
Amanda Everlove (Wichita, Ks.)
Susan Beth Scott (Cape Girardeau, Mich.)
Ileana Rodriguez (Miami, Fla.)

Men:
Cody Bureau (Latrobe, Pa.)
Lantz Lamback (Augusta, Ga.)
Rudy Garcia-Tolson (Bloomington, Calif.) 

For more information, please contact Beth Bourgeois, U.S. Paralympics, at 719-866-2039 or beth.bourgeois@usoc.org.