Swimming’s Casey Freeman Set to Compete in 2026 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane sophomore swimmer Casey Freeman will compete within the 2026 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships from August 28-30 in Walnut, California. The three-day occasion, hosted by U.S. Paralympics Swimming for the primary time since 2014, options 170 athletes from 10 nations at Heritage Hall on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College.

Freeman, categorized as an S9 athlete, will race within the 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle, and 100m backstroke. She will compete within the opening heats every day—Friday (100m freestyle), Saturday (400m freestyle), and Sunday (100m backstroke)—with preliminaries beginning at 9:30 a.m. (PDT). Finals are scheduled for five:30 p.m. (PDT), with warm-ups held from 4 p.m. to five:20 p.m. (PDT)

All occasions will happen in a 50-meter lengthy course pool, with heats seeded by time and gender, and finals seeded by WPS (World Para Swimming) factors. The high eight athletes based mostly on factors will compete within the A remaining, with the potential of B and C finals relying on the variety of individuals. Only athletes within the A remaining are eligible for medals. Athletes will need to have an International Classification standing of Review (R), Fixed Date Review (FDR), or Confirmed (C) to compete in finals, whereas these with a New (N) standing are restricted to heats and exhibition C finals.

Para Swimming, one of many oldest Paralympic sports activities, has been a part of each Summer Games since 1960. It options athletes with bodily, visible, and mental impairments competing in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, and particular person medley races, overlaying distances from 50m to 400m. The sport showcases outstanding athleticism, precision, and psychological focus, providing fascinating competitors for followers worldwide.

The Tulane program completed fifth total on the 2026 American Conference Swimming Championships with 905.50 factors. The program totaled an occasion victory and 5 medal winners within the competitors. Lise Coetzee received the 200 free and positioned second within the 500 free. Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou was the runner-up within the 200 butterfly. Eliza Lennox took third within the 100 free. The 800 relay crew of Coetzee, Andrea Zeebe, Phoebe Johnson, and Rafaela Sumida positioned third. Libby Brewer was named the league’s Freshman Diver of the Year and likewise certified and competed at NCAA Zones this season. Tulane additionally noticed 11 qualify and compete on the 2026 CSCAA National Invitational Championships in Danielle Barberie, Coetzee, Nicole Fant, Paula Gaya Bisquerra, Petropoulou, Ebba Holgersson, Johnson, Mary Kate Kupsky, Lennox, Gwen Shahboz, and Marin Shimkus. The program noticed 4 earn a spot on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District ® Division I Swimming & Diving Team in Petropoulou, Hatipoglu, Johnson, and Zeebe and three chosen as College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-Americans in Lennox, Petropoulou, and Brewer.

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