Swimming’s Casey Freeman Delivers Spectacular Performances at 2026 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane sophomore swimmer Casey Freeman had sturdy particular person performances, together with a pair of ultimate appearances, on the 2026 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships from August 28-30 in Walnut, California.

Freeman, categorised as an S9 athlete, competed within the 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle, and 100m backstroke. She opened the competitors on Friday, ending fifteenth within the 100m freestyle preliminaries with a time of 1:14.33. On Saturday, she positioned twelfth within the 400m freestyle preliminaries with a time of 5:35.16, earlier than advancing to the finals and tying for seventh with a time of 5:35.20. On the ultimate day, Freeman certified for the 100m backstroke closing with a seventh-place end within the preliminaries at 1:27.12 however was sadly disqualified within the closing.

The three-day occasion happened in a 50-meter course pool at Heritage Hall on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College, with heats seeded by time and gender, and finals seeded by WPS (World Para Swimming) factors.

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, masking 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 general 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 staff 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.

Tulane’s swimming program is about to open the 2026 season with the annual Olive and Blue Intrasquad scrimmage on Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. at Reily Natatorium.

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