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Christie Raleigh Crossley
Christie Raleigh Crossley (born June 20, 1987) is an American Paralympic swimming, Paralympic swimmer. They represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Early life and education Raleigh grew up playing several sports, including playing in the boys' leagues for basketball and baseball. In middle school they made the decision to focus on swimming, with dreams of making the Olympic team. At Toms River High School South, they were a state champion and became the second freshman in state history to become the state record-holder in any swimming event. They moved to Florida when they were 15 to attend Pine Crest School, where they were a four-time high school state champion in Florida. After graduating from Pine Crest, they received a scholarship to swim for Florida State University. They competed there for two years, earning multiple accolades including Athletic Coast Conference (ACC) Freshman of the Year, and two back-to-back National Collegiate Athletic Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S9 (classification)
S9, SB8, SM9 are para-swimming classifications used for categorizing swimmers based on their level of disability. Swimmers in this class generally have severe weakness in one leg. This class includes a number of different disabilities including people with amputations and cerebral palsy. The classification is governed by the International Paralympic Committee, and competes at the Paralympic Games. Definition This classification is for swimming. In the classification title, S represents Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly strokes. SB means breaststroke. SM means individual medley. Jane Buckley, writing for the Sporting Wheelies, describes the swimmers in this classification as having: "severe weakness in one leg only; Swimmers with very slight coordination problems; Swimmers with one limb loss. Unless there is an underlying medical condition usually all of these athletes will start out of the water." Swimming classifications are on a gradient, with one being the most severely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
