Colleen Young (born June 29, 1998) is an American

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. She is a three-time Paralympian earning a bronze medal at the

2016 Paralympic Games The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, f ...

, as well as a bronze and a silver medal at the

2020 Paralympic Games The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ...

. She has also earned multiple gold, silver and bronze medals at

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

. She competes in the

Paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Kore ...

class S13. In 2016 she set a Pan-American record in the 100m breaststroke.

Career

In 2012 she swam four individual events at the 2012 Paralympic Games, where she was the youngest Paralympian on Team USA. 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. In 2016 she won the bronze medal in the 100 m Breaststroke SB13 at the

. 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. In 2020 she won the silver medal in the 200m Individual Medley SM13 and the bronze medal in the 100m Breaststroke SB13 at the

. Young reached the final in the 100m Backstroke S13 placing 8th. She also placed 20th in the 50m Freestyle S13. On April 14, 2022, Young was named to the roster to represent the United States at the

2022 World Para Swimming Championships The 2022 World Para Swimming Championships was the 11th edition of the World Para Swimming Championships, an international swimming competition for athletes with a disability. It was held in Madeira from 12 to 18 June. The competition was origin ...

. On April 29, 2023, Young was named to the roster to represent the United States at the

2023 World Para Swimming Championships The 2023 World Para Swimming Championships was the 12th edition of the World Para Swimming Championships, an international swimming competition for swimmers with disabilities. It was held in Manchester, Great Britain from 31 July to 6 August 202 ...

. On June 30, 2024, Young was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2024 Paralympic Games. Young won the bronze medal in the 100 m Breaststroke SB13 at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Personal life

Young attended

Fairfield University Fairfield University is a private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2023, the university had about 5,000 full-time undergraduate students and 1,200 gra ...

, where she was a member of the Women's Swimming & Diving team and graduated a Bachelor's degree in Communication in 2020.

References

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