Swimming’s Casey Freeman Set to Compete in 2026 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Aug 27, 2026 | Women's Swimming and Diving
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NEW ORLEANS – Tulane sophomore swimmer Casey Freeman will compete in the 2026 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships from August 28-30 in Walnut, California. The three-day event, hosted by U.S. Paralympics Swimming for the first time since 2014, features 170 athletes from 10 nations at Heritage Hall on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College.
Freeman, classified as an S9 athlete, will race in the 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle, and 100m backstroke. She will compete in the opening heats each day—Friday (100m freestyle), Saturday (400m freestyle), and Sunday (100m backstroke)—with preliminaries starting at 9:30 a.m. (PDT). Finals are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. (PDT), with warm-ups held from 4 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. (PDT)
All events will take place in a 50-meter long course pool, with heats seeded by time and gender, and finals seeded by WPS (World Para Swimming) points. The top eight athletes based on points will compete in the A final, with the possibility of B and C finals depending on the number of participants. Only athletes in the A final are eligible for medals. Athletes must have an International Classification status of Review (R), Fixed Date Review (FDR), or Confirmed (C) to compete in finals, while those with a New (N) status are limited to heats and exhibition C finals.
Para Swimming, one of the oldest Paralympic sports, has been part of every Summer Games since 1960. It features athletes with physical, visual, and intellectual impairments competing in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, and individual medley races, covering distances from 50m to 400m. The sport showcases remarkable athleticism, precision, and mental focus, offering captivating competition for fans worldwide.
The Tulane program finished fifth overall at the 2026 American Conference Swimming Championships with 905.50 points. The program totaled an event victory and five medal winners in the competition. Lise Coetzee won the 200 free and placed second in the 500 free. Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou was the runner-up in the 200 butterfly. Eliza Lennox took third in the 100 free. The 800 relay team of Coetzee, Andrea Zeebe, Phoebe Johnson, and Rafaela Sumida placed third. Libby Brewer was named the league's Freshman Diver of the Year and also qualified and competed at NCAA Zones this season. Tulane also saw 11 qualify and compete at 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 saw four 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 selected as College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-Americans in Lennox, Petropoulou, and Brewer.
TICKETS
Tickets for the upcoming football, volleyball, men's and women's basketball seasons can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
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NEW ORLEANS – Tulane sophomore swimmer Casey Freeman will compete in the 2026 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships from August 28-30 in Walnut, California. The three-day event, hosted by U.S. Paralympics Swimming for the first time since 2014, features 170 athletes from 10 nations at Heritage Hall on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College.
Freeman, classified as an S9 athlete, will race in the 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle, and 100m backstroke. She will compete in the opening heats each day—Friday (100m freestyle), Saturday (400m freestyle), and Sunday (100m backstroke)—with preliminaries starting at 9:30 a.m. (PDT). Finals are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. (PDT), with warm-ups held from 4 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. (PDT)
All events will take place in a 50-meter long course pool, with heats seeded by time and gender, and finals seeded by WPS (World Para Swimming) points. The top eight athletes based on points will compete in the A final, with the possibility of B and C finals depending on the number of participants. Only athletes in the A final are eligible for medals. Athletes must have an International Classification status of Review (R), Fixed Date Review (FDR), or Confirmed (C) to compete in finals, while those with a New (N) status are limited to heats and exhibition C finals.
Para Swimming, one of the oldest Paralympic sports, has been part of every Summer Games since 1960. It features athletes with physical, visual, and intellectual impairments competing in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, and individual medley races, covering distances from 50m to 400m. The sport showcases remarkable athleticism, precision, and mental focus, offering captivating competition for fans worldwide.
The Tulane program finished fifth overall at the 2026 American Conference Swimming Championships with 905.50 points. The program totaled an event victory and five medal winners in the competition. Lise Coetzee won the 200 free and placed second in the 500 free. Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou was the runner-up in the 200 butterfly. Eliza Lennox took third in the 100 free. The 800 relay team of Coetzee, Andrea Zeebe, Phoebe Johnson, and Rafaela Sumida placed third. Libby Brewer was named the league's Freshman Diver of the Year and also qualified and competed at NCAA Zones this season. Tulane also saw 11 qualify and compete at 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 saw four 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 selected as College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-Americans in Lennox, Petropoulou, and Brewer.
TICKETS
Tickets for the upcoming football, volleyball, men's and women's basketball seasons can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow Tulane Swimming and Diving on social media @GreenWaveSwim on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.Â
GREEN WAVE CLUB
Giving to the Green Wave Club provides Tulane Athletics with the resources student‑athletes need to excel in competition and in the classroom. Your support directly improves the lives of current and future Green Wave student‑athletes and enhances Tulane's competitiveness in intercollegiate athletics. Make a gift today by calling (504) 865‑5356, emailing greenwaveclub@tulane.edu, or visiting GreenWaveClub.com.
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