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AAA's Outstanding Swimmers

Paralympic Games

Erin Popovich after winning the Class SB5 100 meter breaststroke at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia.  Erin had an amazing meet in Sydney - she won three gold medals and three silver medals, and she established new world records in five events.

Photo by Scott Barbour, Allsport

2000 Paralympic Games
Sydney, Australia

Erin Popovich - 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals!  S6, SB5, SM6. 2nd 50m freestyle 36.23 (world record). 1st 100m freestyle 1:19.72 (world record). 1st 100m breaststroke 1:47.15 (1:45.93 world record prelims). 1st 50m butterfly 39.13 (world record). 2nd 200m IM 3:19.87 (world record). 2nd 4 x 50 freestyle relay 3:02.47. 5th 4 x 50m medley relay 3:44.29.

Brandi Van Anne. S6, SB5, SM6. 9th 100m backstroke 2:01.55.  7th 100m breaststroke 2:04.87 (2:03.40 prelims). 5th 50m butterfly 46.80. 6th 200m IM 3:58.53.

1996 Paralympic Games
Atlanta, USA

Dennis Calonico. S6, SB5, SM6. 9th 100m breaststroke 1:55.50. 14th 50m butterfly 54.95.

Colleen Dailey. S6, SB5, SM6. 13th 50m freestyle 46.29. 13th 100m freestyle 1:41.37. 12th 200m freestyle 3:42.51. 5th 100m breaststroke 2:11.73. DQ 50m butterfly. 9th 200m IM 4:13.41.

Jill Nelson - 1 silver medal!  S6, SB5, SM6. 15th 50m freestyle 49.17. 15th 100m freestyle 1:49.77. 13th 200m freestyle 3:57.83. 9th 50m butterfly 53.83. 2nd 4x50m medley relay 3:27.99.

Camille Waddell - 1 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medals!  S6, SB5, SM6. 10th 50m freestyle 43.76. 11th 100m freestyle 1:37.70. 1st 100m breaststroke 1:53.48 (world record). 4th 50m butterfly 51.69. 4th 200m IM 3:55.13. 3rd 4x50m freestyle relay 3:08.27. 2nd 4x50m medley relay 3:27.99.

1992 Paralympic Games
Barcelona, Spain

Colleen Dailey. S6, SB5, SM6. 7th 50m freestyle 46.47. 7th 100m freestyle 1:46.25. 10th 100m breaststroke 2:23.21. 4th 4x50m freestyle relay 3:39.85.

Jody Houston - 1 bronze medal!  S6, SB5, SM6. 9th 50m freestyle 49.36. 16th 100m freestyle 1:57.22. 3rd 100m breaststroke 2:02.06. 4th 4x50m freestyle relay 3:39.85.

Camille Waddell - 1 gold and 1 silver medals!  S6, SB5, SM6. 2nd 50m freestyle 42.33. 5th 100m freestyle 1:37.42 (1:36.76 in prelims). 1st 100m breaststroke 1:54.79 (world record of 1:54.56 in prelims). 4th 4x50m freestyle relay 3:39.85.

1988 Paralympic Games
Seoul, Korea

Pam Danberg - 1 silver medal! L2. 2nd 50m breaststroke 1:04.51.

Jody Houston. No results available.

Karel Reckendorf. No results available.

Nancy Stewart - 1 silver and 1 bronze medals! L2. 2nd 50m freestyle 49.60. 3rd 50m backstroke 58.70.

IPC World Swimming Championships

DAAA contingent at the 1994 Malta World Championships
Clockwise from upper left:  Rudy Puccella, Don Watkinds (imprisoned), 
Gail Dummer, Dennis Calonico, Margie Wilde, Andrea Morris, Colleen Dailey, 
Steven Wilde, Adam Brown, Amy Morris, Sarah Ely, Jill Nelson

1998 IPC World Swimming Championships
Queen Elizabeth II Pool, Christchurch, New Zealand

Erin Popovich - 4 gold and 1 bronze medals!  S6, SB5, SM6. 1st 50m freestyle 37.54.  3rd 100m freestyle 1:24.31. 1st 50m butterfly 45.63. 1st 200m IM 3:32.45. 1st and world record 4x50m freestyle relay 3:11.20.  5th 4x50m medley relay 3:44.49.

Gail Dummer.  Assistant coach.

1994 IPC World Swimming Championships
Tal Qroqq National Pool, Malta

Adam Brown. S6, SB5, SM6. 19th 50m freestyle 47.81. 23rd 100m freestyle 1:52.21. 14th 200m freestyle 4:05.69. 17th 100m backstroke 1:53.38.

Dennis Calonico - 2 silver medals!  S6, SB5, SM6. 15th 50m freestyle 43.63. 19th 100m freestyle 1:41.86. 11th 100m breaststroke 2:03.91. 12th 50m butterfly 54.42. 12th 200m IM 4:15.88. 3rd 4x50m freestyle relay. 3rd 4x50m medley relay.

Colleen Dailey - 1 silver and 1 bronze medals!  S6, SB5, SM6. 6th 50m freestyle 47.61. 5th 100m freestyle 1:44.43. 5th 200m freestyle 3:49.23. 13th 100m backstroke 2:32.52. 3rd 100m breaststroke 2:15.18. 7th 50m butterfly 59.48. 6th 200m IM 4:32.49. 2nd 4x50m freestyle relay.

Sarah Ely. S5. 15th 50m freestyle 1:26.35. 11th 100m freestyle 3:00.26. 9th 200m freestyle 6:11.41. 10th 50m backstroke 1:22.78.  DQ 50m butterfly.

Amy Morris. S6, SB5, SM6. 14th 50m freestyle 54.86. 5th 100m breaststroke 2:27.67.

Andrea Morris. S6, SB5, SM6. 16th 50m freestyle 47.56. 11th 100m freestyle 2:04.55. 6th 100m breaststroke 2:34.46. 12th 50m butterfly 1:11.42.

Jill Nelson - 1 silver medal!  S6, SB5, SM6. 6th 50m freestyle 47.56. 7th 200m freestyle 3:53.71. 12th 100m backstroke 2:31.19. 8th 50m butterfly 59.77. 9th 200m IM 5:03.02. 2nd 4x50m freestyle relay.

Rudy Puccella. S6, SB5, SM6. 24th 50m freestyle 56.17. 25th 100m freestyle 2:05.99.

Steven Wilde. S6, SB5, SM6. 21st 50m freestyle 50.14. 22nd 100m freestyle 1:51.61.

Don Watkinds and Gail Dummer.  DAAA swimming coaches.

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