ParalympianPara Swimming

Cali Prochaska

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I Hope My Story Can Inspire Someone The Way Other Paralympians Have Inspired Me
I was eight years old when I heard of the Paralympics for the first time. I was competing at a swim meet when a few officials came over after my race to ask me if I participated in adaptive sports. I had no idea what the Paralympics were. So, I went ho...
Aug 31, 2023
Christie Raleigh Crossley’s Long Journey To The Olympics Could Instead Lead To The Paralympics
A former able-bodied swimming star, Raleigh Crossley is set to compete in this week’s Para swimming world championships.
Jul 29, 2023

Athlete Bio

Height

5'2"

Birthday

Oct 22, 2002

Hometown

Fort Wayne, IN

Education

R. Nelson Snider High School (Fort Wayne, Ind.) '21

classification: S9, SB8, SM9

Personal

Born with proximal femoral focal disorder in her left leg and hip, Cali first began swimming as a form of physical therapy following Van Ness Rotationplasty surgery in 2008. She then began swimming competitively in 2013…Daughter of Brian and Melissa Prochaska…Has two brothers, Tanner and Connor, and three sisters, Jana, Faith and Lauren…Hobbies include swimming, listening to music and reading.

Career Highlights

2018 U.S. Paralympics Swimming Para National Championships, 2nd (100 breaststroke), 4th (100 butterfly), 5th (100 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 200 IM), 6th (400 freestyle), 7th (50 freestyle, 200 IM, 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke), 8th (100 butterfly)