2023 ParaPan American Games by the numbers
240240 athletes will represent Team USA at the 2023 Parapan American Games. 92 women and 148 men will compete in 16 of the 17 sports during the 10-day competition....
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Athlete Bio#
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Height
6'1"
Age
32
Hometown
Terre Haute, IN
Education
Indiana State University
Classification: S7, SB6, SM7
Quick Facts
- Began swimming at age 11
- He has spastic paraplegia
- The Sycamore alum made his senior international debut at the London Games
- He took time away from swimming following the 2012 Paralympic Games in London and returned to training in late 2013
- He has served as an assistant swimming coach at Terre Haute South High School
- Son of Eric and Nola Austin
- Has one older brother, Adam
- Member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity
- Nickname is EA Swim
Paralympic Experience
- 4-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 4th (400m Freestyle S7 - Men, 50m Butterfly S7 - Men), 6th (200m Individual Medley SM7 - Men)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (50m Butterfly S7 - Men), bronze (400m Freestyle S7 - Men), 5th (200m Individual Medley SM7 - Men), 8th (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Men)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 6th (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Men), 8th (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Men, 100m Butterfly S8 - Men), 11th (200m Individual Medley SM8 - Men), 12th (400m Freestyle S8 - Men), 14th (100m Freestyle S8 - Men)
- Paralympic Games London 2012, 6th (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Men, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Men), 14th (100m Butterfly S8 - Men), 15th (100m Freestyle S8 - Men, 200m Individual Medley SM8 - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – gold (50m Butterfly S7 - Men), 5th (100m Breaststroke SB6 - Men), 6th (200m Individual Medley SM7 - Men), 7th (400m Freestyle S7 - Men)
- Years of participation: 100m Breaststroke SB6 - Men 2019; 200m Individual Medley SM7 - Men 2019; 400m Freestyle S7 - Men 2019; 50m Butterfly S7 - Men 2019
- Medals: 1 (1 gold)
- Gold – 2019 (50m Butterfly S7 - Men)
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