Ian Jaryd Silverman

Ian Jaryd Silverman
Personal information
Nationality  United States
Born November 15, 1995
Baltimore, Maryland
Sport
Sport Swimming

Ian Jaryd Silverman (born 1995) is an American swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland. He has mild cerebral palsy and won a gold medal in the S10 400m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. At the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships in 2014, Silverman broke the S10 world record in the event, with a time of 4:03.57 [1] As of August 2015, Silverman also holds para-swimming world records in the 800m and 1500m freestyle and the 400m Individual Medley.[2][3]

Silverman now swims at NCAA Division I college University of Southern California.[4][5][6]

Silverman did not compete at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, after a classification review deemed him not impaired enough to compete in his preferred events. [7][8]

References

  1. ↑ http://m.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2014/August/06/Ian-Silverman-smashes-world-record-at-Pan-Pacific-Para-Swimming-Championships
  2. ↑ http://www.teamusa.org/para-swimming/athletes/Ian-Silverman
  3. ↑ http://m.paralympic.org/world-records/swimming
  4. ↑ http://m.usctrojans.com/m/sports/m-swim/mtt/ian_silverman_921391.html
  5. ↑ http://dailytrojan.com/2014/09/28/freshman-swimmer-beats-the-odds/
  6. ↑ "Natalie bombs out in 50 m swim". The Witness. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  7. ↑ http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ian-silverman-paralympic-world-record-holder-bumped-from-disabled-swimming/
  8. ↑ http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/13258441/paralympics-officials-redefining-paralympian


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