USA Tops the Medal Chart at Deaf Worlds

Team USA topped the medal chart at the end of the 6th World Deaf Swimming Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  All 7 athletes medaled during the 6 days of grueling competition where 29 countries sent their best deaf swimmers to represent them.  Team USA earned 25 medals with 13 Gold, 6 Silver and 6 Bronze.  Every athlete achieved 2 or more personal best times during the competition.  Holden Ewan, 14 from Austin, TX, set personal best times in all 9 of the individual events he competed in.

Individual Medal highlights:

Collin Davis, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze: Silver 200 Free, Silver 200 Back, Silver 4x100 mixed medley relay, Bronze 4x100 mens relay. 3 Personal Best times.

Sam Kohm, 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze:  Gold 4x100 mixed relay, Silver 4x100 mixed medley relay, Bronze 4x100 mens relay. 5 Personal Best times.

Sy Pizzolato 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze: Gold 4x100 mixed relay, Silver 4x100 mixed medley relay, Bronze 1500 Free, Bonze 4x100 mens relay. 6 Personal Best times.

Holden Ewan, 1 Gold, 1 Bronze: Gold 4x100 mixed relay, Bronze 4x100 mens relay. Set Personal Best times in all 9 individual events in which he competed.

Brooke Thompson, 2 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze: Gold 100 Back, Gold 4x100 mixed relay, Silver 200 Back, Silver 50 Free, Silver 4x100 mixed medley relay, Bronze 50 Back, Bronze 400 Free. 8 Personal Best times.

Matthea Gaines, 1 Gold, 1 Silver: Gold 4x100 mixed free relay, Silver 4x100 mixed medley relay. 2 Personal Best times.

Carli Cronk, 12 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze: Gold 200 IM, Gold 100 Fly, Gold 400 Free, Gold 100 Free, Gold 1500 Free, Gold 50 Back, Gold 200 Back, Gold 400 IM, Gold 200 Fly, Gold 800 Free, Gold 200 Free, Gold 4x100 mixed relay, Silver 50 Fly, Silver 4x100 mixed medley relay, Bronze 200 Breast. 2 Personal Best times.