WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University will be represented in Tokyo again as four Boilermakers will be on site for Team USA at the Paralympic Games, the premier international showcase for adaptive sports.
The Paralympic Games are slated for Aug. 24 to Sept. 5 at the same venues that hosted the Olympic Games earlier this summer in Tokyo.
The quartet of Boilermakers in Tokyo for the Paralympic Games includes a current assistant coach with Purdue women’s swimming & diving, an alumna from the women’s swimming & diving program and two incoming freshmen at Purdue. That group includes…
• Evan Austin (Swimming/Purdue Assistant Coach) – As a three-time Paralympian, Austin has been selected among the three captains for the U.S. Para Swim Team. The Terre Haute native and Indiana State alumnus began training at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center in the fall of 2019 while also serving as a volunteer assistant under head coach John Klinge. He was on site with the Purdue women at the last two Big Ten Championships in Iowa City and Minneapolis. Austin qualified for the Paralympic Games in the 50-meter butterfly (S7), 200-meter individual medley (SM7) and 400-meter freestyle (S7). He was victorious in the 50 fly at the 2019 Para World Swimming Championships. Earlier this year, Austin set American records in the 200 and 400 free at the…
