Paralympics

Former Florida State University swimmer Christie Raleigh Crossley set a world record Thursday in her very first race in the Paralympics.

Several of the Florida athletes on Team USA are from the greater Tampa Bay region and surrounding areas.

Stephanie Lamparez is a physical therapist in New Iberia, Louisiana. But she is also a para-athlete coach and has been for years who's brought teams of Louisiana para-athletes to participate in elite competitions. She's also built a community of athletes along the way.

A year to the day an improvised explosive device took his eyesight, Navy Lt. Brad Snyder won his second gold medal in his favorite event, the 400…

St. Petersburg native Brad Snyder has earned an invitation to swim with the U.S. Paralympic Team in the London 2012 Games.Snyder, a 2006 U.S. Naval…