Lucas McCrory competes at Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships

Lucas McCrory, left, shakes hands with U.S. Paralympic Team Coach Tom Franke before competing at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center on Aug. 6.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Lucas McCrory, 20, walks alongside the pool before competing at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center on Aug. 6.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

U.S. Olympic diver Nick McCrory, left, congratulates his brother, Nick McCrory, after his race in the men’s 50-meter butterfly at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center on Aug. 6.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Lucas McCrory readies for the start of the men’s 400-meter freestyle at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center on Aug. 6.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Lucas McCrory dives into the pool at the start of a 400-meter freestyle race at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center on Aug. 6.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Lucas McCrory’s mother Ana, left, brother Nick, center, and father Douglas McCrory cheer for him as he competes in the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at Rose Bowl Aquatics Center on Aug. 6.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Lucas McCrory swims in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center on Aug. 6.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Nick McCrory, right, takes a photo of his brother Lucas McCrory (not pictured) as father Douglas McCrory looks on at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center on Aug. 6.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Lucas McCrory, left, is congratulated by his brother, Olympic diver Nick McCrory, after competing at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center on Aug. 6.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)