Summer Paralympics

NBC Signs Deal for 116 Hours of 2014 and 2016 Paralympic Coverage

Paralympic stars like Jessica Long will have a massive new television audience for the 2016 Games.

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Two-Time Gold Medalist Brad Snyder to Carry Flag at Closing Ceremonies

Lieutenant Brad Snyder, who won a pair of Paralympic gold medals within a year of losing his sight, will carry…

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Australia’s Freney Captures 8th Gold; Brad Snyder Brings Paralympics to American Forefront

Who won 8 gold medals in the last Olympics? Phelps? Nope. Jacqueline Freney of Australia accomplished the feat with a…

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Long Strikes Gold Again, Silverman Makes Lasting First Impression

Tom Miazga has had a front-row seat to the world of Paralympic swimming for more than half a decade. That’s…

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Simmonds Breaks Another World Record; Aussies Beat Americans in Women’s 400 Free Relay

Britain’s Ellie Simmonds proved why she’s the country’s Paralympic superstar with a second gold medal and World Record. (Photo Courtesy: Paralympic.org)

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Mallory Weggemann Bounces Back from Reclass, Tops Long for First Paralympic Medal

Mallory Weggemann took lemons and made lemonade with her first ever Paralympic gold medal. (Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie)

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Race of the Century: Simmonds Tops Arlen on Day 3 at Paralympics in Superstar Matchup

Great Britain’s Eleanor Simmonds (above) repeated as the S6 400 free champion, as both she and American Victoria Arlen crushed the World Record. (Photo Courtesy: Paralympic.org)

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Long Adds Second Gold, Lieutenant Brad Snyder Wins First Paralympic Gold on Day 2

Tom Miazga has had a front-row seat to the world of Paralympic swimming for more than half a decade. That’s…

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Tom Miazga Reflects on Day 1 of the Paralympics; Answers Questions

Tom Miazga has had a front-row seat to the world of Paralympic swimming for more than half a decade. That’s…

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Jessica Long Strikes First American Gold; China Hot on Day 1 at Paralympic

American Jessica Long didn’t break any World Records on day 1 of the 2012 Paralympics, but she won gold and plenty of other marks went down.

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BREAKING: Victoria Arlen Allowed in S6, Results May Be Changed After Race

The latest in the disaster that has been the Paralympic classification system in the leadup to this week’s Paralympic swimming, the verdict…

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Brits Break First World Record of 2012 Paralympics on Day 1 Prelims

Remember the 2008 Olympics? Where it seemed like every heat resulted in an Olympic or a World Record? It looks…

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Paralympian Tom Miazga Invites Swimmers to Meet the Superhumans

Tom Miazga has had a front-row seat to the world of Paralympic swimming for more than half a decade. That’s…

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Weggemann, Zook Reclassified, Arlen Absent from Start Lists Day Before Paralympics

Paralympic superstar Mallory Weggemann is competing against a whole new field on the eve of the Paralympics (Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie)

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2012 Paralympics: Live Results, Live Streams, and US Twitter Handles

Mallory Weggemann and the US Paralympic Team are two days away from kicking off the Paralympic Games in London. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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