Sports and Development: Building Positive Legacies
I am hoping today to open a conversation about how the sports community, particularly federations and high-level athletes and coaches, can engage in the development of the places where training camps and competitions are held.
Becca Meyers Breaks World Record in S13 200 Meter IM on Saturday at Para Pan Pacs
American Becca Meyers has broken her 2nd World Record of the week at the 2014 Para Pan Pac Championships.
Rebecca Meyers (USA) Smashes the S13 400-Meter Freestyle World Record
Rebecca Meyers went 4:25.31 in prelims at Para Pan Pacs to break the world record in the women’s 400 free S13 by 3.5 seconds.
On Eve of Para Pan Pacs, Canadian 9-time Paralympic Medalist Grand’Maison Retires
MONTREAL – One of Canada’s greatest Paralympians is hanging up her goggles. After several months of consideration, Montreal’s Valerie Grand’Maison made…
Our Picks For the Big Splash Race of the Year Award
In the prelims, Caldwell broke teammate Sinead Russell’s 200m backstroke Canadian record and qualified to swim in the semis. In the semis, Caldwell broke her own Canadian record and qualified for the final in second behind Missy Franklin…
Canada Picks Up Two Gold as the Ukraine Continues to Dominate
The crowd in Montreal, Canada at the IPC Swimming World Championships had reason to cheer right from the get go…
Ukraine Increases Lead in Medal Standings with Six Gold
After a strong night in the pool at the IPC Swimming World Championships the Ukrainian team increased their lead in the medal standings accumulating a total of 36 medals (14 gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze) in the first three days… (Credit: Janna Schulze)
