Articles by Ian Silverman

2016 Rio Paralympics: Day 6 Races To Watch

2016 RIO PARALYMPIC GAMES Wednesday, September 7 – Sunday, September 18, 2016 Swimming: Thursday, September 8 – Saturday, September 17,…

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2016 Rio Paralympics: Day 5 Preview

2016 RIO PARALYMPIC GAMES Wednesday, September 7 – Sunday, September 18, 2016 Swimming: Thursday, September 8 – Saturday, September 17,…

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5 World Records Fall on Day 3 of Paralympic Swimming

2016 RIO PARALYMPIC GAMES Wednesday, September 7 – Sunday, September 18, 2016 Swimming: Thursday, September 8 – Saturday, September 17,…

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2016 Paralympics: Women’s S8 Showdown in 100 Free Looming on Day 4

Maddison Elliott (above) comes in to the women’s 100 free in the S8 class as the top ranked swimmer in the world, but she has two of the best in history, Jessica Long and Stephanie Millward, chasing her.

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2016 Rio Paralympics: Day 3 Swimming Preview

2016 RIO PARALYMPIC GAMES Wednesday, September 7 – Sunday, September 18, 2016 Swimming: Thursday, September 8 – Saturday, September 17,…

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2016 Rio Paralympics: Day 2 Swimming Finals Recap

2016 RIO PARALYMPIC GAMES Wednesday, September 7 – Sunday, September 18, 2016 Swimming: Thursday, September 8 – Saturday, September 17,…

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2016 Rio Paralympics: Day 1 Finals Recap

2016 RIO PARALYMPIC GAMES Wednesday, September 7 – Sunday, September 18, 2016 Swimming: Thursday, September 8 – Saturday, September 17,…

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2016 Rio Paralympics: Day 1 Prelims Recap

China’s Jia Hongguang got the meet off to a fast start, setting the World, Paralympic and Asian Record with his morning swim. His time of 1:12.27 is a big drop for Jia and breaks his teammate Zheng Tao’s World Record (1:12.94), who is seeded seconding going into tonight’s final after his morning swim of 1:13.59.

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The IPC’s Statement Related to Intentional Misrepresentation

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has released a statement addressing the growing controversy related to intentional misrepresentation (IM) in classification….

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