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2016 IPC European Championships: Day 5 Preview

More than halfway through the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships, day five (5 May) will see a mix of young and experienced athletes race.

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IPC European Championships Day 4 Finals Results in 9 World Records

An astonishing nine world records peppered the pool at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships on Wednesday (4 May), as athletes continued to grab titles on their road to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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Rung On Track For Fourth Gold Medal During IPC Euros Day 4 Prelims

A series of swimmers searching for their latest titles led their heats at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships on Day 4.

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IPC Swimming European Championships Day 2 Preview

The second day of action at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal, will see a series of highly decorated swimmers take to the pool.

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World Record, Full Session Race Videos From IPC European Championships Day 1

Dmitrii Kokarev and Valeriia Shabalina registered World records in their respective IPC classifications in the Day 1 finals at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Championships.

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Russia Clocks Two World Records at IPC Euros Day 1 Finals

2016 IPC SWIMMING EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Funchal, Portugal Prelims: 9:00am/Finals: 5:00pm (West European) – (4:00am/12:00pm U.S Eastern) Sunday, May 1 –…

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Russian, Uzbekistan Records Posted in Day 1 Prelims of IPC European Championships

2016 IPC SWIMMING EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Funchal, Portugal Prelims: 9:00am/Finals: 5:00pm (West European) – (4:00am/12:00pm U.S Eastern) Sunday, May 1 –…

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Gary Hall Jr. Discusses Possible Cure For Type 1 Diabetes (Video)

Watch Gary Hall Jr. as he discusses the introduction of cellular therapy as a possible cure for Type 1 Diabetes.

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British Para-Swimming International Meet All Sessions Race Videos

Watch all the sessions of the 2016 British Para-Swimming International Meet courtesy of British Swimming YouTube Channel.

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Race Videos, Interviews From Day 5 of British Para-Swimming International

Watch the prelims/finals race videos and interviews from gold medalists and British national record-breakers.

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Eight National Records Broken On Last Day of British Para-Swimming International

Bethany Firth (above) was among the athletes who broke eight British national records on the last day of competition at the 2016 British Para-Swimming International Meet.

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Race Videos, Interviews From Day 4 of British Para-Swimming International

2016 BRITISH PARA-SWIMMING INTERNATIONAL MEET Tollcross, Glasgow, Scotland Prelims 9:30AM/Finals 5:30PM (local Time) – (4:30AM/12:30PM U.S. Eastern Time) Saturday, April…

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British Para-Swimming International Sees Two World Records Fall On Day 4

The athletes at the British Para-Swimming International established new World, British, and Asian Records on Day 4.

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European Championships To Be Televised Across Continent in 2018

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has announced that it will air the European Athletics Championships on its platforms in 2018, including the aquatics portion from the European Aquatics Championships in Glasgow.

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Oliveira Posts 2nd Fastest Brazilian 100 Free in Day 5 Maria Lenk Prelims

Passing her previous Brazilian National Record of 54.61, Larissa Oliveira clocks the second fastest 100 free of all time by a Brazilian in prelims with 54.53.

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