Paralympic & IPC Swimming

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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Paralympic Day 2 Preview: Jessica Long Looks for 3rd-Straight Fly Gold

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

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China’s 4 Golds Leads Early Paralympic Swimming Medal Table

China has earned 4 golds and 11 total medals in the pool just one day into the 2016 Paralympics, building a big lead to try to defend its 2012 Paralympic medal table crown.

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Oliver Hynd Resets 400 Free World Record For Rio Paralympic Gold

Great Britain’s Oliver Hynd crushed his own S8 world record en route to Paralympics gold in the 400 free.

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Lakeisha Patterson Breaks S8 World Record In 400 Free In Rio

Australia’s Lakeisha Patterson beat American Jessica Long for the Rio Paralympic gold medal while breaking Long’s world record in the 400 free.

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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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Meet British Paralympian Andrew Mullen (Video)

The opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games kicked off last night in Rio, which means the action in the…

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Record Number of Countries to Broadcast 2016 Paralympics

According to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) 2016 will mark a new record number of countries broadcasting the 2016 Rio…

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Kick-Off Your Paralympic Experience With Twitter Emojis

Spice up your #Paralympic tweeting with special emojis.

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Start Lists, All The Links You Need For 2016 Rio Paralympics Swimming

2016 Rio Paralympic Games Wednesday, September 7 – Sunday, September 18, 2016 Swimming: Thursday, September 8 – Saturday, September 17,…

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The Beginner’s Guide to Watching Paralympic Swimming

Let’s get one thing out of the way first: it’s called the Paralympics, not the “ParaOlympics.”

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Allison Jones Selected as U.S. Flag Bearer.

Allison Jones selected as U.S. flag bearer for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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Australian Paralympian Most Likely To Write A Romance Novel

Most likely to write a romance novel? Watch to find out.

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Stoke Mandeville: The Heritage Paralympic Flame

The event saw the raising of the Paralympic flag alongside the flags of Brazil and the United Kingdom

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