Paralympic & IPC Swimming

Leanne Smith Breaks World Record at Inaugural Para World Series

Copenhagen, Denmark played host to the inaugural event on the new Para Swimming World Series.

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Meet Ellie Robinson (VIDEO)

Ellie Robinson, of Northampton, England made her debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympics representing Great Britain. At 13, Robinson set…

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Nick Adcock Breaks American Record in S10 50 Yard Fly

Nick Adcock has broke the American Record in the 50 yard fly for S10s. At the CSH/Tri-State Regional on March…

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Michelle Konkoly Breaks American Record in 50 Yard Free (S9)

2016 Paralympic Champion Michelle Konkoly has broke the American Record in the 50 yard freestyle for S9s while swimming at the…

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Swimming Australia Announces New Appointments For Para Coaches

Swimming Australia is excited to announce two new appointments within the Para coaching unit for Jan Cameron and Nathan Doyle…

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Aussie Brenden Hall Encourages Multi Class Athletes to Try Open Water

Australian Paralympian Brendan Hall has successfully ventured into open water competition, and he wants other multi class athletes to do the same.

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7-Time Paralympic Champion Sascha Kindred Announces Retirement

Sascha Kindred has competed at every IPC World Championship in swimming since they began in 1994.

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Tucker Dupree Breaks S12 American Record in 50 Yard Free

4-time Paralympic medalist Tucker Dupree has broken the American Record* in the 50 yard freestyle for S12 swimmers. Swimming on Sunday…

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US Paralympic Resident Team Breaks 12 National Records At Club Meet

This past weekend at the 2017 Great Lakes Tropical Challenge in Zeeland, Michigan, the American Paralympic Resident Team took part in the age group meet, putting on a spectacle with 12 new American records.

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Paralympian Mallory Weggemann Walks Down the Aisle

Weggemann, who became paralyzed from the waist down 9 years ago, recently set a goal for herself outside of the pool. That goal was to walk down the aisle on her wedding day

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Phelps, Ledecky Nominated for 2017 Laureus World Sports Awards

Swimming stars Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky have been named as nominees for the 2017 Laureus World Sports Awards.

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Benoit Huot Named To The Order Of Canada

Canadian paralympic swimmer Benoît Huot was named to the Order of Canada at the end of December to honour his work as both a parasport ambassador and Paralympic athlete.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Male Paralympic Swimmer of the Year

Belarus’s Ihar Boki swam his way to the highest gold medal total of any Paralympic swimmer in Rio this summer, earning 6 gold medals.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Female Paralympic Swimmer of the Year

Ukraine’s Yelyzaveta Mereshko led all female swimmers in Rio with 5 total Paralympic medals. 4 were gold for Mereshko, all individual. Her only non-gold medal was a bronze from Ukraine’s mixed 4×50 free relay.

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Brazil Announces Youth Paralympic Team, With Special Invite

The CBDA (Brazilian swimming federation) has announced a 12-member Youth Paralympic Team, who will be a part of a special…

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