Swimming New Zealand Hit with Drastic Funding Reduction
Swimming New Zealand was hit with a drastic funding reduction, dropping its annual budget from $1.5 million in 2014 to $900,000…
World Para Swimming Announces Paralympic Swimming World Series
World Para Swimming has announced that a World Series competition will be introduced in 2017, offering para athletes the chance to…
Mira: Nadador Bosnio de 6 Años sin Brazos–Inspirador
Bosnia. Es posible que no sepas mucho de Bosnia, y entonces, brevemente, debemos entender poquíto del país europeo, anteriormente un…
IPC Calls Second McLaren Report ‘Unprecedented and Astonishing’
The International Paralympic Committee released a statement responding to the second McLaren Report, calling its findings of state-sponsored doping in Russia “unprecedented and astonishing.”
Elizabeth Marks Sweeps Multi-Class SB7 Breaststrokes at Can Am Open
Several Paralympians and national champions highlighted the 2016 Can Am Open, including Elizabeth Marks, a 100 breast gold medalist in Rio.
UK Paralympic Champion wins Funding Appeal
Paralympic swimmer Sascha Kindred will have his funding reinstated after an appeal.
Russian Paralympic Committee Must Apply For Reinstatement
On Monday, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) informed the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) that they must meet a specific reinstatement…
Adam Pine Reappointed Program Manager For Australian Paralympic Team
Adam Pine will continue to lead Swimming Australia’s Paralympic program after being re-appointed Program Manager for the next four-year Paralympic cycle….
Kyle Chalmers Named Swimming Australia’s Olympic Swimmer of the Year
18-year-old Olympic gold medalist Kyle Chalmers came away with the top honors at Swimming Australia’s Gala Dinner in Brisbane this weekend….
Lakeisha Patterson Smashes SCM World Record in 400 Free for S8
Australian swimmer Lakeisha Patterson has crushed the S8 World Record in the 400 short course meters freestyle swimming at the 2016…
VIDEO, PHOTO VAULT: Snyder Completes Alcatraz Swim For Sight
Video highlights courtesy of The Foundation For A Better Life, video edit courtesy of Coleman Hodges: The following is a press…
Brad Snyder To Take On 2-Mile Alcatraz Swim For Sight Sunday
Five-time Paralympic gold medalist Brad Snyder will compete in Sunday’s 2-mile open water Alcatraz Swim For Sight event to raise funds and awareness for visual impairments.
Brad Snyder to Swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco For a Great Cause
Snyder, a Navy veteran blinded in Afghanistan, won three gold medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
Tokyo Committee Wants to Use Existing Pools for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
A committee in Tokyo has proposed changes to reign in ballooning costs of the 2020 Olympics. Changes include scrapping plans for a new aquatics center and using the existing Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.
Joseph Schooling Gifts Year of Free Rides To Para-Swimmer Benson Tan
Schooling had to decline a year’s worth of free rides from Grab, a ride-sharing service, to maintain NCAA eligibility. Instead, he gifted the free rides to para-swimmer Benson Tan, an 11-time ASEAN Para Games medalist.
