Paralympic & IPC Swimming

Aussie Paralympians’ Road To Rio (Video)

Get a taste of what it takes to be a Paralympian by watching the Australian athletes prepare.

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Elizabeth Marks sets world record in SB7 100 meter breaststroke

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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UK’s Stephanie Millward Tells BBC That She Is Correctly Classified S8

Stephanie Millward reportedly told the BBC that she is now correctly classified at S8.

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Photo Vault: 2016 Paralympics, Thursday and Friday Swimming

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

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S8s Beat S9s in Paralympic Peculiarity

Australian Lakeisha Patterson (above) was faster in the S8 class in the 400 free than the winner of the S9 class – and that’s not how it’s supposed to happen.

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Mary Fisher Breaks World Record in 100 Back (S11) on Friday

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

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Aurelie Rivard Breaks World Record in 50 Free for S10 Class

Aurelie Rivard won her first Paralympic gold medal on Friday in World Record-setting fashion.

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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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China, Ukraine Dominate Paralympic Swimming Medals On Day 2

China and Ukraine have begun to pull away from the field in gold and total swimming medals at the 2016 Paralympics.

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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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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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