Paralympic & IPC Swimming

World record for Gabidullina at IPC European Open

Kazakhstan’s Zulfiya Gabidullina took nearly a second off the women’s 50m freestyle S3 world record to take Open gold at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal, on Monday (2 May).

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Josef Craig DQ’d At IPC European C’ships Due To Olympic Rings Tattoo

A tattoo violation prevented British swimmer Josef Craig from competing in one of his finals on Day 1 of the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships (unrelated picture of Olympic rings tattoo).

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Boki, Rivard Gear Up For Second Wins At Day 2 Prelims of IPC Euros

A series of swimmers are in pole position to take their second gold medal in as many days after qualifying fastest in the heats on day two (Monday, 2 May) at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal.

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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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Obamas, British Royalty Talk Trash Over 2016 Invictus Games

American President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have engaged in some friendly trash talk with the British Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II regarding the upcoming Invictus Games, an athletic event for wounded warriors of the world’s militaries.

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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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Stephanie Dixon Inducted Into Canada’s Sports Hall Of Fame

Famed Canadian Paralympic swimmer Stephanie Dixon is one of the seven inductees into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

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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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Two-Record Day 3 For Robinsion Heads British Para International

Eleanor Robinson broke the British S6 50 fly record in both prelims and finals on Monday of the British Para-Swimming International.

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