Lauren Boyle Named 2016 New Zealand Swimmer Of The Year
Lauren Boyle, Kane Radford, and Sophie Pascoe were among the honorees at yesterday’s Swimming New Zealand Awards.
Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Beecroft
Young Victorian Emily Beecroft is shaping up to be a hot contender for the Swimming Australia Paralympic open squad after one again impressing at the Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Championships.
Sophie Pascoe Lowers S10 100M Fly World Record At New Zealand Open
Paralympic swimmer Sophie Pascoe rewrote her own S10 100m fly World Record on the fourth day of competition at the 2016 New Zealand Open Championships.
Glenn Snyders Races To Rio In 100 Breast at NZ Trials
Glenn Snyders notched a spot on the Kiwi roster for Rio, which will mark his 3rd Olympic Games appearance.
Boyle Kicks Off Day 1 Of New Zealand Trials With 800 Free Victory
Right off the bat on day 1 of New Zealand’s Olympic Trials, Kiwi stand-out Lauren Boyle nailed a qualifying time for Rio by racing her way to an 800m freestyle victory.
Commonwealth Games to Double Number of Para-Swimming Medals for 2018
14 March is Commonwealth day and to mark the occasion for 2016 the Commonwealth Games Federation along with the Gold Coast 2018 Organising Committee have announced an expanded para-sport programme for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Colleen Young Lowers Three Para American Records At Jenks Sectionals
Paralympic National Team Member Colleen Young resets her own S13 American records in the breaststrokes in four swims at the Region VIII Spring Sectionals.
Brad Snyder breaks 2 American Records at ECAC Swimming Champions
Snyder, a Paralympic gold medalist, competes in the S11 category. He lost his eyesight in 2011 from an IED explosion while serving the United States Navy in Afghanistan.
Tucker Dupree and Michelle Konkoly Break 3 American Records
Tucker Dupree and Michelle Konkoly set 3 new American Records this past weekend at the ECAC Championships, held at the US Naval Academy.
Brickelle Bro, McKenzie Coan Trade American Records in 1650 Free
Stanford’s Brickelle Bro and Loyola University’s McKenzie Coan taded American Records in the 1650 yard freestyle this past weekend at their respective…
14-Time Gold Medalist Popovich Named to IPC Classification Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has named 14-time Paralympic Champion Erin Popovich as the athlete representative to the IPC Classification Committee…
Robert Griswold of CNU Breaks 4 American Records at BMC Championships
Carson-Newman freshman Robert Griswold broke four S8 American Records over the weekend: 1000y free, 1650y free, 100y back, and 200y back.
Swedish Duo Combines to Break 5 IPC World Records at Malmo Open
The Swedish duo of Mikael Fredriksson and Maja Reichard have turned the lights up on the para-swimming world this past weekend at the Malmo Open, where…
The Economic Impact of IPC Worlds
The IPC (International Paralympic Committee) Swimming World Championships 2015 in Glasgow was worth more than £1.5m to the Scottish economy, a new report commissioned by Visit Scotland, UK Sport, British Swimming and Glasgow Life has revealed.
Ellie Cole, Campbell Sisters Among AIS Sports Award Nominees
Paralympic multiple gold medalist Ellie Cole is up for Australia’s Sports Personality of the Year Award for 2015.
