Paralympic & IPC Swimming

Jessica Long Breaks S8 400 Freestyle World Record Twice In One Day

Jessica Long has been on fire at the Can Am Para Swimming Championships held at the new Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, downing her own world record in the 400 free twice.

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Swimming Canada’s Para-Swimmers prepare for busy summer

Like a boxer training for a heavyweight bout, the national Para-swimming team is preparing to face a one-two punch of major competitions this summer.

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Andrew Mullen aims for IPC Swimming World Championships unveiling Legends will Rise Image

4-time European Champion Andrew Mullen sees the forthcoming IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow as his ‘home’ Games and is looking to secure his selection to the event at the forthcoming British Para-Swimming International Meet.

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USC’s Ian Silverman sets U.S. Paralympic 200 free record at Pac-12s

University of Southern California freshman Ian Silverman set a new American Paralympic record in the 200 free in a time trial Friday.

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Swimming Australia adds Berlin Open to Paralympic Performance Schedule

To maximise international Paralympic competition opportunities and leading into the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016, Swimming Australia will send a group of 16 swimmers to compete at the Berlin Open in April 2015.

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IPC Releases Minimum Qualifying Standards for 2016 Paralympic Games

Daniel Dias (left) and Mallory Weggemann (right) both won gold medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games.

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How to get tickets to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

Want to be in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games? We’ve got you covered. The ticket sales process is laid out here.

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IPC to Eliminate Need to Classify Athletes at a Paralympic Games

Above: 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Champion Roderick Sewell poses with a fan.

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US Paralympic Committee to Host 14 Sanctioned Meets in 2015; More Than Double 2014

For the second year, Crafton Hills College Aquatic Center will host the California Classic, one of 11 USPC-sanctioned meets to be held in the U.S.

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U.S. Paralympic Committee Names 2015 Swimming National Team

Star Brad Snyder is one of 14 swimmers named to the U.S. Paralympic Committee’s National A Team in swimming.

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McKenzie Coan Re-Claims American Record in 100 Free for S8’s

McKenzie Coan has cut 38 seconds off of Brickelle Bro’s American Record in the 1000 free.

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Mixed 200 Freestyle Relay Added To 2015 IPC World Championship Schedule

With less than six months until the start of the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, IPC Swimming published the provisional…

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Four-Time Paralympic Champion Ellie Cole Aiming For 2015 Worlds After Double Shoulder Reconstruction

Australian 23-year old Paralympian Ellie Cole is continuing to rehab from a double shoulder reconstruction in 2013, and for the first time…

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2014 Swammy Awards: Para-Swimming Female Athlete of the Year Jessica Long

To see all of the 2014 Swammy Award winners, presented by TYR, click here. 2014 Honoree: Jessica Long, USA After a…

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US Paralympic Committee Names USC Freshman Ian Silverman As #4 Moment of 2014

Ian Silverman’s World Record swim was named the #4 moment of U.S. Paralympics in 2014.

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