IPC Adds, Removes Swimming Events from 2015 Worlds and 2016 Paralympic Schedules
In net, there will be 4 more events at the 2016 Paralympic Games than there were in London in 2012.
Triumph over Tragedy: Mallory Weggemann at TEDx UNPlaza 2013
In 2008, Mallory Weggemann, a talented swimmer and college freshman, received an epidural injection to help treat back pain, but complications with the procedure left her paralyzed from the waist down.
Natalie Du Toit Awarded MBE by Queen Elizabeth
Natalie du Toit has been honored for blurring the lines and motivating a generation of athletes with physical disabilities.
12-Time Paralympic Champion Jessica Long Joins NBAC Pro Group
Jessica Long (right) Tweeted this picture after winning her 3rd ESPY award in 2013.
NBC Signs Deal for 116 Hours of 2014 and 2016 Paralympic Coverage
Paralympic stars like Jessica Long will have a massive new television audience for the 2016 Games.
Greenwood Leaves Stirling for Para-Swimming Position
Rob Greenwood has been the Head Coach of the Stirling Intensive Training Centre for the last five years and today…
Today in Swimming History, September 20th: Louisville Opens Natatorium
The Ralph R. Wright Natatorium at Louisville celebrates its 8th birthday on Friday.
Alyssa Gialamas Now Hangs On Wall at Waubonsie Alongside Great Champions of the Past
This photo, Tweeted by @thepalubs, shows the new wall hanging at Waubonsie Valley High School
Sophie Pascoe Named IPC Athlete of the Month
New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe is the recipient of the August IPC Athlete of the Month award.
Swimming Australia Seeking IPC Clarification Over Freney Snub
Swimming Australia is up-in-arms in early September after Jacqueline Freney has been overlooked by the International Paralympic Committee in their nominees for…
Tokyo Selected to host 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Istanbul and Madrid Eliminated
Tokyo has been selected as the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, thus making Japan the first Asian country to ever host the Summer Olympic Games twice.
HardCore Swim of the Week: Sophie Pascoe, Back-to-Back, on a GRAND SLAM
New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe has won the HardCore Swim of the Week for the second-straight week, but with what she accomplished, who can blame us?
Three Swimmers Move On to Top 30 of NCAA Woman of the Year Voting
The NCAA has named its top 30 honorees for the 2013 Woman of the Year award, including Paralympic gold medalist Cortney Jordan. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPIctures.com)
Seven More World Records on final night of IPC World Championships
Seven more world records were set on the final night of the IPC Swimming World Championships making it a total of 45 new world marks being recorded through out the seven day competition…. (Photo Credit: Janna Schulze)
Sviderska and Vynohradets Both Collect Their Fifth IPC World Titles
Ukrainians Olga Sviderska and Dmytro Vynohradets both collected their fifth gold medals of the competition powering the Ukraine to an…
