Previews & Recaps

2016 German National Championships – Day 2 Finals Live Recap

In tonight’s only Olympic event, Sarah Köhler will try to double up on her 800m freestyle victory from night 1 with a possible gold and Rio-qualifying time in the 400m freestyle during finals in Berlin.

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Belarus, Ukraine Vying For Gold In IPC Euros Day 6 Prelims

Belarusian Ihar Boki and Ukraine’s Dmytro Vynohradets headlined the heats at the IPC Swimming European Open Championships on Friday (6 May), placing themselves in pole position to take their fifth and sixth golds respectively in Funchal, Portugal.

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Vogel, Köhler under nomination standards, German Nationals, day 2

128. Deutsche Meisterschaften, Berlin – German National Championships and Olympic Trials (Part 1), Berlin Thursday, May 5 – Sunday, May…

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IPC European Championships: Day 6 Preview

With just two days remaining of the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships, the last major event ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, swimmers will be looking to secure their places in the record books.

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2016 German National Championships, day 2 prelims live recap

128. DEUTSCHE MEISTERSCHAFTEN, BERLIN – GERMAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC TRIALS (PART 1), BERLIN Thursday, May 5 – Sunday, May…

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Brazil’s Dias Takes S5 50 Back World Record In IPC Euros Day 5 Finals

Brazil’s 10-time Paralympic champion Daniel Dias broke his own 50m backstroke S5 world record at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships on Thursday (5 May), showing the world that he is still the man to beat at his home Paralympic Games this Septembd

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Six German Swimmers Notch Qualifying Times At Nationals (Part 1)

Sarah Köhler led her nation’s attack on Rio-qualifying times, claiming gold in the women’s 800m freestyle. But, German Nationals is just one step in the entire Olympic-qualifying process for Germany.

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2016 German National Championships – Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Franziska Hentke scored the top seed in the women’s 400m IM in a personal best time during German Nationals prelims. She’ll fight for a Rio nomination time during tonight’s finals in Berlin.

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Ukraine’s Savtsova Breaks S6 50 Free World Record During IPC Euros Day 5 Prelims

Ukraine’s Viktoriia Savtsova was in world record breaking form in the women’s 50m freestyle S6 heats on Thursday (5 May), lowering the best of her world and European champion teammate Yelyzaveta Mereshko in Funchal, Portugal.

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2016 IPC European Championships: Day 5 Preview

More than halfway through the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships, day five (5 May) will see a mix of young and experienced athletes race.

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2016 German National Championships, day 1 prelims – live recap

128. Deutsche Meisterschaften, Berlin – German National Championships and Olympic Trials (Part 1), Berlin Thursday, May 5 – Sunday, May…

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IPC European Championships Day 4 Finals Results in 9 World Records

An astonishing nine world records peppered the pool at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships on Wednesday (4 May), as athletes continued to grab titles on their road to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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Rung On Track For Fourth Gold Medal During IPC Euros Day 4 Prelims

A series of swimmers searching for their latest titles led their heats at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships on Day 4.

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2016 IPC European Championships: Day 4 Preview

With 25 gold medals on offer, day four (Thursday, 4 May) will be the biggest programme of the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships.

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Ryabova Takes Down 50 Free S10 Record At IPC Euros Day 3 Finals

Russia’s Nina Ryabova tore down the women’s 50m freestyle S10 world record at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal, on Tuesday (3 May), powering to the wall in 27.60 and beating Canadian world champion Aurelie Rivard.

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