Lisa Kruger

2023 Para Worlds Day 5: Ukraine Keeps Up Momentum, Adds 5 More Golds & 1 WR to its Haul

Host nation Great Britain claimed 2 gold medals on Day 5, but Ukraine continued its momentum from yesterday and won 5 more tonight, including one in WR time.

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Tes Schouten Clocks 1:05.71 To Reset Dutch 100 Breast On Final Day In Eindhoven

In Eindhoven, Schouten (second from left) followed up her Dutch national record-setting 200 breast on Friday with another gold medal win in the 100 breast.

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Four World Records Fall on Day Five of Para World Championships

Gabriel Bandeira broke the 200 IM SM14 world record to win his second gold medal of the meet and close the gap between the U.S. and Brazil in medal standings

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Germany’s Scholz, Colombia’s Serrano Lead WR Charge At Para World Series In Berlin

Germany’s Tanja Scholz and Colombia’s Carlos Daniel Serrano Zarate led the charge by both breaking world records in three different events.

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Long Earns Paralympic Medal #29, Salei Wins 3rd Title for AZE (Day 10 Finals)

Raman Salei won his 3rd gold medal for Azerbaijan, bringing their medal count to 4 golds total. Meanwhile, Jessica Long is now a 29-time Paralympic medalist.

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Tokyo Paralympics Day 9 Finals: Jessica Long Now 28-Time Paralympic Medalist

As four World and eight Paralympic records fell during day 9 finals in Tokyo, USA’s Jessica Long earned her 28th career Paralympic medal.

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Tokyo Paralympics Day 4 Finals: China (25) and RPC (20) Lead Medal Table

China currently leads the medal table with 25 total medals, five more than the RPC. In the S11 women’s 100 back, China finished 1-2-3, led by Cai Liwen.

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Tokyo Paralympics: 9 World Records, 11 Paralympic Records Shattered on Day 2

2 of the 9 world records that fell on day 2 of the Paralympics were broken by 17-year-olds Anastasia Pagonis (above, 400 free) and Gia Pergolini (100 back.)

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Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Day 2 Finals: Belarus’ Ihar Boki Wins 13th Career Gold

Dominant S13 swimmer Ihar Boki of Belarus won his second title in Tokyo with a 100 back world record of 56.36, his 13th career Paralympic title.

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Tokyo Paralympics Day 2: Mereshko Cracks SM6 200 IM World Record in Prelims

Ukraine’s Yelyzaveta Mereshko took about one-third of a second off the SM6 200 IM world record, set by Great Britain’s Maisie Summers-Newton in 2019.

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26-Year-Old Van Den Hoogenband Dutch Age Record Goes Down

The Dutch Short Course Championships saw multiple age group records fall through day 2.

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Fantin, Bruinsma, Boki Continue WR-Setting Swims at Para Euros Day 6

2018 WORLD PARA SWIMMING ALLIANZ EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS August 13th-19th, 2018 National Aquatic Centre, Dublin, Ireland LCM Live Results The penultimate day…

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Meet Records Continue to Fall on Final Day of 2018 Swim Cup The Hague

Mathys Goosen was among the meet record-setters on the final day of the 2018 Swim Cup The Hague.

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Stolk and Kamminga Set Meet Records at Swim Cup The Hague Day 2

Arno Kamminga went 59.69 in the 100 breast and Kyle Stolk went 49.21 in the 100 free, setting new meet records.

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Toussaint, Kamminga Set Dutch Records at Swim Cup The Hague – Day 1

Kira Toussaint and Arno Kamminga were also both under the qualification times for the 2018 European Championships.

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