Maisie Summers-Newton

20 Swimming & Diving People Given Order of British Empire Honors to End 2021

January 1 saw 20 people connected to swimming & diving in the UK receive orders of chivalry as Members or Officers of the Order of the British Empire.

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Tokyo Paralympics Day 4 Records Round-Up: 13 Paralympic Records Re-Written

ESP’s Ponce Bertran broke the 1996 SB5 men’s 100 breast Paralympic record during prelims before RPC’s Granichka re-wrote it in World record fashion.

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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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Aurelie Rivard and Liu Yu Break World/Paralympic Records on Day 4 Prelims

Canada’s Aurelie Rivard and China’s Liu Yu were the two World/Paralympic record-breakers during the fourth prelims session of the Tokyo Paralympics.

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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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Paralimpiadi Tokyo 1 Record Del Mondo Nelle Batterie Del Day 2

Il secondo giorno delle Paralimpiadi di Tokyo 2020 vede ancora l’Italia protagonista. I risultati più rilevanti delle batterie

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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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2020 Tokyo Paralympic Swimming Preview: Three Storylines to Watch

Brazil’s Daniel Dias announced that Tokyo will be his 4th and final Paralympic Games. He is set to defend his S5 50 back title for the 4th Games in a row.

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Italy Concludes 2019 Para World Championships Atop Medal Table

Italian Simone Barlaam won his fourth gold medal in four attempts this week Sunday, setting a world record in the men’s S9 50 free.

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Award Winners Announced for 2019 WPS World Series

Awards were given out for best female and male, best female and male with high support needs, best female and male junior, and best team.

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Teenager Maisie Summers-Newton Wins 1st World Title in World Record Fashion

Summers-Newton’s record was one of four world marks set on day three in London.

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Great Britain Names 24 to 2019 World Para Swimming Championships Rosters

Great Britain announced the para swimmers who will compete at its upcoming home world championships in London.

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Summers-Newton Shaves 2 Seconds Off Own S6 200 IM World Record

Simmons shattered her own world record at the Glasgow stop of the World Para Swimming World Series Thursday. 

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Hamer, Firth, Summers-Newton Talk British Para-Swimmer of the Year Nods

Watch Tom Hamer, Bethany Firth, and Maisie Summers-Newton discuss their 2018 British Para-Swimming Athlete of the Year nominations.

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Liesette Bruinsma Crushes S11 400 WR at Para European Champs Day 3

The Netherlands’ Liesette Bruinsma set the new record by over six seconds.

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