Paralympic & IPC Swimming

Host Brazil Shines At Para World Series – Sao Paulo

Brazil’s Daniel Dias picked up a pair of wins in the 50 free and 100 free at the second stop of the Para World Series in Sao Paulo.

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Mexico Announces Roster Of 19 For Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Mexico has announced a team of 19 swimmers that will represent them at the 2016 Paralympic Games.

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Paralympic Champion Xu Qing Hints At Retirement Following Paralympics

Seven-time Paralympic Champion Xu Qing is pondering retirement after the 2016 Paralympics in Rio.

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2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Gordie Michie was the winner of the PARA SM5-14 200 IM last night.

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2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Aurelie Rivard will compete in the 200 IM prelims this morning.

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Ellie Cole Breaks IPC World Record in the Women’s 50 Freestyle

Ellie Cole (S9) won the women’s multi-class 50 freestyle in a world record time of 28.75…

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2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The 2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials day two live recap of prelims.

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IPC Launches Review Of Para-Swimming Classifications

Maddison Elliott is one of thousands of para-swimmers who will be affected by the formal review of the para classification system.

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Ticket prices for 2016 Paralympic Games announced, swimming among most expensive sports

The Rio 2016 Olympic Games have released ticket prices for the Paralympic sporting events, and the swimming portion ranks near the top in price ranges.

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Team USA announces 2015 Parapan Ams squad

U.S. Paralympics has announced its full swim team for this summer’s Parapan American Games, to be held in Toronto, Canada.

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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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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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Canadian Paralympic star Donovan Tildesley to retire, won’t compete at Para Pan Pacs

Para World Record-holder Donovan Tildesley has announced his retirement from the competitive swimming at the age of 29.

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NBAC’s Ian Silverman Breaks S10 400 IM World Record

American Paralympian, and USC Trojan commit, Ian Silverman, has broken the S10 World Record in the 400 long course meter IM…

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