6 World Records Fall Through the First 4 Days of the 2024 European Para Swimming Championships
The 2024 European Para Swimming Championships are underway in Madeira, Portugal.
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.
2023 Para Worlds Day 4: Ukraine Adds 5 Golds and Breaks 3 WR in the Process
Ukraine surged up the medal table claiming 5 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes tonight and currently sit third in the total medal rankings behind China & Brazil
2022 World Para Swimming Championships: Overall Summary
Italy topped the medal table for the second straight World Para Swimming Championships. Italy’s Simone Barlaam(above) can be seen celebrating his world record
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
Simone Barlaam Blasts 100 Free S9 World Record at Para World Championships
Barlaam crushed his own 100 free S9 world record by .8 to win gold for Italy, helping further establish their dominance on the medal table after day four.
US Breaks 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay World Record on Day Three of Para Worlds
USA’s team of Ellie Marks, Leanne Smith, Abbas Karimi, and Rudy Garcia-Tolson (above) shaved .10 off China’s World record in the 4×50 mixed medley relay.
Four Storylines To Watch At The 2022 World Para Swimming Championships
After winning seven medals at the 2019 Worlds, Alice Tai will return to competition for the first time since having her leg amputated in January 2022.
Tokyo Paralympics Day 8 Finals: Jessica Long Earns Career Medal No. 27
USA’s Jessica Long became a 27-time Paralympic medalist while CAN’s Aurelie Rivard, BRA’s Maria Gomes Santiago, and CHN’s Zheng Tao picked up more golds.
Antonio Fantin Breaks S6 Men’s 100 FR Paralympic Record for the Second Time
A trio of Paralympic records fell on day 8 prelims. Among them was Italy’s Antonio Fantin, who bettered his S6 men’s 100 FR two-day-old Paralympic mark.
Tokyo Paralympics Day 6: Boki Wins 15th Career Gold As 9 World Records Fall
Belarus’ Ihar Boki took the SM13 men’s 200 IM on day six, his 4th gold in Tokyo and 15th career Paralympic title. His swim was among nine World records too.
6 Paralympic Records Fall On Day 6 Prelims, Including 21-Yr-Old S1 W 100 FR Cut
Out of the S3 women’s 100 free heats, S1 swimmer Elif Ildem put up a new Paralympic class record of 3:17.54, one of six fallen Paralympic records on day six.
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.
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.
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.
