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Welcome to Para swimming
A closer look at a sport which has featured in every edition of the Paralympic Games
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Missing the Euros? Take a look back at the previous editions
From Reykjavik 2009 to Dublin 2018 the European Championships have seen some of the world's best in action
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Lisa Kruger: ‘We are incredibly lucky to be back in the pool’
Paralympic champion details new routine for Dutch Para swimming team return to training in the pool
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Taka Suzuki keen to pull right 'strings' for home glory
'I hope the Paralympic Games in 2021 are ones where people really feel they have got their lives back'
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Para swimmer Patricia Pereira banned for anti-doping rule violation
Brazilian suspended for 12 months and forfeits her silver and bronze medals won at the 2019 Parapan American Games
Barlaam drawing inspiration from Da Vinci
'As I now have a lot of free time, I’m using my energy to let my other passions grow'
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From pool to ER, Paola Mosquera aces challenge with ease
'Not everyone is having a good time and if we can help, let's do it'
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World champions Barlaam and Tai take over Instagram Live
Italian and British swimming stars share their lockdown experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
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From podium to big screen: The Fighting Fish
'It represents the strength of the athletes who fight against their limits just to try to become the strongest in the world'
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Sewing is the new gold for Tully Kearney
Para swimming world champion makes face masks and laundry bags while keeping focus on her first Paralympics
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You are not confined to your house, you are safe in your house: Italy's Talamona
Italian Para swimming world champion's lockdown daily routine includes exercises, family, fashion and volunteering
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Swimmer Wang switching lanes to triathlon
Swimming gold medallist from London 2012 hopes to return to the Paralympics as a triathlete
Madeira 2020 European Championships postponed
Berlin 2020 World Series also postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
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World Series 2020: Status update
Sao Paulo and Sheffield cancelled, Indianapolis postponed due to COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak
Athlete in numbers: Sophie Pascoe
Nine-time Paralympic champion is one of New Zealand's Paralympic stars for Tokyo 2020
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World Para Swimming sends condolences to family of Alexander Makarov
Russian swimmer won three gold medals in the London 2019 World Championships
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World Para Swimming World Series event in Italy cancelled
Event in Lignano was scheduled to take place between 27 February and 1 March
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Australia dominate home waters to top World Series medals tally
Timothy Hodge leads hosts with three gold medals at season-opener World Series in Melbourne
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First World Series season in Paralympic year kicks off in Melbourne
World Series 2020 will travel to six countries instead of the initial seven – following the cancellation of the Singapore leg scheduled in May
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Al-Hussein leading refugee push for Paralympics
Flag bearer at Rio 2016 Games, swimmer wants to channel his efforts into helping other refugee athletes onto the highest stage in sport