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The US swimmer won three golds and one silver at Latin America’s first Paralympic Games.

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The Brazilian swimmer says competing in front of his home crowd was a “unique experience” but still regrets not winning a gold medal.

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Wai Lok Tang won Hong Kong’s first medal of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, beating a strong field of competitors.

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Twenty-four years after competing at her last Paralympics as a swimmer and track and field athlete, Tel Aviv 1968 gold medallist made a surprising comeback to Para sports as a wheelchair fencer.

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The swimming multi-Paralympic champion admits having the local crowd behind him at Rio 2016 “motivated me to give even more of myself.”

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The four-time Paralympic champion and former world-record holding swimmer is keeping Rio 2016 in perspective.

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More than one month on from Rio 2016, the US swimmer describes how important it was for him to break the 30-year-old 100m freestyle S11 world record.

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The swimming Paralympic champion was praised by Nobel Peace Prize winner Juan Manuel Santos for finishing second in the IPC’s ‘Allianz Best Male Athlete of the Month’ poll.

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The Canadian 32-year-old swimmer won his 20th Paralympic medal at Rio 2016.

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“This Paralympic Games could not have been better for me,” said the Spanish swimmer, who made her Paralympic debut and won two bronzes.

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The Iranian pushed an incredible 310kg world record for gold at Rio 2016.

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Nominees include: Sareh Javanmardidodmani, Grace Norman, Josephine Orji, Sophie Pascoe, Beatrice Vio and Li Zhang.

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Kadeena Cox, Grace Norman and Jetze Plat are just some of the stars who were on double-duty at Rio 2016.

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Brazil’s four-time Paralympic swimming medallist highlighted the importance September’s Games had in raising awareness of Para sports in his country.

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Nominees include: Dylan Alcott, Laurens Devos, Marcel Hug, Ihar Boki, Siamand Rahman and Carlos Serrano.

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Fresh from winning Colombia’s first Paralympic gold in 36 years, the 18-year-old swimmer already targets Tokyo 2020 success.

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Whilst he prepares to cross the English Channel swimming, Mexico's Rio 2016 bronze medallist targets further success.

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New countries emerged and Brazil showed their love of Para swimming at the Aquatics Stadium.

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From what it means to win gold to the people they dedicate their medals, athletes had some great responses to their performances in the pool.

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The last day of action (17 September) from the Aquatics Stadium is set to produce more memorable performances.