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IPC Swimming World Championships
13-19 July

Glasgow 2015 - News

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Maksym Veraksa
Swimming

A total of 453 athletes from 52 countries will compete for honours over seven days from 30 April.

A swimmer celebrates a race win and world record
Swimming

After a world record breaking National Championships, a strong team has been put forward to the National Paralympic Committee.

Man with medal around his neck standing on a podium
Swimming

Sixteen swimmers will compete for honours in Funchal, Portugal, between 30 April-7 May.

Woman in the pool swimming breaststroke
Swimming

World champion Aurelie Rivard and Canadian swimming legend Benoit Huot are amongst those nominated.

A Dutch swimmers celebrates winning gold at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
Swimming

Olivier van de Voort, Lisette Bruinsma and Chantalle Zijderveld were all in great form ahead of being named to the team for the upcoming Paralympic Games.

Maksym Veraksa
Swimming

Some of the world’s best swimmers will line-up in Funchal, Portugal, from 30 April, hoping to secure gold medals and prepare for Rio 2016.

The Complexo Olimpico de Piscinas da Penteada in Funchal, Portugal, has begun its transformation into the venue for the 2016 IPC Swimming European Championships.
Swimming

Changes to make the Complexo Olimpico de Piscinas da Penteada more accessible and create perfect broadcast conditions are underway.

Yelyzaveta Mereshko of Ukraine competing in the Women's 400m Freestyle S6 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.
Swimming

After taking the 400m freestyle S6 world title from Great Britain’s Eleanor Simmonds in 2015, Yelyzaveta Mereshko is preparing for her next major outing.

Athletes competing in the Women's 400m Freestyle S9 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.
Archery

Rio 2016 qualification events in wheelchair rugby and rowing, plus European Championships in swimming have major implications.

A swimmer celebrates a race win and world record
Swimming

Australian world champion brings down the decade-old S9 mark at the national Championships and secures a nomination for a spot on the team for Rio 2016.

Ihar Boki competes at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.
Swimming

Belarusian multiple Paralympic, world and European medallist claims he is ’ready for all the surprises.’

Three men on a podium
Swimming

Paralympians Brad Snyder, Keichi Kimura and Matheus Sousa are fierce rivals in the pool, but have a friendship based on an understanding of life with a visual impairment.

Four men and one woman holding a sign promoting Funchal 2016
Swimming

The world-renowned artist joins singer and celebrity Katia Aveiro as a proud advocate of the competition in Funchal, Portugal.

Australian sprinter Isis Holt and New Zealand swimmer Sophie Pascoe break world records.
Athletics

Sprinter Isis Holt lowered her own 100m T35 world record, whilst Sophie Pascoe took more than a second off the 100m butterfly S10 mark.

Katia Aveiro will sing the anthem of Portugal at the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships
Swimming

Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister will sing the Portuguese national anthem at the Opening Ceremony of Funchal 2016.

Marc Evers and Scott Quin competing in the Men's 100m Breaststroke SB14 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow
Swimming

An expert commentary team of world and Paralympic medallists Paul Noble, Giles Long and Liz Johnson will voice the coverage.

Woman in a wheelchair, on a podium with medal around her neck
Swimming

The Paralympic and world champion reveals all about her passion for a sport she has been doing since was a child.

Sarah Louise Rung in the women's 50m butterfly S5 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.
Swimming

With just 50 days to go until the European Open Championships, one of Norway’s most successful para-athletes looks ahead.

Medals unveiled for IPC Swimming Euros
Swimming

Stunning design reflects the mountainous landscape of Madeira, where the city of Funchal will play host to the competition between 30 April - 7 May.

View on the starting zone in a swimming pool, one athlete jumping in the water
Swimming

The gathering of athletes, researchers, classifiers and representatives of IPC Swimming is the first since a review into the physical impairment classification system was announced.