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IPC Swimming World Championships
13-19 July

Glasgow 2015 - News

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Man and woman on podium with a medal around her neck and a British flag
Athletics

The day included top flight swimming and athletics as well as guest apperances from a number of Paralympians

Teresa Perales with her gold medal after success at Glasgow 2015.
Swimming

The Spanish Paralympic Committee saw vast numbers in viewership from their broadcast and live stream.

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Swimming

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Australia’s women’s 4x100m medley relay 34 points
Swimming

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Swimming

Brazilian Daniel Dias is also in pole position to bring his gold medal total to seven from seven races.

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Swimming

Four more world records fall on the final day of competition at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships to bring the total to 38.

Swimmer with no arms jumps of the starting blocks.
Swimming

Swimmers from Belarus, Sweden, Russia and the Netherlands took down world marks on the penultimate day of competition at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Swimmer makes a backstroke start.
Swimming

Daniel Dias will also be going for his sixth gold medal at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships

Swimmer with yellow swimp cap jumps of the blocks.
Swimming

Brazil’s Daniel Dias, the USA’s Jessica Long, Norway’s Sarah-Louise Rung and Belarusian Ihar Boki all qualified fastest at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

A swimmer celebrates winning a medal
Swimming

The British favourite will attempt to prove that he is still a force to be reckoned with in the men’s 200m individual medley SM6.

A intellectually impaired swimmer finishes a race
Swimming

Friday’s (17 July) finals could prove to be the most successful yet for the hosts.

Swimmer with blue swim cap jumps off the start block.
Swimming

Russia also take a relay title and set three world records on day five at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Two women smiling at each other in a swimmig pool after a race
Swimming

A series of exciting rivalries, which have been developing over the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, will be highlighted in the 50m freestyle races.

A female swimmer in a race at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.
Swimming

Ukraine’s Yelyzaveta Mereshko also set a world record in the morning session at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

A swimmer races
Swimming

The Ukrainians move to first place in the medals table with 16 golds, to overtake Russia.

Three swimmers pose with their medals
Swimming

Ukrainian Sviderska sets a new world record whilst Great Britain look in a strong position to take their first gold medal at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Swimmer with blue swim cap doing breaststroke
Swimming

Russia take their world record total to four in one day as they storm to six gold medals

Athlete swimming.
Swimming

Highlights of day three at the swimming Worlds also include a battle between Iceland’s Jon Margeir Sverrisson and Dutchman Marc Evers.

Bradley Snyder
Swimming

Day two (14 July) at the IPC Swimming Worlds will also see Russian Oleysa Vladykina and Great Britain’s Claire Cashmore replay their sensational race from the 2014 Euros.

Swimmers begin their race
Swimming

Two European, two Oceanian, an Americas and an Asian record are broken during qualification on Tuesday (14 July).