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IPC Swimming World Championships
13-19 July

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A visually impaired athlete swims
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Two of out six world records set on day two of the IPC Swimming World Championships fell to swimmers under the age of 18.

Ellie Cole, Natalie Du Toit
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British swimmers also in excellent shape at home, with a new European record for Andrew Mullen at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Man in wheelchair poses in front of a wallpaper
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Find out what some of the fastest qualifiers had to say after the first races of the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

A swimmer celebrates a race win and world record
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Australian Ellie Cole set her second world record of the day whilst there were three golds for the USA.

Yevheniy Bohodayko in the pool after a race
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The most decorated athlete from the 2014 Euros, the Ukrainian enters the swimming Worlds in the unfamiliar position of underdog.

Phelipe Rodrigues with Andre Brasil showing their medals.
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As a rival to teammate and multiple world and Paralympic champion Andre Brasil, Brazilian swimmer Phelipe Rodrigues is feeling more confident than ever ahead of the Worlds.

A portrait of a blond woman showing her gold medal
Swimming

The USA’s 19-time world champion reveals who supports her as she prepares to defend her titles at Glasgow 2015.

A swimmers emerges from the water to begin a stroke
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Great Britain could win four gold medals at home on the first day of the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships on Monday (13 July).

A swimmer without arms begins his race.
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The ‘armless swimmer’ is hoping he can learn from opponents and protect his own world record and titles at the Worlds.

Swimming stars Keri-anne Payne and Scott Quin
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A record number of media are also expected to attend the 2015 swimming Worlds, which begin on 13 July.

Elodie Lorandi
Swimming

Aside from the big name multiple medallists, who else should fans be on the look-out for at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships?

Man in wheelchair poses in front of a wallpaper
Swimming

Mullen, Simmonds, Long and Pascoe, target gold medals on the first day of Glasgow 2015 on Monday (13 July).

Olga Sviderska, Ukraine
Swimming

Ukrainian defending seven world titles at the 2015 IPC Swimming Worlds from 13 July.

2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal
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The competition, the last major gathering of athletes ahead of Rio 2016, will run from 30 April-7 May.

Under the slogan “Now Dream, Tomorrow Paralympian!” 56 athletes with impairments and coaches from 10 different countries were invited, including Ecuador, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Archery

Young athletes from developing nations around the world attended the sports camp.

Kevin Paul of South Africa
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The returning men’s 100m breaststroke world champion wants the world to see the talent in his team.

Two swimmers smile at each other after competing at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
Swimming

TV coverage of the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships will also be available online with Spanish commentary.

A picture of a man standing in front of a pool
Swimming

Belarus’ five-time world champion Ihar Boki is targeting his own five world records at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Daniel Dias in Beijing
Swimming

Seventeen-time world champion Daniel Dias, Brazil’s most successful Paralympian, offers the highlights of his illustrious swimming career.

Scott Quin and David Wilki, both swimmers, launched a 3D swimmng pool to celebrate the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships Glasgow

#Glasgow2015: Wilkie, Quin open city’s ‘newest’ pool