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12-18 August

Montreal 2013 - Media Centre

News - Swimming

Lorenzo Perez Escalona
Swimming

Cuba’s 100m freestyle S6 world record holder is hoping to become his country’s first swimming Paralympic gold medallist in history.

Mary Fisher
Swimming

The New Zealand standout swimmer talks about three people who she looks up to.

Nely Miranda - 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships Glasgow
Swimming

A total of 19 swimmers, including five-time Paralympic champion Juan Ignacio Reyes, will represent Mexico at September’s Paralympic Games.

Mary Fisher of New Zealand competes at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.
Swimming

New Zealand’s Mary Fisher prepares to defend her 200m individual medley title and possibly secure more golds after an excellent few years since London 2012.

Three women jumping from a starting block
Swimming

Big names such as Eleanor Simmonds and triple European champion Ollie Hynd highlight the squad of 31 for the coming Paralympic Games.

Hamish McLean
Swimming

Teenager Hamish McLean will join the likes of Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher on the plane to Brazil in September.

Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long
Swimming

The popular swimwear brand will provide swimsuits for the US team for the next two years.

Swimmer in the water, doing breaststroke
Athletics

The 17-year-old broke the 100m breaststroke SB7 world record.

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

Dutch and Hungarian swimmers are also in line to double up on golds for their countries after going fastest in the heats at the swimming Euros in Funchal, Portugal.

Swimmer doing freestyle
Swimming

World records for Ukraine’s Oksana Khrul and Russia’s Valeriia Shabalina close competition in Funchal, Portugal.

A swimmer starts their race
Swimming

Spain’s Sarai Gascon will go for a 100 per cent win record in her sixth race, but will have to get past the Netherlands’ European champion Chantalle Zijderveld.

Swimmer doing backstroke
Swimming

A series of other swimmers will also try to add to their medal count in the finals in Funchal, Portugal, on Friday (6 May).

Two swimmers hugging after a race
Swimming

Ukraine's Yelyzaveta Mereshko shaved four seconds off the time of her British rival Eleanor Simmonds in the women's 400m freestyle S6.

A para swimmer
Swimming

David Grachat will take to the water in his favourite event in front of his home crowds in Funchal, Portugal.

A group of para swimmers
Swimming

Paralympic gold medallists highlight the squad, including Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher.

Close up of man with swim cap
Swimming

A new world record for Ukraine's Dubrov and European marks for Russia's Zhdanov and Spain's Gascon also highlightened the competition in Funchal, Portugal.

A swimmer's head rising out of the water
Swimming

Portugal’s David Grachat also placed himself in pole position to claim the hosts’ first medal in Funchal.

A swimmer competes in the breaststroke
Swimming

Halfway through the seven day long European Open Championships, swimmers will race in the biggest programme with 25 gold medals on offer.

A picture of a woman in the pool with her hand up
Swimming

Sarah Louise Rung will try for her fourth gold medal in Funchal, Portugal, as part of a group of athletes looking for their next titles.

Collage of five images of athletes in action
Archery

The public has until May 11 to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.