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12-18 August

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Swimmers doing freestyle
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New marks for Singapore, Ukraine, Norway, Sweden and Russia in Funchal, Portugal.

Swimmers doing backstroke
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On Thursday (5 May) the men’s S2 will feature a face-off between a defending champion and swimmer set to make his Paralympic debut in 2016.

Marc Evers and Scott Quin competing in the Men's 100m Breaststroke SB14 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow
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Swimmers will be firmly into their groove and looking for their next medals at the swimming European Championships on 3 May.

Close up of a swimmer's face in the water
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There were also two more Asian records at the Open Championships on Tuesday (3 May) in Funchal, Portugal.

A picture of a women swimming
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Two European and one Asian record also fell on day three of the swimming European Open in Funchal, Portugal.

Elodie Lorandi, France, doing the freestyle
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Aurelie Rivard, Elodie Lorandi, Darya Stukalova, Ihar Boki and Talisson Glock all head through fastest in the heats at the swimming Euros on Monday (2 May).

Picture of an indoor 50m swimming pool
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Kazakhstan's Zulfiya Gabidullina tore down the women's 50m freestyle S3 mark to take the Open gold in Funchal, Portugal.

A swimmer wearing goggles laid on his back in the water at the start of a race.
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Kokarev shaves more than two seconds off European record and Uzbekistan S13 swimmers break Asian records.

Valeriia Shabalina of Russia
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Uzbekistan's Muslima Odilova also burst onto the scene with a new world best alongside Italian Arjola Trimi in Funchal, Portugal.

Maksym Veraksa
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Rivalries will be reignited as some of para-swimming’s most decorated athletes compete in Funchal, Portugal.

Swimmers launch into the pool
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Big name athletes such as Brazil’s Daniel Dias, France’s Elodie Lorandi and the world’s fastest Paralympian, Ukraine’s Maksym Veraksa, will be in action from 1 May.

Sarai Garcon competes in the Women's 200m Individual Medley SM9 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.
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With 22 gold medals up for grabs, the opening day in Funchal, Portugal, will provide a thrilling start to the swimming European Championships.

Paralympics Ireland launched the third instalment of their powerful ‘More Than Sport’ campaign.
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Keane, who will compete in the upcoming European Open Championships stars in the latest video from Paralympics Ireland.

swimmingpool
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Competition at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships will get underway on Sunday (1 May).

Teresa Perales with her gold medal after success at Glasgow 2015.
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In the build-up to her fifth Paralympic Games, Spain’s six-time gold medallist refuses to contemplate hanging up her swimming goggles.

Emanuel Goncalves
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The S10 swimmer is hoping to qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in front of his home crowds.

Hannah Russell of Great Britain competes at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.
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Matt Wylie, Hannah Russell lowered their respective 50m British records, making a push for Rio 2016 selection.

Argentina’s Daniela Gimenez and Spain’s Sarai Gascon
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Argentina’s Daniela Gimenez and Spain’s Sarai Gascon Moreno have a special friendship outside the pool as well as an ongoing rivalry in it.

Two women smiling at each other in a swimmig pool after a race
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Ellie Simmonds and Bethany Firth showed their intent for Rio 2016 by setting new world marks.

Ellie Robinson
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Ellie Robinson twice broke the British national record at the British Para-Swimming International Meet ahead of 2016 Euros.