PARA SWIMMING NEWS
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Home crowd at fully integrated Games helps Summers-Newton complete medal set
With her latest victory at Birmingham 2022, Summers-Maisie can now call herself a Paralympic, world, European and Commonwealth champion
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Birmingham 2022: Alice Tai stuns the crowd, Katja Dedekind sets new world record
First three days of Para swimming action at the Commonwealth Games see young stars emerge and the farewell to a Paralympic legend
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Birmingham 2022: Stars make Commonwealth Games debut as Ellie Cole bids farewell
Six-day integrated swimming programme includes 12 Para sport medal events with 75 athletes from 11 countries competing at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre
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Mexico to host World Series for first time
Series will travel to Latin America in October this year with Tijuana receiving the final stop of the 2022 season
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Top 5 tips to get started in Para swimming from 13-time world champion Barlaam
Barlaam was one of the most successful swimmers at the Madeira 2022 World Para Swimming Championships this month, winning six gold medals and breaking three world records
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Madeira 2022: Six talking points
From multi-medallists to happy hosts and successful newcomers, the World Championships in Portugal gave us a lot to talk about
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Former refugee, Para swimmer Karimi sends powerful message on World Refugee Day
Abbas Karimi: 'My message to the displaced people around the world is to not give up on themselves. Never be hopeless. Be always hopeful, set goals and achieve them no matter where you are or what situation you’re in'
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Madeira 2022: Italy reaches 27 golds to top medals table again
USA's Leanne Smith takes two victories on day seven to finish as most successful athlete at the World Championships in Portugal
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Madeira 2022: Special Friday feeling for Barlaam and Santiago
Brazilian picks sixth triumph and Italian breaks his second world record at the World Championships with Ukraine claiming five golds in 50 minutes
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Madeira 2022: Ami Omer Dadaon pulls plot twist on day of world records
Men's 50m freestyle S4 sees two records in one day on Thursday while Brazil's Santiago and USA's Smith take their fifth World Championships gold
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Madeira 2022: Anastasia Pagonis repeats Tokyo with debut gold medal
US star wins her first ever World Championships race while Italy's Simone Barlaam breaks his own record helping Italy to reach 16 golds in four days
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Madeira 2022: Award winner Yip Pin Xiu defends her world title on day three
Spain's Marta Fernandez takes two golds in less than one hour and former refugee athlete Abbas Karimi helps Team USA to break relay world record
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Swans and World Para Swimming extend partnership until 2024
Madeira 2022 is the third World Championships since the partnership between Swans and World Para Swimming began in September 2017
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Madeira 2022: Brazil's new star Samuel Oliveira wins two golds in one day
Sixteen-year-old continues Daniel Dias' legacy in the S5 class on a Monday with two world records and four USA victories in Funchal
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Madeira 2022: Italy and Great Britain dominate day one
First place at London 2019, Azzurri pick six gold medals on Sunday while British swimmers produce two world records in Portugal
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Madeira 2022 marks World Championships debut of Tokyo 2020 champions
Portugal's biggest-ever Para sport event kicks off on Sunday with 502 athletes from 59 countries competing from 12-18 June