Category: Para Swimming
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Mallory Weggeman Inspires TCO Staff With Powerful Message
It was just an ordinary all-staff meeting until Mallory Weggemann showed up to make a splash! Her message was for “us,†but it’s really for “all of us.†Watch this video on YouTube
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Swimming Sensation | Home Hero: Ellie Simmonds at London 2012 | Paralympic Games
At just 17-years-old Ellie Simmonds (Great Britain) competed at her second Paralympic Games, which just so happened to be a home Paralympics – London 2012. She exceeded all expectations. Here is her story from London 2012. Watch this video on YouTube
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The Para Swimming Decade | Ibrahim Al Hussein | Paralympic Games
At Rio 2016, Ibrahim Al Hussein became the first-ever refugee swimmer to compete at a Paralympics Games. Watch this video on YouTube
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Australia’s elite athletes turn to unusual training facilities during coronavirus crisis | ABC News
With the Olympics and Paralympics delayed and many training facilities closed, athletes have had to get creative to keep up their preparation for the Tokyo Games. Watch this video on YouTube
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Para Swimming on the road to Tokyo | Paralympic Games
We asked some of our swimmers what the Paralympic Games mean to them. Here’s what we’ve got. Watch this video on YouTube
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Charlotte Native Paralympic Swimmer Reacts to Tokyo Games Being Postponed
This Charlotte native has been swimming most of his life and up until last week, he was training to represent our country in the Paralympics. Watch this video on YouTube
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Road to Tokyo 2020: Swim practice with Paralympic prospect Shelby Newkirk
Shelby Newkirk is a Paralympic swimmer on Team Canada, hoping to make it to the Tokyo 2020 olympics. Join her morning practice as she prepares for her road to Tokyo! Watch this video on YouTube
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Scott Meenagh | ParalympicsGB
In 2018 Scott Meenagh was inducted into North Lanarkshire’s Sporting Hall of Fame for his incredible achievements as a Paralympian. Last week we caught up with him to hear about his journey, his training with NL Leisure and his future goals. Watch this video on YouTube
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Turkish gold-medalist Paralympic swimmer Sümeyye Boyacı joins Barbie’s ‘Role Models’ line
I may not have arms but I have wings no one else sees.†These are the words of 17-year-old world paralympic swimming champion Sümeyye Boyacı, the kind of inspirational figure you would want your kids to look up to. Mattel seems to think so as well, picking Boyacı as one of its “sheros” for young…