Category: Para Swimming
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Jacquie Marshall: Para Swimming Coach of the Year | British Swimming Awards 2019
Jacquie Marshall couldn’t be with us as she won Para-Swimming’s Coach of the Year accolade; but Ellie Robinson, Zara Mullooly and Maisie Summers-Newton, 3 of her swimmers, were on hand with some words on her behalf.
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Alice Tai – Athlete of the Year | British Swimming Awards 2019
Alice Tai was honoured with both the Para-Swimmer of the Year award and the prestigious Athlete of the Year prize at the British Swimming Awards – the first ever Para-Swimmer to win the overall award. We caught up with Alice to catch up on a history-making 2019
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Home Renovation for Blind Teenage Swimmer | George to the Rescue feat. Molly Burke
15-year-old Anastasia Pagonis, a life-long swimmer who struggled with vision impairment for most of her life, won’t let complete vision loss stop her from achieving her dreams. Hoping to inspire others who are visually impaired and face their own personal challenges, she overcomes her disability on a daily basis, and is currently training for the…
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Rice swimmer’s next stop is the Olympics
Rice freshman swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger has overcome obstacles life has thrown at her, and her next stop? The Olympics.
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Fundraiser held for Victoria’s Victory Foundation
Former Paralympian swimmer Victoria Arlen is hosting a fundraiser in Portsmouth for her foundation that supports people with disabilities.
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Need of inclusive society | Shams Aalam | TEDxDikshantSchool
Shams Aalam, the first paraplegic swimmer from Bihar to qualify for Asian Para Games inspires to defy all the odds to achieve heights in life. Before, his fight against a tumour in spinal cord, Shams Alam was a record holder black belt Karate champion. Tumour could take away his ability to walk, but not the…
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Catching up with Haven Shepherd
It has been seven years since our first meeting with haven Shepherd. See what the now 16-year old swimmer is up to.
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2020 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials Hype Video
Get excited for the Paralympic Team Trials coming to Minneapolis in June 2020.
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World Para Swimming Championships gave me boost towards 2020 Paralympics: Yip Pin Xiu
National swimmer Yip Pin Xiu won two gold medals at September 2019’s World Para Swimming Championships in London. She was also a three-time Paralympic gold medallist and a Nominated Member of Parliament. She discussed more with CNA.