Category: Para Swimming
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Swimming for Canada | The Candidates
Philippe Gagnon was born with clubfeet, a malformation that forced him to undergo many surgical procedures before he could take his first steps. At around the age of 10, he joined the Chicoutimi Swimming Club, where he developed the skills that would allow him to excel in his sport and overcome the obstacles related to…
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Swim Up Hill – A short doc on US Paralympic Swimmer, Jamal Hill
A Paralympic swimmer from Inglewood, Jamal Hill has blazed through boundaries. Once fully paralyzed from the neck down, and now top ranked in the United States, he teaches us that nothing – and no one – can put a limit on his ambition if he doesn’t impose one on himself. As soon as I met…
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Dealing With Difficulties in Stride | Hicham Boufekane | The Bond | July 2019
Swimmer Hicham Boufekane doesn’t just view Mike Thompson as a coach, bur rather a part of his family.
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Lignano 2019 Preview | World Para Swimming World Series
From the 30th May to 2nd June 2019, some of the world’s finest Para swimmers will go to Lignano, Italy to compete in the World Para Swimming World Series. Lignano Sabbiadoro, the Italian city, returns as a World Series host for the second season running following a successful debut in 2018. The picturesque venue by…
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Photographing para swimmer Darko Duric
This one is a bit of a treasure from our video archives. Last year, Canon Ambassador Samo Vidic wanted to capture the story of Slovenian swimmer Darko Duric. Using his Canon EOS 6D Mark II for the portrait session and Canon EOS 5D Mark IV for the under water shots, along with, his Canon EF…
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Haven Shepherd Interview | World Para Swimming
14 year-old Haven Shepherd (United States of America) survived a suicide bombing when she was a baby. Now she is a Paralympic hopeful, with her sights set on competing in Para swimming at the Tokyo 2020 or Paris 2024 Paralympics. This is her story.
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London Aquatics Centre to host 2019 World Para-swimming Championships
London is to host the 2019 World Para-swimming Championships. The competition will take place at the London Aquatics Centre from 9-15 September after original hosts Malaysia were stripped of the right to host the event. Around 600 swimmers from 60 nations are set to take part in the Championships, which is a qualifier for the…
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‘Use your one arm harder than everybody else’
Ben Ramirez, a swimmer for Bearden born with half his left arm, qualified for the state meet in the 50 freestyle. Read more: https://knoxne.ws/2MWE72H
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IPC strip Malaysia of 2019 World Para Swimming Championships
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday (27 January) stripped Malaysia of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, which were due to be held in Kuching between 29 July and 4 August. The decision was taken by the IPC Governing Board at its meeting in London, Great Britain, after the Home Ministry of Malaysia failed…