Category: Para Swimming
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Disabled Ukrainian Athletes Stranded in Istanbul | CNN
CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh reports on a Ukrainian swim team comprised of disabled athletes who have been stranded in Turkey since the Russian invasion on February 24. #CNN #News
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Lynn University Swimmer Alex Callaghan’s Journey to the Paralympics | WPTV News – FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast
Lynn University swimmer Alex Callaghan’s journey to the 2024 Paralympics.
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Lizzi Smith on Butterfly, Lifting, & Being Coached by Ian Crocker | Inside With Brett Hawke
Lizzi Smith is a 2x Paralympian and 3x medalist from the United States. Most recently, at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic games, she captured silver in the 100 Fly (S9). Lizzi was born without her left arm due to amniotic band syndrome.
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Paralympian Tim Hodge Takes on Swim Training as Industry Looks for New Teachers | ABC News
With swim classes disrupted by COVID, numbers of swim teachers have fallen. The NSW government is offering 750 free training spots for new instructors to keep up with demand.
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Vision Impaired Swimmer Making Waves Less Than a Year After Taking up the Sport | ABC News
Just six months after taking up swimming, Erica Burleigh is making big waves. The vision-impaired Tasmanian has successfully braved the choppy River Derwent in the Hobart Regatta swim.
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Olympic Swimmer Finds Peace in the Pool With Help From Former UT Star | KVUE
Lizzi Smith and Ian Crocker are having success competitively and are also helping kids. STORY: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/com…
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Going for Gold With Paralympic Swimmer Matt Torres | Penepent Productions
Matt Torres, a Junior at Fairfield University in Connecticut, pursues his dream of being a medal-winning Olympian.
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Palestine – The Paralympic Committee Launches a Swimming Championship for the Lower Limb Amputees | A24 News Agency EN
The Paralympic committee inaugurated the swimming championship for the lower limb amputees who mainly lost their limbs in the 2018–2019 Gaza border protests. Categorization and race distances are based on the level of the disability, as distances range between 25 to 50 meters. It is worth mentioning that winners of such races will be eligible…