Read moreParalympics, Day 10: Jessica Long Adds Epic 100 Fly Gold; Jiang Yuyan Captures 7th Gold07 September 2024Paralympics, Day 10: Jessica Long Adds Epic 100 Fly Gold; Jiang Yuyan Captures 7th Gold China began the final day of swimming at the Paris Paralympics atop the medal table and poised to add more. With a brief interlude from Jessica Long in an epic performance, that’s how the final day at Paris La De...
Read moreParalympics: Despite Challenges in War-Torn Home, Ukraine Still Shining in the Pool06 September 2024Paralympics: Despite Challenges in War-Torn Home, Ukraine Still Shining in the Pool Seven days of swimming competition had transpired at the Paris Paralympics, and the country atop the medal standings continued to astound. It was not China, with its massive population, that has collected the most me...
Read morePara World Championships: Andrii Trusov, Guo Jincheng Break World Records on Day 101 August 2023The 2023 Para Swimming World Championships started with several world-record performance to kick off the meet in Manchester, England. Ukraine's Andrii Trusov set a Para world record in the men's 200 IM SM7 category, reaching the wall in 2:28.19. The previous record was set by Israel's Mark Malyar (2...
Read moreMykhailo Serbin, Aussie Relay Set World Records on Day 6 of Para Worlds06 August 2023Mykhailo Serbin, Aussie Relay Set World Records on Day 6 of Para Worlds Ukraine’s Mykhailo Serbin and the Australian S14 mixed medley relay set world records Saturday on the sixth and penultimate day of the World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, England. Serbin went 1:06.01 to win the men’...
Read more2022 Para World Championships: Tully Kearney Takes Down 22-Year-Old World Record18 June 20222022 Para World Championships: Tully Kearney Takes Down 22-Year-Old World Record Great Britain’s Tully Kearney downed a world record that had stood since 2000 in winning gold in the women’s S5 200 freestyle Friday night on the penultimate day of the 2022 Para World Championships. Kearney went 2:42.3...
Read moreSimone Barlaam Goes 5-for-5 with World Record to Wrap Para Worlds06 August 2023Simone Barlaam Goes 5-for-5 with World Record to Wrap Para Worlds Italy’s Simone Barlaam made it 5-for-5 in individual events with a world record on the final day of the 2023 Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester, England. Barlaam clocked in at 23.96 seconds to win the men’s S9 50 butterfl...
Read moreTokyo Paralympics: China, RPC Top Final Swimming Medals Table06 September 2021China and the Russian Paralympic Committee finished atop the medal table at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. The overall medal race easily belonged to the Chinese juggernaut, with 19 goals, 19 silvers and 18 bronze medals, the most in each category. It took home 56 total medals. That fits with the overal...
Read more1Eight World Records Fall on Incredible Final Night at World Para Swimming Championships15 September 2019An incredible eight world records fell on the final night of the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London as Italy topped the medal table. China's Liu Daomin, Russia's Valeriia Shabalina, Ukraine's Andrii Trusov, Netherlands' Liesette Bruinsma, Great Britain's Brock Whiston, Reece Dunn and I...