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MONTREAL, Canada, August 5. ONE of Canada’s greatest Paralympians is hanging up her goggles. After several months of consideration, Montreal’s Valerie Grand’Maison made the announcement today that she is retiring at the top of her game. The visually impaired swimmer leaves the sport with nine Paraly...

By Phillip Whitten PHOENIX, June 22. DISABLED swimmers ignored 105-degree heat and unseasonal monsoonal humidity as eighteen world records were set on the first night of competition at the USA Swimming National Disability Championships. The three-day meet is being held in a very fast 50-meter pool a...

By Phillip Whitten PHOENIX, June 24. The oppressive desert heat relented a bit on the final night of the USA Swimming National Disability Championships, as temperatures dipped below 100 degrees. But the red-hot action continued within the confines of the Phoenix Swim Club's 50-meter tank, as sev...

Paralympic Champion Kirby Cote to be Inducted to Canada Sports Hall of Fame Kirby Cote, a seven-time Paralympic gold medalist, is among six athletes to be inducted to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame this October. Cote swam in the S13 category. She competed at three Paralympic Games, winning 13 medals, ...