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IPC President urges Montreal to take momentum from London 2012 to World Championships

  • Swimming News

city of Montreal to capitalise on the success of the Games in London last year when it holds the IPC Swimming

The 2013 IPC World Swimming Championships are due to take place at the Parc Jean Drapeau Aquatic Complex

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World ChampionshipsApril 2013: London 2012 gold medallists named on US team for IPC Swimming World ChampionshipsJanuary

2013: Montreal confirmed as host city for 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships



Gold medallist Wells flies flag for equestrian at ParalympicsGB Sports Fest

  • Equestrian News

By James CrookMay 1 - Britain's gold and double silver medal-winning equestrian rider Sophie Wells was on hand at ParalympicsGB's second Sports Fest at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield to get more disabled people involved in the sport with the help of a mechanical horse.

line-upApril 2013: Cundy and Cockroft join to appear at ParalympicsGB Sports FestMarch 2013: BPA and British Swimming


Burkett discusses Paralympic equipment technology at IPC VISTA2013 conference

  • Paralympics

By James CrookMay 1 - Paralympian and biomechanics professor Brendan Burkett delivered a key note speech on whether equipment in Paralympic sport is performance enhancing or necessary for performance at the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) VISTA2013 conference in Bonn. 

Burkett, who won Paralympic gold for Australia in swimming at Atlanta 1996 in the 50 metres freestyle


Price steps down as President of Inas

  • Paralympics

By Duncan MackayApril 30 - Bob Price has stepped down as President of the International Federation for Sport for Athletes with an Intellectual Disability (Inas).

A total of 120 athletes went on to compete at London in athletics, swimming and table tennis."



Dame Sarah Storey eyes world title defence just two months after giving birth

  • Cycling News

By James CrookApril 30 - British Paralympic icon Dame Sarah Storey is hoping to defend her World Championship titles just two months after she is due to give birth to her first child at the Para-Cycling Road World Championships, which take place in Quebec in August.

It's a possibility," said the six-time Paralympian, who has won 16 Paralympic swimming medals, including

Storey won four gold medals at London 2012, taking her total of Paralympics medals to 22 overall in swimming


Paralympic champions named on British team for IPC Swimming World Championships

  • Swimming News

have been named on the 32-strong British team heading to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming

The 2013 event will be Ellie Simmonds' third IPC Swimming World Championships Simmonds, who competed

World Championships in Durban and now, at 18, she is returning for her third.Other British Paralympic swimming

Montreal will be my first swimming competition but I am excited to bring my experience to the team at

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record at Olympic Aquatics Centre  April 2011: Britain picks strong team for IPC European Swimming


Australian Paralympic Committee set to buy broadcast rights for Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016

  • Paralympics

By Duncan MackayApril 29 - Broadcast rights to the Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Paralympics are set to be sold to the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC), who would then be able to on-sell them to local companies.

would also include the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships for athletics and swimming

Freney.Hellwig last week criticised Ten Network's plan to broadcast only four multi-class races from the swimming


Australian Paralympic swimming star Cowdrey hints at Rio 2016 intentions

  • Swimming News

By James CrookApril 28 - Thirteen-time Paralympic gold medallist Matthew Cowdrey has dropped the strongest hint yet that he intends to compete at Rio 2016, despite himself believing that London 2012 would be his final Games appearance.

Cowdrey spoke after securing his place in the 50 metres freestyle event at the IPC Swimming World Championships

actually miss racing and I do really enjoy it,'' said the 24-year-old, who took a five-month break from swimming


ParalympicsGB Sports Fest praised as "fantastic success" by Cockroft

  • Paralympics

By James CrookApril 27 - Paralympics GB's second Sports Fest at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield has been hailed as a "fantastic success" by double-Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockroft, as over 700 people attended the two-day event.

British Paralympians at the event were double-gold medal winning wheelchair sprinter Cockroft and former swimming-turned-cycling

line-upApril 2013: Cundy and Cockroft join to appear at ParalympicsGB Sports FestMarch 2013: BPA and British Swimming



Omaha named as host city for US Olympic swimming trials for third time

  • Aquatics

By James CrookApril 27 - Omaha will host the United States Olympic swimming trials for the third consecutive

The announcement of the host city was made via live webcast by USA Swimming and the United States Olympic

three candidate cities did a video presentation prior to the announcement, which was made at the USA Swimming

Board of Directors meeting.USOC chief executive Scott Blackmun, USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck

Wielgus and USA Swimming Assistant Executive Director Mike Unger were all in attendance for the announcement

, alongside USA Swimming President Bruce Stratton, who revealed that Omaha would host the Trials for