Category: Para Swimming
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14 Paralympic Swimmers Head To Tokyo After Training In Colorado | CBS Denver
More than a dozen Paralympic swimmers from Team USA are headed to Tokyo.
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Local Swimmer Haven Shepherd Had a Big Day on Saturday as She Heads to Tokyo for the Paralympics | KOAM News Now
Carthage swimmer Haven Shepherd, 18, had to get up early to catch the first flight out of Joplin on her 13-hour trip to Tokyo, but her teammates, friends and family didn’t let the early hour stop them from giving her a rousing sendoff. Shepherd left Saturday to participate in the 2020 Paralympic Games as one…
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Paralympian Swimmers Leave Colorado Springs and Head to Tokyo | KOAA 5
On Saturday morning, 14 Paralympic swimmers are leaving Colorado Springs and heading to Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, which begin on August 24.
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Atlanta Paralympian Swimmer Heading to Tokyo | 11Alive
Meet the 17-year-old swimmer from Atlanta who is gearing up for her first Paralympic Games.
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21-Day Challenge: Paralympic Swimmer’s Tip for Staying Cool Under Pressure | KCRA News
Paralympic swimmer Jamal Hill shares his hack for staying cool under pressure. “Don’t get too high on the highs and don’t get too low on the low,†he says.
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‘It doesn’t feel real’: Hopewell swimmer prepares for Paralympics | WTVR CBS 6
In his 100 meter backstroke, Joey Peppersack believes that he needs to pick up another two seconds of time to have a good shot at a medal, but he has a few more weeks to make it happen.
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Student Designs Pool Navigation Aid for Visually Impaired Swimmers | Loughborough University
Final year project design student, Mirthe Hofstede has designed Optic – a navigation aid for visually impaired swimmers that allows them to navigate in the pool efficiently and safely.
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Meet the Iraqi Swimmer Who Lost One Leg and Zero Hope | The National News
A victim of the war against ISIS, Mortaza Shakir Mahmood was injured in a car bomb in Mosul on April 23, 2014, a tragedy that made him lose a leg, but not hope.
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Paralympic Swimming Hopeful Sets Sights on Tokyo Games | Localish
“One of the fastest para-swimmers in the world is moving one step closer to her dream of competing in the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.