Category: Para Swimming
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Swimmer Who Withdrew From Paralympics After Being Denied Medical Accommodation Has Central PA. Ties | FOX43 News
A 26-year-old Paralympic swimmer withdrew from the Tokyo Games on Tuesday after being denied a Personal Care Assistant (PCA).
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Zara Mullooly and Will Perry Added to ParalympicsGB Team for Tokyo 2020
The inclusion of the two Northampton Swimming Club athletes takes the total number of swimmers heading to Japan up to 25, following the first selections to the squad at the end of June.
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‘Heartbroken’: Paralympian Explains Why She Withdrew From Tokyo 2020 | CNN
Becca Meyers, a deaf and blind American swimmer, has withdrawn from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after she said the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) denied her request to bring her mother to serve as her Personal Care Assistant. She speaks with CNN’s Brianna Keilar.
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Glen Ellyn Swimmer Prepares For Tokyo Paralympics | CBS Chicago
Going to the Olympics or Paralympics is always special, but, for a number of reasons, it means just a little more this time around. That’s especially true for a Glenbard West alum whose dream will come true in Tokyo.
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Paralympic Swimmer Takes Part in Nisswa Freedom Days Parade | Lakeland PBS
Originally aired July 5, 2021 on Lakeland News
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Paralympic Swimmer Shatters World Record On Her Way to Tokyo Games | NBC News
After losing her eyesight three years ago, 17-year-old Anastasia Pagonis says her service dog, Radar, helped her regain freedom and independence. Anastasia spent months training for the Paralympic Trials and shattered a world record as she qualified for the Tokyo Games.
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Jamal Hill x #SpringIntoPlay – Play Equity Movement | LA84Foundation
Team USA Paralympic swimmer Jamal Hill (@swimuphill) aims to make swimming accessible to all youth, & shares his story on his way to Tokyo. We’ve teamed to make sports available in marginalized communities & close the #PlayEquity gap. Learn more: bit.ly/pem-sip The LA84 Foundation is the legacy of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. We are…