Category: Para Swimming
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Water bacteria cancels Tokyo 2020 paratriathlon test swim
The swimming section of a paratriathlon test event for Tokyo 2020 was canceled Saturday due to high levels of bacteria in the water, the latest in a series of difficulties over water quality and temperature. The International Triathlon Union (ITU) shelved the swimming leg after tests showed levels of e-coli more than double the acceptable…
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Agitos Foundation | Road to Lima – Para athletics and Para swimming
Training camps and workshops for Para athletics and Para swimming technical officials, coaches and athletes. The purpose of the Road to Lima project is to increase the number of participants and countries represented in the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games.
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London 2019 | World Para Swimming Allianz Championships | 1 month to go
It’s only 1 month to go to the World Para Swimming Allianz Championships! Don’t miss your chance to see the world’s best para swimmers. Ticket link for the World Championships: https://bit.ly/2J5yHlF
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Swimming for Canada | The Candidates
Philippe Gagnon was born with clubfeet, a malformation that forced him to undergo many surgical procedures before he could take his first steps. At around the age of 10, he joined the Chicoutimi Swimming Club, where he developed the skills that would allow him to excel in his sport and overcome the obstacles related to…
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Swim Up Hill – A short doc on US Paralympic Swimmer, Jamal Hill
A Paralympic swimmer from Inglewood, Jamal Hill has blazed through boundaries. Once fully paralyzed from the neck down, and now top ranked in the United States, he teaches us that nothing – and no one – can put a limit on his ambition if he doesn’t impose one on himself. As soon as I met…
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Dealing With Difficulties in Stride | Hicham Boufekane | The Bond | July 2019
Swimmer Hicham Boufekane doesn’t just view Mike Thompson as a coach, bur rather a part of his family.
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Lignano 2019 Preview | World Para Swimming World Series
From the 30th May to 2nd June 2019, some of the world’s finest Para swimmers will go to Lignano, Italy to compete in the World Para Swimming World Series. Lignano Sabbiadoro, the Italian city, returns as a World Series host for the second season running following a successful debut in 2018. The picturesque venue by…
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Photographing para swimmer Darko Duric
This one is a bit of a treasure from our video archives. Last year, Canon Ambassador Samo Vidic wanted to capture the story of Slovenian swimmer Darko Duric. Using his Canon EOS 6D Mark II for the portrait session and Canon EOS 5D Mark IV for the under water shots, along with, his Canon EF…
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Haven Shepherd Interview | World Para Swimming
14 year-old Haven Shepherd (United States of America) survived a suicide bombing when she was a baby. Now she is a Paralympic hopeful, with her sights set on competing in Para swimming at the Tokyo 2020 or Paris 2024 Paralympics. This is her story.