Paralympics Archive

  • Wounded service personnel in relay swim around Jersey

    Wounded service personnel in relay swim around Jersey

    Battle Back, the UK military initiative set up to rehabilitate British soldiers injured in active service, is to join forces with the British Army Open-Water Swimming Squad in a 41 mile relay swim around Jersey. The swimmers will be up against the Jersey Long-Distance Swimming Club and money raised from the relay will go to Holidays [...]

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  • British Disability Swimming Team Take 13 Gold Medals from the IPC Swimming World Championships

    British Disability Swimming Team Take 13 Gold Medals from the IPC Swimming World Championships

    ipsThe British Disability Swimming Team bagged themselves 13 gold medals after four days of competing in Eindhoven at the IPC Swimming World Championships. Eleanor Simmonds, double Paralympic champion took her third world title on the fourth day of the competition last week in the women’s SM6 200m Individual Medley. At the 100m point Simmonds was laying [...]

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