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2018 World Para Swimming European Championships – Women's 50 Metres Freestyle
The women's 50 metres freestyle at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships was held at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin from 13–19 August. 9 classification finals are held in all over this event. Medalists Results S5 ;Final S6 ;Heats 11 swimmers from 7 nations took part. ;Final Yelyzaveta Mereshko broke the world record in the women's 50m freestyle S6. S7 ;Heats Eleven swimmers for 9 nations took part. ;Final Denise Grahl broke the European record in the final round. S8 ;Heats 12 swimmers from 11 nations took part. ;Final S9 ;Final S10 ;Heats 12 swimmers from 8 nations took part. ;Final S11 ;Final Maryna Piddubna broke the world record in the women's 50m freestyle S11. S12 ;Final There was a tie for the gold medal for Hannah Russell and Elena Krawzow in the women's 50m freestyle S12 final. See also * List of IPC world records in swimming The world records in disability swimming are ratified by the International Paralympic Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 World Para Swimming European Championships
The 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships took place in Dublin, Ireland from 13 to 19 August 2018. It was the 5th edition of the Championships, the first under the new World Para Swimming branding, and the first time Ireland had hosted. Ukraine topped the medal table for the fourth time in a row.Dublin 2018 - Medal table from Paralympic.org Formerly the IPC Swimming European Championships, this was the first edition of the championships since IPC undertook a rebrand of all sports for which they are the governing body, including the 'World Para' title for the committees running each sport. IPC Swimming was rebranded World Para Swimming in 2016; its fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenia Francesca Palazzo
Xenia Francesca Palazzo (born 29 April 1998) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer of Russian descent who competes in international level events, She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 100m Backstroke - S8, Women's 200 individual medley SM8 winning a silver medal, Women's 4×100 freestyle relay P34 winning a gold medal, Women's 400 freestyle S8 winning a bronze medal and in Women's 50 metre freestyle S8, winning a bronze medal. Life She was born with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy which has caused her to not have enough oxygen and blood due to disseminated intravascular coagulation and had a brain haemorrhage which has resulted in quadriplegia mainly on the right side of her body. Her highest achievements are becoming a World silver medalist and a European champion, in 200 meter medley and 400 meter freestyle. See also *Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Italy competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maja Reichard
Maja Reichard (born 27 May 1991) is a Swedish swimmer. She has a visual impairment caused by retinitis pigmentosa and competes in the S11 disability class. She's the reigning paralympic champion in 100 m breaststroke. Reichard won a gold medal at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in the 100 m breaststroke. She entered four events at the 2012 Paralympics and came first in the 100 m breaststroke. She gained four medals, including one gold, at the 2013 World Championships and a further four at the 2014 European Championships. (search for "Maja Reichard") She also won a bronze in 100 m backstroke at the 2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ... in Rio de Janeiro. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Reichard, Maja 1991 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesette Bruinsma
Liesette Bruinsma (born 9 September 2000) is a Dutch Paralympic swimmer. She competes in S11 classification events for athletes with visual impairments. She is the 2016 double Paralympic champion within her classification. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 400 metre freestyle S11, and Women's 100 metre freestyle S11, winning silver medals. Swimming career Bruinsma first competed for the Netherlands at Glasgow in 2014. Her first major international competition was the 2016 IPC Swimming European Championships in Funchal, where she competed in six events, and took a medal in five of them. Three of her Funchal medal's were gold: 400 m freestyle (S11), 100 m breaststroke (SB11) and the 200 m find. medley (SM11). In the same year, Bruinsma made her Paralympic Games debut, winning five medals including two golds in the 200 metres individual medley and the 400 metres freestyle. The Netherlands did not send a team to the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryna Piddubna
Maryna Piddubna (born 7 May 1998) is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer. Career Piddubna has a visual impairment and competes in S11-class races. She competed at the 2012 Paralympic Games and won a bronze medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in the 50 metre freestyle S11 event. Liesette Bruinsma from the Netherlands also won a bronze medal in the race as they both finished in 31.23 seconds. She won bronze medals at the World Para Swimming Championships in 2013 and 2015 both of which were in the 100 metre backstroke S11 event. She competed again in 2019 where she won a gold medal in the 50m freestyle S11 event, silver medals in the 100 metre freestyle S11 and 200 metre individual medley SM11 events and a bronze medal in the 100 metre backstroke S11 event. She also competed at the World Para Swimming European Championships in 2014, where she won a bronze medal in the 100 metre backstroke S11 event and in 2018 where she won a gold medal and broke the world record in the 50 metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S11 (classification)
S11, SB11, SM11 are disability swimming classifications for blind swimmers. Sport This classification is for swimming. In the classification title, S represents Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly strokes. SB means breaststroke. SM means individual medley. Jane Buckley, writing for the Sporting Wheelies, describes the swimmers in this classification as having: "unable to see at all and are considered totally blind (see IBSA B1 – appendix). Swimmers must wear blackened goggles if they swim in this class. They will also require someone to tap them when they are approaching a wall." Getting classified Internationally, the classification is done by the International Blind Sports Association. In Australia, to be classified in this category, athletes contact the Australian Paralympic Committee or their state swimming governing body. In the United States, classification is handled by the United States Paralympic Committee on a national level. The classification test has three compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessia Scortechini
Alessia Scortechini (born 11 February 1997) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She is a double World champion and a double European bronze medalist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 50m Freestyle-S10. Biography She is born with a shortened forearm and has limited strength in her wrist. She competed at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships, and 2019 World Para Swimming Championships. See also *Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Italy competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are ... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scortechini, Alessia 1997 births Living people Swimmers from Rome Paralympic swimmers for Italy Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zara Mullooly
Zara Mullooly (born 11 September 2002) is a British Paralympic swimmer who competes in International level freestyle events. She is British Record holder in 50m, 100m, 200m, and 400m freestyle for the S10 classification. Zara has congenital right side hemiplegia, a form of cerebral palsy. Early life Zara grew up in Woking, Surrey, where she attended Guildford High School. Shortly after her first birthday, Zara was referred by her GP to a consultant orthopaedic surgeon after her parents noticed she walked with a limp. Investigations showed Zara’s left arm and leg limb length to be greater than her right, and an X-ray of her pelvic bone showed an obvious size difference between the left and right side. The consultant diagnosed Zara with hemihypertrophy, and for the next four years, Zara attended hospital ultrasound scan appointments every three months to check for any sign of Wilms tumour. A change in Zara’s Consultant led to further investigations and a subsequent new di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantalle Zijderveld
Belinda Chantalle Zijderveld (born 17 September 2000) is a retired Dutch swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic .... She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 200 metre individual medley SM10, winning a gold medal; Women's 50 metre freestyle S10 and Women's 100 metre freestyle S10, winning silver medals; and Women's 100 metre butterfly S10, winning a bronze medal. Personal history Zijderveld was born in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands in 2000. She was born without a right hand. International career Zijderveld made her international debut in 2013, during the World Championships in Montréal. She competed in S10 classification freestyle events, but her specialty is the SB9 breaststroke, taking three European and two World titles in the 100m distance. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S10 (classification)
S10, SB9, SM10 are Paralympic sports#Classification, disability swimming classifications used for categorizing swimmers based on their level of disability. Swimmers in this class tend to have minimal weakness affecting their legs, missing feet, a missing leg below the knee or problems with their hips. This class includes a number of different disabilities including people with amputations and cerebral palsy. The classification is governed by the International Paralympic Committee, and competes at the Paralympic Games. Definition This classification is for swimming (sport), swimming. In the classification title, S represents Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly strokes. SB means breaststroke. SM means individual medley. Swimming classifications are on a gradient, with one being the most severely physically impaired to ten having the least amount of physical disability. Jane Buckley, writing for the Sporting Wheelies, describes the swimmers in this classification as having: "very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susana Veiga
Susana Veiga (born 8 April 2000) is a Portuguese Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite events. She specializes in freestyle, S9. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in 50 freestyle S10 and 100 freestyle S9. Career She competed at the, 2018 European Para Swimming Championships winning the Silver in 50 freestyle S9, 2019 World Para Swimming Championships The World Para Swimming Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Swimming World Championships, are the world championships for swimming where athletes with a disability compete. They are organised by the International Paralympic C ..., 2020 European Para Swimming Championships winning a silver medal, and 2021 European Para Swimming Championships, winning a gold medal and European Record. References Living people Paralympic swimmers for Portugal 2000 births Swimmers from Lisbon Portuguese female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
