IPC Social Media Survey 2010 Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Welcome to the IPC Social Media Survey 2010 The goal of this survey is to improve the IPC's social media offer.
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Open Water event concludes the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships Sunday, August 22, 2010
2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven break all records During six days the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships took place in Eindhoven and one day in Eersel. A total of 649 athletes from 53 countries participated. A true record for the IPC Swimming World Championships. Next to the athletes approximately 6,500 supporters witnessed the races at the Pieter van den Hoogenband swimming stadium whereas 650 visitors watched the excellent performances of the athletes at the E3 Strand. This past week 68 world records were broken! |
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Last races of IPC 2010 Swimming World Championships Sunday, August 22, 2010
Natalie Du Toit faster than the men in her class (S1 through S10) Today 32 athletes swam the last race of the IPC 2010 Swimming World Championships. This was the Open Water event at the E3 strand in Eersel. The sun was shining brightly and 650 supporters watched the athletes fight for the last medals in the five kilometre session. The atmosphere was excellent, just like all the other days during this tournament. |
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Tough competition Freestyle! Friday, August 20, 2010
Athletes swim with enormous effort Athletes with a physical disability, in class S2, started their heats. Class S2 M In the men’s heats, it was the Russian Dmitry Kokarev who finished first in a time of 2:24.98. He was followed by the Polish Jacek Czeck who was the second to qualify for the finals (2:29.09). The third to to qualify was Francesco Bettella. He finished in a time of 2:31.42. |
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World record holders again the fastest Friday, August 20, 2010
Times in heats close together This morning athletes with a visual disability, swimming in class S11, S12 and S13, started the heats. Class S11 M/W The Chinese Bozun Yang was the first to qualify for tonight’s finals. He finished in a time of 1:10.71. His world record has been in his name since 2008. Viktor Smyrnov from the Ukraine finished second. It was an exciting race because within a second the Canadian Tildesley also finished the race. Also in the women’s heats, the world record holder was the first to qualify for the finals. Daniela Schulte finished in a time of 1:22.10. This is two seconds from her world record. Second to finish was Cecilia Camellini from Italy. She finished in a time of 1:23.41. The Japanese Rina Akiyama was the third swimmer to qualify for tonight’s finals with a time of 1:24.11. These women swam a lot faster than their competition. Number four was over seven seconds behind number three. The competition for the medals looks decided. The numbers four until eight would have to do their very best to keep up with the top three. |
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Spectacular race minimal margins Friday, August 20, 2010
Dutchman Maurice Deelen through to finals with fastest time This morning athletes with a physical disability, in class S8, started their heats. Class S8 M/W In the men’s heats it was the Dutchman Maurice Deelen who finished with the fastest time (1:00.00). He was followed by the Russian Konstantin Lisenkov who was the second to qualify for the finals (1:00.54). The third to finish was Peter Leek from Australia (1:00.85). The first to finish in the women’s heats was Jessica Long from the United States of America. Jacqueline Freney from Australia finished second and Stefanie Weinberg from Germany was the third to qualify for tonight’s finals. Lisa den Braber from the Netherlands qualified for the finals with the sixth time. |
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Oekie mascot in action Friday, August 20, 2010
This morning a magnificent start of the day, opening dance with Oekie and officials.
watch the video here |
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Canadian swimmer Mortimer sets new world record Thursday, August 19, 2010
Brazil en Australia win two in 50 metre Freestyle This evening, the athletes with a physical disability, in the classes S9 and S10, swam their finals. Class S9 M/W The 50 metre Freestyle, class S9, was won by Matthew Cowdrey of Australia, earning the gold medal with a time of 25.53. The silver medal went to Zhi Guo (CHN) who completed the distance in 25.78. Tamas Toth (HUN) finished in third place, touching in at 26.16. |
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Ten year old world record broken by Norwegian Thursday, August 19, 2010
Spanish men win silver and bronze Tonight the finals started for the athletes with an intellectual disability, class SB4. Class SB4 M/W The men’s race was swum fastest by Daniel Dias from Brazil; his time of 1:36.96 was good for another gold medal in his name. Dias was followed by two Spaniards who took silver and bronze. Ricardo Ten swim a silver place time of 1:37.53 and Pablo Cimandevila swam the bronze time. |
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Blood-curdling heat 200 metres Freestyle men Thursday, August 19, 2010
Dutchwoman Lisette Teunissen ranked seventh for finals The heats of athletes with a physical disability, class S5, started their heats this morning. Class S5 M/W Brazilian Daniel Dias, who swam a new world record in the heats, also started successful this morning. He clocked the best time. It was a really exciting race, because only five hundredth of a second later Roy Perkins from the United States of America finished in a time of 2:44.63. The third to qualify for the finals was the Spanish Sebastian Rodriguez, who finished in a time of 2:55.97. In the women’s heats the Norwegian Sarah Louise Rung was, as for the 100 metre Breaststroke earlier this morning, the fastest in a time of 2:56.17. Inbal Pezaro from Israel finished in a time of 3:00.25 and became second. The Dutch Lisette Teunissen was ranked third in a time of 3:18.12. She swam faster than during the qualifying races to be selected for these WC. |
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Dutch woman qualifies with the fastest time Thursday, August 19, 2010
Qualification times close together Athletes with a physical disability , who compete in the classes S6 and S7, started the heats. Class S6 M/W The German Sebastian Iwanow qualified first for the finals with the fastest time (1:09.03). He was followed Briton Matthew Whorwood, who finished in a time of 1:11.00. The third to finish was the Brazilian swimmer Adriano de Lima in a time of 1:11.25. The current world record holder Anders Olsson finished fourth in a time of 1:11.56. Seeing that the times of the numbers two, three and four are so closely together, the competition for the golden medal will be extremely exciting. The Dutch Mirjam de Koning-Peper, was first in the women’s heat with a time of 1:19.21. The Briton Eleanor Simmonds, current world record holder, was second (1:20.40). The German Tanja Groepper finished as third for the finals in a time of 1:22.33. |
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China successful in heats 100 metre Butterfly Thursday, August 19, 2010
Those fastest in previous qualifications are sublime This morning athletes with a physical handicap, class S8, started their heats. Classe S8 M/W Yanpeng Wei from China tapped the finish wall more than a second earlier as his rivals. He clocked a time of 1:02.99. Frenchman Charles Rozoy took possession of the second place in the finals. The Australian Peter Leek became number three in a time of 1:04.72. These three men were the fastest in the qualification races previously to this championship. Dutchman Maurice Deelen just ran short. He was ranked ninth after the heats and got a place as substitute. The American woman Jessica Long qualified first for the finals. She touched in at 1:13.31. Number two and three are both of Chinese origin. Xiaqin Jin qualified second in a time of 1:15.85. Third was Weiyuan Lu in her time of 1:16.26. World record-holder Amanda Everlove (USA) was the fourth to reach the finals. |
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Medals are dearly won Thursday, August 19, 2010
Americans compete for gold medal in two classes Athletes with a visual impairment, in classes S11, S12 and S13, started their heats this morning. Class S11 M/W Victor Smyrnov from the Ukraine was the first man to qualify for the finals with a time of 4:59.11. He was closely followed by Philip Scholz from the United States of America. He was the second swimmer to qualify for the finals with a time of 4:59.16. The third to finish was Oleksandr Myroshnychenko from the Ukraine (5:02.47). The fastest woman was the German Daniela Shulte. The Canadian Amber Thomas finished second and the Swiss Chantal Cavin was the third to qualify for the finals. |
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World record-holders Castorena and Suzuki both ranked first for their finals Thursday, August 19, 2010
Two Asian men disqualified This morning athletes with a physical disability, swimming in the class SB2 and SB3, started their heats. Class SB2 M The Mexican world record-holder Arnulfo Castorena ranked himself first for tonight’s finals. His time of 59.22 was three seconds above his own world record. Thai Somchai Doungkaew qualified second in a time of 1:01.48. Both were fastest in their own heat. Charkorn Kaewsri, compatriot of Somchai Doungkaew was disqualified. Third to pass to the finals was Michael Demarco in a time of 1:02.35. |
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Competition for gold and silver on Freestyle exciting Thursday, August 19, 2010
In class S10 two men with same time through to finals This morning athletes with a physical disability, swimming in class S9 and S10, started the heats. Class S9 M/W The fastest man of this morning was Zhi Guo from China who was the first to qualify for the finals. He was followed by Matthew Cowdrey from Austrialia, who was the second to qualify for the finals. The third to finish was Tamas Toth from Hungary. The Briton Louise Watkin was the first woman to finish. The South African Natalie du Toit finished second and the Russian Irina Grazhdanova was the third to qualify for the finals. |
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Norwegian Rung close to the 10 year old world record Thursday, August 19, 2010
Colombia disqualified The athletes with a physical disability, in class SB4, started their heats this morning. Class SB4 W The Norwegian Sarah Louise Rung has clocked the fastest time at the 100 metre Breaststroke, class SB4, this morning. She swam a time of 1:54.71 and got close to the world record (1:54.51) of the Frenchwoman Hess. It is a fantastic and remarkable achievement. The world record already stands for a decade. Inbal Pezaro ended a considerable time behind her. She touched in seven seconds later. The Czech Bela Hlavackova qualified third in a time of 2:02.39. Naiver Ome Ramos from Colombia was disqualified and did not start. |
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Jonathan Fox close to world record Wednesday, August 18, 2010
This morning athletes with a physical disability, swimming in class S7, started the heats. Class S7 M/W The fastest man of this morning was the Brit Jonathan Fox. He could swim himself into the finals with a time of 1:12,35. He came quite close to his own standing world record of 1:11,99. After 1:13,89 Mihovil Spanja from Croatia touched in with a time of 1:13,89. The top three is closed through Chinese Nan Gao. He clocked a time of 1:15,41. The numbers four and five of the heats touched in soon after Nan Gao. The athletes cannot afford themselves to weaken in the final. They have to give everything to win a medal. |
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32 medals for Ukraine at the end of day three Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Three ladies from the USA on one stage The level is really high this 2010 IPC World Championships Swimming. The entries from countries and athletes have never been so high and the number of world records broken increased already in the heats. Besides supportes keep coming and coming. |
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New world record for Cecilia Camellini Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Qing Xie just misses gold
Visually impaired athletes, class S11, started their finals this evening.
Class S11 M/W
Enhamed Mohamed was the first man to finish at 100 metre Freestyle. He clocked a time of 58.59. The Chinese Yang Bozun finished second. His time of 59.03 was good for the silver medal. The bronze was won by Keiichi Kimura in a time of 1:02.12. |
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Great Britain takes the Gold Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Dutch Lisa den Braber in 5th place Tonight the athletes with a physical handicap in the class S8, competed in the finals.
Class S8
With the Dutch Princess Margriet in the audience, the British swimmer Thomas Young won the 400 metres Freestyle. With a time of 4:36.45 he defeated his six adversaries. The German Cristoph Burkard won the silver medal in a time of 4:39.90. The fight for 3rd and 4th place was very tense but in the end it was Jiachao Wang from China who took the bronze with Sean Fraser trailing 4th place. |
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New world record set in heats Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Seven Dutch athletes go to tonight’s finals
Many athletes were busy again this morning. Athletes with a physical and intellectual handicap entered into the battle in order to capture a place for the final. Also the athletes with a visual handicap showed what they were able to. Different disciplines and distances were swum.
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First press conference of the 2010 IPC Swimming WC Monday, August 16, 2010
On August 15, the first press conference of the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships was held by Sir Philip Craven (President of the IPC) and Henny Smorenburg (Tournament Director). |
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Record Coverage of IPC Swimming World Championships Friday, July 23, 2010
Bonn, Germany – The 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, will be seeing more coverage than any previous IPC Swimming World Championships. |
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One Month to go to IPC Swimming World Championships Monday, July 19, 2010
Source: IPC
With less than one month before the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships begin, athletes from all around the globe are making their last minute preparations for the big competition. |
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Final Entries Closed for IPC Swimming World Championships Friday, July 09, 2010
Source: IPC
With the final entry deadline past, the list of athletes and teams set to compete in the upcoming 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships has reached a record level. |
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Createring “Official Partner” WC Swimming 2010 Monday, June 28, 2010
With less then 50 days to go until the start of the event, Createring has become "Official Partner" of the 2010 IPC World Championships Swimming. Henny Smorenburg (tournament director Foundation WC Swimming 2010), Maarten van Beugen and Coen van Genugten (Createring management) were very pleased to announce this today. |
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Announcement Observer Program Monday, June 21, 2010
We hereby present the unique opportunity to visit this world class event and have a look behind the scenes of the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven. |
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Deadline Approaching for IPC Swimming World Entries Monday, June 21, 2010
Source: IPC
The final entry deadline is rapidly approaching for athletes and teams interested in competing at the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. |
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Eindhoven Test Event Readies World Championships Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Source: IPC Swimming
A recent test event in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, has secured final preparations for the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships. |
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Swimming Finishes BT Paralympic World Cup Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Source: IPC Swimming
Athletes took strong finishes in the Swimming competition, finishing the week-long 2010 BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester, Great Britain. |
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World Championships Programme Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Source: IPC
With the second entries closed on 23 April IPC Swimming received interest from 55 NPCs with over 700 athletes to compete in the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships on 15-21 August in Eindhoven. |
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IPC Swimming Technical Committee Thursday, April 08, 2010
Source: IPC
The IPC Swimming Technical Committee (STC) has a newly appointed member in the position of Head of Competition. |
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US Paralympics 2010 Swimming World Championships Team Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Source: USA Swimming
US Paralympics has announced the swimmers that will compete in the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 15 - 21. |
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Media Accreditation for 2010 IPC Swimming World Champs Thursday, April 01, 2010
As from 29 March, media representatives interested in covering the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships from 15-21 August in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, are able to submit their accreditation request. |
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Competition schedule 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships announced Friday, March 05, 2010
Ticket sales started March 1st In 16 different distances and events, swum in 14 classes, athletes from all over the world will compete for titles and medals in the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven between August 15 and 21. The organisation of the World Championships announced this today on their website. |
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IPC Swimming Ready For 2010 Monday, February 01, 2010
Source: IPC
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming Sport Technical Committee (STC) conducted its first meeting of the year in Bonn, Germany, from 29-31 January. |
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Univé sponsor of the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships Thursday, December 17, 2009
From 15th until 21st August 2010 the IPC Swimming World Championships will take place in the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven. During this international tournament swimmers with a disability will be able to compete at world level with their fellow swimmers. Insurance company Univé has decided to become a sponsor of this unique event. |
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Russia Leads Medal Tally in Rio Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Source: IPC
Russia is currently leading the medal tally after the fourth day of the 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships 25m in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. |
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Russia Finishes First at Swimming Championships Monday, December 07, 2009
Source: IPC
Athletes from Russia maintained their lead and finished first in the gold medal rankings as the 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships 25m came to a close in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
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Final Days at Championships See More World Records Friday, December 04, 2009
Source: IPC
As the second half of the 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships 25m in Rio de Janeiro starts to wind down, athletes are seeing an opportunity to break more World records in the race to the podium. |
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Athletes Continue Strong Finishes in Brazil Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Source: IPC
The third day of the 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships 25m brought in more impressive finishes by athletes in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. |
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World Championships Sees World Records Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Source: IPC
The second day of the 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships 25m continued the recording-setting trend by athletes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
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World Records Set as Brazil Championships Begin Monday, November 30, 2009
Source: IPC
The first day of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships 25m saw a list of several World records being filled in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
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Ambassador Named for Eindhoven Swimming Championships Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Source: IPC
Swimming Superstar and Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband has been officially named an ambassador to the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Eindoven, the Netherlands. |
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Pieter van den Hoogenband ambassador of the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Eindhoven/Kuala Lumpur, November 24, 2009 – Last weekend the Foundation WC Swimming announced the support of Pieter van den Hoogenband to the organization of the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven. With a video message during the IPC General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Van den Hoogenband invited all the NPC’s to participate in the World Championships which are held from August 15 to 21 2010. The Championships will take place in the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming stadium in Eindhoven and the ‘E3 Beach’ in Eersel. |
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New IPC Governing Board Elected Monday, November 23, 2009
Source: IPC
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Today, the members of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) present in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the 2009 IPC General Assembly (GA) elected a new Governing Board. It was the largest GA to date, with more than 350 participants from 100 National Paralympic Committees, five Regions, four IOSDs (International Organizations for the Disabled) and 22 Sports. |
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IPC Decides on Participation of Athletes with Intellectual Disability Monday, November 23, 2009
Source: IPC
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - During the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the IPC membership today decided in favour of the re-inclusion of athletes with an intellectual disability (ID athletes) in competitions, including the Paralympic Games. |
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Athlete Head to Swimming Championships in Rio Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Source: IPC
Athletes from around the globe are making their way to newly elected 2016 Paralympic Host City Rio de Janerio, Brazil, for the 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships 25m. |
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Great Britain, Ukraine Top Swimming Championships Monday, October 26, 2009
Source: IPC
Athletes from Great Britain and Ukraine put their teams on top in the medal ranking as the 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming European Championships came to a close on 24 October in Reykjavik, Iceland. |
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Ukraine, Great Britain Maintain Lead at Day Four in Iceland Thursday, October 22, 2009
Source: IPC
As day number four of the 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming European Championships came to a close on 21 October, the top two spots stayed with teams from Great Britain and Ukraine. |
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Swim, Splash, Shine in Eindhoven Tuesday, October 06, 2009
2010 IPC Swimming World Championships presents theme and newsletter
“Swim, Splash, Shine” is the all-embracing theme of the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships that will be held from August 15 to 21 in the Pieter van den Hoogenband swimming stadium in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. |
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IPC Swimming - Growing in numbers Friday, October 02, 2009
Source: IPC
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming continues wherever possible to push for growth of the Paralympic Movement, and the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships in Reykjavik, Iceland, this October are no exception. |
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Paralympic Awards Winners 2009 Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Source: IPC
Bonn, Germany - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is pleased to announce the winners of the Paralympic Awards 2009, proudly partnered by IPC's Gold Patron Allianz, honouring those who contribute directly to the Paralympic Games and the Paralympic Movement. |
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Eindhoven Reviews IPC Swimming World Champs Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Source: IPC
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) recently visited Eindhoven, The Netherlands, to review the site for the upcoming IPC 2010 Swimming World Championships. |
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2010 IPC Swimming World Championships: Monday, August 31, 2009
One year to 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships
One year in advance of the 2010 Swimming World Championships for people with a disability, the organization of one of the largest elite level sporting events is engaged in making preparations for the athletes to shine in August 2010. |
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Berlin to Host European Swimming Champs in 2011 Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Source: IPC An agreement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Xavier Gonzalez, has put the 2011 IPC Swimming European Championships in the city of Berlin. |
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Records Broken at Swimming Championships in Germany Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Source: IPC
The 23rd International German Swimming Championships (IDM) finished four days of tough competition in Berlin, Germany, with athletes breaking multiple records along the way. |
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Dutch Swimming Results at Paralympic World Cup Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Source: Zwemkroniek.com
During the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester Mike van der Zanden (S10) won gold at the 100 meter Butterfly. He beat his personal best swum at the Paralympic Games in Beijing by clocking 58.88. His old record of 59.34 was then good for a bronze medal. At the 100 meter Freestyle Van der Zande finished 5th. |
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Swimming Closes Paralympic World Cup Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Source: IPC
After two power-packed days of cutting through the water at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Great Britain, athletes in Swimming marched up to the podium to celebrate their victories and close out the 2009 BT Paralympic World Cup. |
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Eindhoven Reviews IPC Swimming World Champs Monday, March 09, 2009
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) recently visited Eindhoven, The Netherlands, to review the site for the upcoming IPC 2010 Swimming World Championships. |
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