Tag: Parc Jean-Drapeau

  • IPC Swimming World Champs come to a close

    Montreal – Canada, August 19, 2013: The 2013 IPC Swimming Championships have closed with 43 new world records set and 172 gold medals awarded. After a thrilling final night in the pool at the Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal, Canada, Ukraine finish top of the medals table, Russia second and Great Britain third. During a speech…

  • Montreal to stage Swimming Championships

    Montreal to stage Swimming Championships

    Germany, Jan 24, 2013: Montreal, Canada will stage the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships this August, the International Paralympic Committee has announced. The event will be the first major gathering of international athletes since the London 2012 Paralympic Games and is expected to attract around 650 of the world’s best swimmers from 50 countries. It…