Pelendritou says seventh Paralympic medal ‘feels like first’
‘It may be my seventh medal but it feels like my first’
After winning silver at the Paralympic games in Paris, Cyprus swimmer Karolina Pelendritou on Sunday night said the ...
Pelendritou takes silver at Paralympics, govt proud of her success
Cypriot Paralympic swimmer Karolina Pelendritou won silver on Saturday evening in the s11 50-metre freestyle at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Pelendritou, 38, finished at 29.82 and was behind China’s Ma Jia (28.96).
Third ...
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Australia swimmers to take a long break after ‘mentally draining’ Games
Australia’s swimming heroes Mollie O’Callaghan and Kaylee McKeown will take some time off after the Olympics and skip the World Cup legs later this year after an emotional ...
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Ledecky sets up 400m showdown with champion Titmus
Katie Ledecky set up another Olympic showdown with Australia’s champion Ariarne Titmus for the 400 metres freestyle title, the American great qualifying fastest for the final as the Paris swimming ...
Titmus smashes 200 metres freestyle world record at Olympic trials
Ariarne Titmus smashed the 200 metres freestyle world record at Australian Olympic trials in Brisbane on Wednesday, upsetting the previous holder Mollie O’Callaghan in an exhilarating final.
Olympic champion Titmus ...
Cypriot swimmer clinches 50m win at European para-swimming games
Cypriot swimmer Karolina Pelendritou has won the 50m freestyle at the European Para-swimming European Open Championships in Madeira.
According to an announcement, the Cypriot athlete finished with a time of 29.72, ...
The Princess of the pool
In one of the island’s first Paralympians, Melissa Hekkers finds a woman with a love of water who has used her success to fight for acceptance as she looks ...
Upgraded swimming pool legislation expected in parliament
A bill aimed at upgrading the legislation related to the features and inspections of public and private swimming pools is expected to be presented in parliament before the end of ...
Paphos lifeguards announce work stoppage
Paphos district lifeguards have announced a two-hour work stoppage in protest of under staffing and other longstanding issues.
In an official statement the lifeguards said they took the decision last ...
Daley ‘furious’ over FINA’s transgender ruling
Olympic diving champion Tom Daley said he is “furious” at governing body FINA’s decision to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women’s competitions.
Daley, who came ...
Pelendritou takes swimming gold at Tokyo Paralympics (updated)
Cypriot Paralympic athlete Karolina Pelendritou took gold in the 100m breaststroke final for the SB11 category on Wednesday, setting a new world record with a time of 1.19.78.
Pelendritou qualified for ...
Man in ICU after suffering heart attack while swimming
A 27- year-old man is in the ICU of Limassol Hospital after suffering a heart attack while swimming in Paphos, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday.
It said that ...
New Year’s Day swimmers welcome in 2021
Members of a nautical club in Limassol that regularly head to the beach for New Year’s Day swim carried on their tradition on Friday with a dip to welcome 2021.
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