Ipc Swimming Champs Launches In Glasgow
Four-time Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds and European Champion Andrew Mullen have launched the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, stressing the importance of ‘home advantage’ for British swimmers.
The pair are two of 650 swimmers from 50 countries who will converge on Glasgow’s Tollcross International Swimming Centre for next summer’s event, which will run from 13th to 19th July.
The World Championships, which are staged every two years, is the biggest event on the calendar for para-swimming outside of the Paralympic Games.
Tickets went on sale yesterday (Monday 15th December) via www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Glasgow2015, with event organisers keen to target families, with all under-16s going free.
Ellie Simmonds, who has won 13 World titles and 10 European titles, as well as 10 World Records, said: ‘I’m so excited about the home World Championships. Home support was so important during the London 2012 Paralympics and I really love it when the crowd cheer us on. I hope that we get big audiences so we can show them how brilliant our sport is.’
‘Glasgow will be my fourth World Championships and I think it will be really special. I love competing at the top level. Racing fast is the best part of my sport but this will be made even better with a great crowd getting behind the team.’
Councillor Archie Graham, chair of Glasgow Life, added: ‘We are coming to the end of what has been an outstanding year of sport for Glasgow but as we look ahead to 2015 we will be celebrating Glasgow’s continued reign as a world-class sporting city.’
‘Our portfolio of international sporting events will continue to grow and events such as the IPC Swimming World Championships will ensure we build on our reputation for delivering the standard of competition that is now expected by spectators at our events.’
‘I have no doubt that the Glasgow crowds will turn out on force to support these fantastic world championships and will be roaring on our home-grown talent led by Ellie and Andrew.’
