HRH Princess Margriet to Visit IPC Swimming World Championships
Her Royal Highness (HRH) Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has officially confirmed her attendance at the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven.
HRH Princess Margriet will come to the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium to support and meet with athletes, and to present medals.
HRH Princess Margriet was the first member of the IPC Honorary Board in 2005, and has been an active supporter for the Paralympic Movement, including having taken a leading role as a member of the Organizing Committee of the 1980 Paralympic Games in Arnhem, the Netherlands. In Eindhoven, HRH Princess Margriet will be among many other Paralympic fans cheering on the athletes’ success as they power through the water.
The IPC’s Honorary Board was created to allow leaders of society an opportunity to support the vision of the Paralympic Movement and to strive to maintain the topic of Paralympic Sport high on the agenda of the global community.
Taking place from 15-21 August, a total of 649 athletes from 53 different countries are participating at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Competing inside the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium for the gold, silver and bronze medal in their respective event, the number of participating athletes and countries is one of the largest of any previous Swimming World Championships.
Watch the Championships live on www.ParalympicSport.TV, every day between 9:00 and 12:00 CET, and 17:00 and 21:00 CET.
For more information about the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships and to purchase tickets to the event, please visit www.wcswimming2010.com.
To read more about Paralympic Swimming athletes, check out the all new full biography section of the IPC’s website at http://www.paralympic.org/Athletes/Athlete_Biographies/.
For more information about IPC Swimming, please visit the official website at www.ipc-swimming.org.
To find the qualification rankings for IPC Swimming, please visit http://www.ipc-swimming.org/rankings/.
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Notes to the Editor:
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to developing sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality.
Founded on 22 September 1989, the IPC is an international non-profit organization formed and run by 167 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) from five regions and four disability specific international sports federations (IOSDs). The IPC Headquarters and its management team are located in Bonn, Germany.
For further information, please contact Eva Werthmann, IPC Media Manager on e-mail: eva.werthmann@paralympic.org or go to www.paralympic.org or www.ParalympicSport.TV.
