A valued British volunteer, Robert Outtram, has been appointed to the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Swimming Technical Committee.

Outtram has been chosen as Head of Technical Control after his countless number of years volunteering within the sport.

Last year, Outtram was chosen to work as the Technical Director at the Beijing Paralympic Games and most recently worked at the IPC Swimming European Championships in Reykjavik.

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The new IPC Swimming Technical Committee consists of:

Glenn Robert Tasker (Australia) – Vice Chairperson
Robert Outtram (Great Britain) – Head of Technical Control
Ross Brag (New Zealand) – Head of Officiating

An hour long special of the British Gas Disability Swimming team’s performance at the IPC Swimming European Championships is now showing for three days.

The special is being shown through the BBC’s red button service on Sky and Cable and it will also feature on BBC 2 at 00:20 tomorrow.

Don’t miss your chance to see the British Gas Disability Swimming team reach the top of the medal table after taking on the best athletes in Europe.

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The schedule for the red button service is below:

Tuesday 27th October -  0830-2030
Wednesday 28th October from 0830
Thursday 29th October -  0600-0830