Tag: sport
As Olympics begin, little progress on athlete funding or indigenous sport
5 Aug 2016
Canadian athlete funding has been cut in real terms for 12 years and the government is still considering indigenous sport calls to action, a year on.
Morgan Bird wins double swimming gold
10 Aug 2015
Tomorrow’s athlete in residence Morgan Bird is now a gold-medal winning swimmer having taken two top spots at the Para Pan Am Games in Toronto, Ontario.
Para Pan Am Games offer ‘dream’ races for athletes
5 Aug 2015
Athlete in residence Morgan Bird reports on the excitement ahead of competing in front of a home crowd at the Para Pan Am Games in Toronto.
11th cut to athlete funding
26 Jul 2015
Elite athlete funding continues to be cut in real terms in Canada even as new public-private cash is set to flow to potential future stars.
World para swimming championships hit Glasgow
17 Jul 2015
The IPC Swimming World Championships are being held in Glasgow, UK, from July 13 to 19. Athlete in residence Morgan Bird reports on the competition.
Inside the classification system of para swimming
15 Jan 2015
Athlete in residence Morgan Bird explains the classification system in para swimming in advance of the CAN-AM Para-Swimming Championship.
Altitude training: Swimming high to Rio
2 Nov 2014
Athlete in residence Morgan Bird describes her altitude training in Flagstaff, Arizona, in hopes of competing in the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Athlete in Residence Morgan Bird
21 Sep 2014
Tomorrow would like to welcome Morgan Bird as the website’s first Athlete in Residence.
Para swimming: Reaching new audiences
21 Sep 2014
More inclusion and media attention for para swimming has made for a successful summer, says Tomorrow’s athlete in residence, Morgan Bird.
The Common Wealth Living Room
3 Aug 2014
The Common Wealth Living Room, featuring photographs and recordings during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in the shadow of the Red Road flats.
