LONDON 2012 PARALYMPIC MEDIA GUIDE CONTENTS PRINT CONTENTS Media contacts Personal and season bests Media protocol Rankings List of medal events Records List of athletes and events: Selection Policy – Male Qualifying times: – Female – Male Team Staff – Female History of the Paralympic Games Schedule Beginner’s guide to classification Athlete profiles: – Male – Female Coach profiles CONTENTS PRINT MEDIA CONTACTS FOR MEDIA ATTENDING THE GAMES FOR GENERAL MEDIA ENQUIRIES USEFUL WEBSITES Gemma Field – ParalympicsGB Press Attaché Ruth Norfolk British Swimming M: +447917726431 T: +441509640229 www.swimming.org/britishswimming E:
[email protected] M: +447917794382 ParalympicsGB Website E:
[email protected] www.paralympics.org.uk Dave Richards Paralympic website T: +441509640237 www.london2012.com M: +447789926136 IPC E:
[email protected] www.ipc-swimming.org CONTENTS PRINT MEDIA PROTOCOL The media protocol has been designed to help achieve an unable to respond in person, the Press Attaché will pass on Access to athletes and coaches will be limited to the official understanding between all media and those representing the NPD’s views. During the competition the NPD will only give mixed zone, press conferences or through prior arrangements the ParalympicsGB Team in swimming. It aims to create views on the performances of the ParalympicsGB Swimming made via the Press Attaché. All athletes will be encouraged opportunities for the media as well as appreciate the Team as a whole. Due to the demands of the job at hand, the to speak to the media at this point. However, due to the need commitments of athletes and staff. This media protocol will NPD’s time will be limited so prior notice to any requests would to recover by ‘swimming down’ in another pool immediately be utilised leading up to and during the Paralympic Games in be greatly appreciated.