Swimmer Crisp to miss Paralympics

Crisp would have been taking part in his third Paralympic Games

Swimmer James Crisp has been forced to pull out of the British team for the Beijing Paralympics because of injury.

The 25-year-old from Nottingham has had a reoccurrence of a shoulder problem and a second operation did not give him enough time to recover for the Games.

He won three golds in Sydney in 2000 and three silvers and a bronze in Athens four years ago.

"Myself and the team are bitterly disappointed for James," said British Disability Swimming chief Tim Reddish.

"He is a respected athlete within the team and it’s very unfortunate for him that he isn’t in a position to compete in the pinnacle event of our sport.

"His preparations were going well and he was on track to put himself in the position to challenge for Paralympic medals."