PARALYMPIC swimmer Sascha Kindred will not be competing at the IPC Swimming Open European Championships in Madeira.
The 38-year-old from Hereford, did not want to be part of the 25-strong Great Britain squad in order to concentrate on the trials for the Rio Paralympic trials.
The trials will be held in Glasgow from April 23 to 27, with Kindred looking to compete in his sixth Paralympics.
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