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Ones to Watch in Para swimming
The 10 names you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France

Citi World Series: Chardard ready for final home test before Paris 2024
France host last stop of the Citi Para Swimming World Series before the Paralympics with nearly 200 athletes in action during three days of competition, including a local star hoping for his first Paralympic podium in his second Games

Home is where heart is for Colombia’s Para swimmer Carlos Serrano
Two-time Paralympic swimming champion Carlos Daniel Serrano says he is prepared to make his family happy at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Paris 2024: Italy's Para swimming star Barlaam focused on having fun at Paralympics
Italian Para swimming sensation Simone Barlaam says his main goal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics is to “enjoy the experience” of competing at the Games

Paris 2024: Egypt's swimmer Kahil sets exclusive training plan for Paris and beyond
Egypt's Para swimming star Kahil targets a podium finish at the Paris 2024 Paralympics after a successful 2023

Citi World Series: World records galore as Great Britain top medal tally in Berlin
Sixteen new global marks were set during the four-day races; Brazil and Canada swimmers impress too completing top 3 in medals table at Schwimm-und Sprunghalle im Europa Sportpark (SSE)

Introduction to Para swimming
Over 600 Para swimmers will compete across 141 medal events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Citi World Series: Berlin ready to host largest meet as Paris 2024 looms
As many as 400 athletes from 63 nations including several Paralympic medallists Teresa Perales, Arnulfo Castorena and home star Verena Schott to vie for top honours over four days

Citi World Series: Tomita leads Japan's impressive medal haul
The East Asian nation topped the medals table with 17 medals, followed by Hong Kong and Spain in the three-day event in Singapore

Citi World Series: All eyes on home favourite Yip as Singapore hosts fifth meet
The Paralympic champion aim to book her spot at Paris 2024 even as 126 athletes from 21 nations take the pool at OCBC Aquatic Centre this weekend

Madeira 2024: Italy retain European crown
Azzurri claim four more titles on day seven to top the medal table for the second consecutive edition of the European Open Championships, Andrii Trusov brakes another world record as Ukraine finish second while the Netherlands take third place

Madeira 2024: Gilli leads Itay's fabulous Friday
S13 swimmer takes her fourth gold and joins Monica Boggioni, Francesco Bocciardo and Stefano Raimondi as the Italian winners on the penultimate day of the European Open Championships

Madeira 2024: Meister and Turner share the glory
Swiss and Irish swimmers touch the wall the same time to take gold in the women's 50m freestyle S6 in a day of close thriller finishes at the European Open Championships

Madeira 2024: Golden debut for Ellie Challis
British world champion claims her first European title in a day of three world records and a fourth gold medal in four races for Dutch star Rogier Dorsman at the European Open Championships

Madeira 2024: Hat-trick for Rogier Dorsman
Dutch Paralympic and world champion makes it three gold medals in three days at the Para Swimming European Open Championships on Tuesday, Maisie Summers-Newton and Simone Barlaam pick their first victories

Madeira 2024: Double delight for Taliso Engel on day two
German retains European title in the evening after breaking world record in the morning heat, as Ukraine closes the gap to Italy on the top of the medals table; Ireland, Switzerland and France take their first gold in Portugal

Madeira 2024: Thirteen-year-olds Barlov, Winnifrith steal the show
Bosnian and British teenagers take gold in their first-ever European final, while Italian swimmers start the competition in dominant fashion on Sunday

Madeira 2024 Preview: The stars and how to follow the Euros
Funchal Olympic Pools Complex will host 435 Para swimmers from all continents in the ninth edition of the Euros, and the third to take place in the Portuguese islands

Madeira 2024: A look back at the European Championships
Portuguese island will host the seventh edition of the Euros this year marking the 15th anniversary of the inaugural championships in Reykjavik, Iceland

Citi World Series 2024: Marks and Chambers lead USA domination
Colombia's Paralympic champion sets new world record in the men's 100m breaststroke S6 as host nation tops medals table with 10 gold at the Citi Para Swimming World Series USA 2024 in Indianapolis