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![A Para swimmer celebrates a new world record](/sites/default/files/images/160702102454039_Michelle%2BKonkoly%2BUS%2BParalympic%2Btrials.jpg)
Youth, experience head to swimming Can Ams
World Championships qualification spots for US athletes are up for grabs in Canada.
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Huot, Rivard to make season debuts at swimming Can Ams
Canadian swimmers will get the chance to qualify for the 2017 World Championships in home water.
![Three female swimmers pose for a photo](/sites/default/files/images/170331152018904_chelsey%2Bgotell.jpg)
Gotell elected Chairperson of Athletes’ Council
The Paralympic swimming champion succeeds outgoing Chairperson Todd Nicholson.
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Yehoshua Dekel elected President of NPC Israel
Paralympic medallist Inbal Pezaro also elected athlete representative on NPC’s board.
![Man in middle in wheelchair holds giant check with two other men standing](/sites/default/files/images/170327135325522_Leung%2BYuk%2BWing_NPC%2BHKG.jpg)
Hong Kong Para athletes receive Samsung Awards
Rio 2016 gold medallists Yuk Wing Leung and Wai Lok Tang were recognised for their achievements last year.
![Man poses for photo at Sao Paulo 2017](/sites/default/files/images/170324150857810_daniel%2Bdias%2Bsao%2Bpaulo%2B2017_2.jpg)
Daniel Dias visits Brazilian Paralympic Centre
Brazil´s most decorated Paralympian attended the swimming competitions at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
![Swimming | Women's 200m IM SM11 final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/uSTEbIqahinkXI1n3HKTUY0GWoWWp5eO_Fqj1JQeBM8.jpg?itok=z_dluHA3)
Teenage talent Bruinsma targets first world titles
Dutch swimmer Liesette Bruinsma left Rio 2016 with two Paralympic titles and now wants more gold medals in Mexico City.
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IWAS World Games 2017 host named
The Vila Real de Santo António in Portugal will host the competition later this year.
![Short-statured Mexican swimmer poses for photo](/sites/default/files/images/170323165512826_Valeria%2BLopez.jpg)
Lopez swims in Sao Paulo, sets sights on Tokyo 2020
Mexico´s 17-year-old swimmer hopes the Youth Parapan American Games can spring board for her to the next Paralympics.
![Sao Paulo 2017 - high jump](/sites/default/files/images/170322130525694_Sao%2Bpaulo.jpg)
SP2017: Second action-packed day set to begin
Eleven sports will be contested on Wednesday (22 March) at the Youth Parapans, with medals being decided in athletics, powerlifting, swimming and table tennis.
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Camila Haase excited to compete at Sao Paulo 2017
The 17-year-old Costa Rican swimmer highlights the importance of the Youth Parapans to give youngsters the chance to experience international competition.
![Swimmer pushing herself off the wall in the pool.](/sites/default/files/images/160503155604160_DSC_0234.jpg)
Swimmers leave Copenhagen with multiple podiums
Hosts Denmark have a great day in the pool as the USA’s Rebecca Meyers and Norway’s Sarah Louise Rung are amongst those to secure more than one top three finish.
![Gold medalist Jessica Long of the United States celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM8 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170307103628659_GettyImages-607344846.jpg)
Long opens World Series with double victory in Copenhagen
US athletes enjoyed a successful day at the first World Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday (11 March).
![Ellen Keane of Ireland competes at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal.](/sites/default/files/images/160504125257551_DSC_4544.jpg)
Irish team named for swimming World Series
Rio 2016 Paralympic bronze medallist Ellen Keane will get her season underway in Copenhagen, Denmark from 11-12 March.
![Jessica Long of the United States compete in the on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium](/sites/default/files/images/170111153308260_Jessica%2BLong_Swimming_GettyImages-607336736.jpg)
Opening swimming World Series attracts big names
US teammates Jessica Long and Rebecca Myers, and Norway’s Sarah Louise Rung are the Paralympic and world champions who will line up in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Three reasons why Rebecca Meyers loves swimming
USA’s three-time Rio 2016 gold medallist will kick off her swimming season at the 2017 World Para Swimming Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March.
![Gold medalist Jessica Long of the United States celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM8 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170307103628659_GettyImages-607344846.jpg)
Three reasons why Jessica Long loves swimming
After competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, the US swimmer will be back to the pool at the 2017 World Para Swimming Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March.
Rebecca Meyers seeks to continue promoting Para sports
With the start of the swimming season just around the corner, USA’s three-time Paralympic champion has outlined ambitious goals that go way beyond the pool.
![Ibrahim Al-Hussein is a refugee swimmer](/sites/default/files/images/170307164542090_IPC-Nikos_Karanikolas-5910.jpg)
Ibrahim Al-Hussein wins prestigious USSA award
The Syrian refugee swimmer competed for the Independent Paralympic Athletes Team at Rio 2016.
![Jessica Long of the United States compete in the on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium](/sites/default/files/images/170111153308260_Jessica%2BLong_Swimming_GettyImages-607336736.jpg)
Jessica Long excited to compete at World Series
USA’s multiple-Paralympic champion will kick off her season at the first stage of the 2017 World Para Swimming Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March.