PARA SWIMMING NEWS
![Anastasia Pagonis comes up for air mid-stroke during the women’s 200m Individual Medley SM13 final at Tokyo 2020.](/sites/default/files/2022-06/Anastasia%20Pagonis%20Tokyo%202020%20swimming.jpg)
Anastasia Pagonis: From 13-year-old club swimmer to world domination in four years
The 18-year-old Paralympic champion and world record breaker will look to collect more medals in her World Championships debut in Portugal this week
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Team Portugal brings Madeira 2022 atmosphere to Funchal City Hall
World Championships to take place from 12 to 18 June will be the biggest Para sport competition ever hosted in the country
![Image of a female para swimmer in the podium after she grabbed gold](/sites/default/files/2022-05/GettyImages-1337818643.jpg)
Madeira 2022: Ones to watch
Here are the starts to follow ahead of the World Para Swimming Championships from 12 to 18 June in Portugal
![Image of a female Para swimmer in the podium after she grabbed gold](/sites/default/files/2022-05/Ellen%20Keane.jpg)
Ellen Keane set to join Ireland in Madeira
Paralympic champion still recovering from COVID will meet other four members of the team at later stage for the World Championships
![Gustavo Sanchez It Starts With Sport](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/EwdQzg1PcETa8DbZBbp1eunE0Mwy8b58srPSIepJ_R4.jpg?itok=Ot2THdrd)
Mexico's Gustavo Sanchez on the magic of diving into challenges
‘Now I am a completely different Gustavo. Sport gives you that confidence’
![A male Para swimmer competing in a backstroke event](/sites/default/files/2022-05/GettyImages-1336992507.jpg)
Santiago 2023 Para swimming medal programme announced
A total of 148 medal events will be held in the first edition of the Parapan American Games to take place in Chile from 17 to 26 November next year
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World Para Swimming mourns the passing of Denys Dubrov
Ukrainian Para swimmer was a four-time Paralympic champion and took three medals at last year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo
![Alice Tai smiles as she holds up a bear mascot and her gold medal from the women's 100m freestyle S8 at the London 2019 World Para Swimming Championships.](/sites/default/files/2022-05/Alice%20Tai%20London%202019%20worlds%20mascot%20medal.jpg)
Eight-time world champion Tai on the transformative power of Para sport
'Go for it. The freedom of sport and how enlightening it can be is something which everyone deserves to experience in their life, regardless of their abilities.'
![Image of female para swimmers at the beginning of a race](/sites/default/files/2022-04/GettyImages-1338032674.jpg)
Madeira 2022: Five things to know
World Para Swimming Championships will kick off in 50 days from now marking the biggest Para sport event ever to take place in Portugal
![A female Para swimmer with a white cap swimming breastroke](/sites/default/files/2022-04/leanne-smith-%202022%20World%20ParaSwim%20Chps%202518-Edit.jpg)
Leanne Smith surprises herself smashing world records in Indianapolis
US Para swimmer bags five golds medals and sets three new world marks as World Series returns to IU Natatorium after three years
![A female Para swimmer hanging on a rope with her left hand and the goggles off.](/sites/default/files/2022-04/rsz_1gettyimages-1336398596.jpg)
Tokyo champions to lead hosts USA as Indianapolis wraps up 2022 World Series
Fifth stop of the season will see around 150 athletes competing during three days in the last official competition event before the World Championships
![A male swimmer in the starting block in a backstroke race](/sites/default/files/2022-04/GettyImages-1336789303.jpg)
Dutch delight as Rogier Dorsman smashes world record at Berlin 2022
Paralympic champion shines at the penultimate World Series of the season with Tanja Scholz and Verena Schott leading the host nation to the podium
![A female Para swimming swimming breaststroke in a pool](/sites/default/files/2022-03/1804514.jpg)
Elena Semechin celebrates her 'small miracle' at Berlin World Series
Paralympic champion is the main star in the penultimate leg of the season with more than 450 athletes in action in the German capital
Brazil and Italy dominate Lignano Sabbiadoro 2022 World Series
Paralympic champion Gabriel Araujo breaks world record three times as South American visitors top the medals table in Italian waters
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Simone Barlaam looks forward to 'favourite meet' as World Series returns to Italy
Paralympic champions galore in attendance as traditional event welcomes nearly 300 athletes from 40 countries in Lignano Sabbiadoro
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Challis and Clegg shine on for hosts in Aberdeen
Aberdeen 2022 sets the bar high with epic performances and lots of records at the start of the Para Swimming World Series season (17-20 February)