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13-19 July

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Four people stand between two signed jerseys, posing for a photo

Paralympic.org caught up with Canada’s Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities.

A swimmer with limb impairments starts his race

Brazil’s most decorated Paralympic athlete has renewed his sponsorship deal with Panasonic until Tokyo 2020.

Swimming - Sao Paulo 2017 Parapan American Youth Games

National Paralympic Committees, National Federations and International Organisations of Sports for the Disabled have until 30 April to send suggestions.

A Para swimmer competes in breaststroke

Great Britain’s Paralympic medallist Scott Quin will compete at the upcoming World Series in Sheffield with renewed focus.

Aurelie Rivard - Rio 2016

The three-time swimming Paralympic champion shared the award with short track speed skater Marianne St-Gelais at a ceremony held on 19 April.

Para swimmers celebrate their podiums

Another strong performance from hosts Brazil closed the second World Series of 2017.

A swimmer with limb impairments starts his race

Brazil see more success at their home competition in Sao Paulo.

#TeamAgitos - Meet Brazilian swimmer Cecilia de Araujo

Big names and up-and-coming athletes secured World Championships places in the heats which took place in Sao Paulo.

Tiffany Thomas Kane competing at Rio 2016

Seven Rio 2016 gold medallists will spearhead the Australian team into the World Para Swimming Championships in Mexico City, from 30 September-6 October.

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Fourteen-time Paralympic champion Daniel Dias is amongst those set to get their season underway in Sao Paulo from Friday (21 April).

A para-swimmer competes hard

The second of five World Series in 2017 will take place in Brazil and has attracted some of the country’s biggest name swimmers.

A swimmer celebrates winning gold

The World Para Swimming World Series and World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo are important for Brazil’s national stars.

Maria Paula Barrera

Fresh from winning multiple titles at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan Am Games, Colombia’s swimmer aims high at this year’s World Para Swimming Championships.

Ellie Cole of Australia celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's 100m Backstroke - S9 Final on day 9 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

After making an impressive comeback in 2016, the Australian swimmer is already planning for her fourth Paralympics.

Maria Paula Barrera

Popular vote chose the Colombian swimmer as the best athlete in the Americas in March 2017.

Jose Gonzalez Mugaburu - Peru

The first Peruvian Para athlete to win a medal in swimming at the Paralympic Games recalls his performance at Toronto 1976.

Close up of swimmer doing breast stroke

The swimmer won three gold medals and two silvers at Rio 2016

Maria Paula Barrera

The Colombian swimmer won six golds, one silver and one bronze to finish as her country´s most decorated athlete at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapans.

Blind man on podium shakes his gold medal near his ear

The six-time Paralympic champion and war veteran is using his experience with Para sport to give back.

Benjamin Daviet, Maria Paula Barrera, Henrieta Farkasova, Joseph Berenyi, Mike Minor and Rune Lorensten.

The public has until 10 April to vote for their favourite among the six candidates.