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13-19 July

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Colleen Young

Seven national records also highlighted the opening day of the Paralympic trials.

Maria Paula Barrera

The 14-year-old dreams of representing Colombia at a Paralympic Games and winning a medal, and features in a new Agitos Foundation film series.

Swimming Men's 100m Backstroke - S6 Final - London 2012 Paralympic Games

China’s Tao Zheng shot to fame at London 2012 with his incredible performances and wants to do the same in Brazil in September.

Jessica Long of the USA competes in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB7 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Brad Snyder and Jessica Long amongst those hoping to impress in Charlotte, North Carolina between 30 June – 2 July.

Great Britain's Ollie Hynd pumps his fist in the air after a top swim.

The British swimmer will defend his gold medal from the men’s 200m individual medley SM8, and aims to add some more.

Francesco Bocciardo of Italy competing in the Men's 400m Freestyle S6 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow

The Italian swimmer is hoping to top the podium in the 400m freestyle S6 at September’s Paralympic Games.

Three people in a pool, smiling to the camera

The Argentinian swimmer will make his Paralympic debut at Rio 2016, 12 years after his father competed at his last, in Athens.

Great Britain's Ollie Hynd pumps his fist in the air after a top swim.

Great British swimmer Ollie Hynd talks about his most memorable medals, and the times which he would rather forget.

Matheus Sousa of Brazil

Brazil’s 23-year-old swimmer is hoping to climb onto the Paralympic podium in the 100m and the 400m freestyle S11, this September.

Swimmers compete in a backstroke event.

A further 19 world records were broken, including three in other Paralympic events, in Berlin, Germany, between 10-12 June.

Girl swimming in the pool with swimcap and goggles on.

The 15-year-old swimmer will be making her Paralympic debut at Rio 2016, where she hopes to win a gold medal.

Swimmer in the water, doing breaststroke

A series of new bests in non-Paralympic events were also set in Berlin, Germany.

Elodie Lorandi celebrates victory in Berlin

Paralympic and world champions Daniel Dias, Mary Fisher, Ellie Cole, Carlos Serrano and Elodie Lorandi will all compete in the German capital.

Group shot on a stage with a big sign in front

Two Para sport World Championships will be held in the same city at the same time, featuring more than 900 athletes.

Great Britain's Shelby Watson in action at the 2016 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.

The 18-year-old wheelchair racer broke four world records.

Qing Xu celebrating his win in the pool.

The seven-time Paralympic swimming champion said that he is considering hanging up his googles after the Paralympic Games.

Teresa Perales with her gold medal after success at Glasgow 2015.

Telefonica Foundation has launched a comic series that tells the story of six-time swimming Paralympic champion Teresa Perales.

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The public has until 9 June to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.

Vincenzo Boni of Italy on the podium after the Men's 50m Backstroke S3 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.

With 100 days to go, Italy’s world and European record holder dreams of winning a Paralympic medal at Rio 2016.

Sascha Kindred

With 100 days to go, Great Britain’s swimming multiple Paralympic champion aims for top finish at Rio 2016.