IPC Swimming World Championships
13-19 July

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Man in wheelchair poses in front of a wallpaper

European champion features in the “Legends will Rise” campaign at Tollcross International Swimming Centre.

Benoit Huot

Five Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medals were presented to the Canadian swimmer by the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Canada.

Matthew Cowdrey

Cowdrey will lead the Australian team for the fifth edition of the Youth Games which will see a team of 82 athletes in Apia, Samoa.

Beatrice Hess broke nine world records at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games

With the World Championships fast approaching, will 2015 be the year that the oldest world records in history will be broken?

Two swimmers smile at each other after competing at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships

Despite the return of Spanish swimming legend Teresa Perales, Norwegian Sarah Louise Rung is focused on multiple golds at July’s World Championships.

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World and European champion Sarai Gascón is one of the swimmers to star in the new video by band Via Limit.

Ian Silverman

US 400m freestyle S10 world and Paralympic champion Ian Silverman is targeting titles in shorter events in 2015, aiming to get past Brazil’s multiple world and Paralympic champion Andre Brasil.

150 days to go until the Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships

Olympic medallist Keri-Anne Payne and Europeans medallist Scott Quin get behind the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships with 150 days to go.

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During a glittering career Matthew Cowdrey won 13 Paralympic and 16 world titles.

A swimmer begins a race at London 2012

Venezuelan reigning double Parapan American swimming champion Alberto Vera Moran has put a difficult 2014 behind him and has four gold medals in his sights for August.

A picture of a woman in the pool with her head and shoulders above the surface

One of New Zealand’s most successful swimmers, Sophie Pascoe will have to fight off rivals Elodie Lorandi and Canada’s Aurelie Rivard at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Ellie Simmonds

British Paralympic swimming champion says Yelyzaveta Mereshko will push her to the maximum at July’s World Championships in Glasgow.

Under water shot, leads the pack

IPC Swimming has published the Minimum Qualification Standards which sit alongside key qualifiers at the 2015 Worlds in Glasgow and other competitions.

US para-swimmer Ian Silverman (second from the left) with his best friends at high school prom

The US Paralympic champion swimmer reveals his love of studying away from home and the challenges he has set himself for the year ahead.

Man with swim cap prepares for the start

Dias smashed a two and half year old world record in December to poll 40 per cent of the public vote.

A picture of a woman in the pool with her head and hands above the surface

Fourteen athletes, including reigning world champions Jessica Long and Ian Silverman, make-up the A team for 2015.

Ellie Simmonds is appealing for home-crowd support at Glasgow 2015.

Celebrating six months to go until the 2015 IPC Swimming Worlds, the competition schedule has been published.

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The public has until Monday 19 January to cast their vote from the six candidates.

Two swimmers smile at each other after competing at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships

To start 2015 we look ahead to some of the key battles that could highlight the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Ellie Cole, Natalie Du Toit

Australian multiple Paralympic champion Ellie Cole is on a come-back from injury and aims to be back on form for Glasgow 2015.