Kuching 2019 - News

Colombia's Paralympic champion sets new world record in the men's 100m breaststroke S6 as host nation tops medals table with 10 gold at the Citi Para Swimming World Series USA 2024 in Indianapolis

From refugee athlete to representing USA, 27-year-old Para swimmer expects to drop his times at the three-day series in Indianapolis as he eyes his first-ever Paralympic medal

Athletes propel their respective nations Italy and Great Britain to six gold medals each, while two world records were broken in Lignano Sabbiadoro

'I love swimming more than ever. I’m more than happy to do what I’m doing now and I can’t wait to see what the future has for me,' says Paralympic and world champion who will lead a strong Italian team at home including names as teenage talent Emma Lancin. Competition takes place from Thursday to Sunday at the Bella Italia Village in Lignano Sabbiadoro, marking the third stop of this year's Citi Para Swimming World Series

Australian swimmers grab 12 out of the 23 gold medals up for grabs while Ireland's Roisin Ni Riain adds five victories to her collection in the second of stop of the Citi Para Swimming World Series 2024

Italian and Ukrainian Para swimmers have been shortlisted for the prestigious World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award alongside sprinter Luca Ekler, wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot, Para cyclist Nicole Murray and long jumper Markus Rehm

Recovering from injury, Paralympic champion will be one of the stars of the host nation at the three-day event in Melbourne with 121 athletes representing 13 nations in the pool

Competition will take place from 21 to 27 April 2024 at the Penteada Swimming Pools Complex in Madeira's capital Funchal in Portugal

Dutch star impresses at first World Series of the season in Aberdeen taking five out of the six Dutch gold medals; host nation tops the medals table with Canada completing the top three while Spanish star Teresa Perales sets back-to-back world records*

Competition to be held in Asia for the first time in history with around 600 athletes set to compete at the world-class OCBC Aquatic Centre within the Singapore Sports Hub from 3 to 9 October 2025

Project supported by Citi is aimed at young people and persons with a disability with little to no swimming experience to increase knowledge and skills in swimming and water safety, strength public awareness and improve accessibility. 'I am hopeful that the joy, success, and sense of belonging, which I discovered through Para swimming, will become much more accessible for others,' says Singapore's five-time Paralympic champion Yip Pin Xiu

Citi Para Swimming World Series Great Britain 2024 to host over 140 athletes and 20 nations during four days of multi-class races at the Aberdeen Sports Village; Canada and Spain are among the visitors bringing their stars to the opening event of the year

Takayuki Suzuki eyes Paris 2024 success after winning five medals at Tokyo 2020

Get to know the major qualification events coming up and follow athletes on their journeys to the Games

"Happy Paralympic year! It's such an exciting year. I hope you're all ready for the wild ride!" New Zealand's Lisa Adams said.

A lookback at a fantastic week at the Manchester Aquatics Centre with Simone Barlaam and his teammates leading Italy to the top, Jessica Long rewriting history and Ellie Challis leaving special memories to the home crowd at the Manchester 2023 Allianz Para Swimming World Championships

Brazilian and British swimmers top rankings for the first time, Araujo also takes High-Support Needs Male Athletes title and helps Brazil finish as Best National Paralympic Committee; British swimmers also win both Junior Athletes and Female High-Support Needs categories

Brazilian swimmer participates in eight of his country's 66 victories in the Chilean capital, world champions Carlos Serrano, Nelson Crispin and Sara Vargas take Colombia to second place while USA's Paralympic champion Evan Austin makes successful return and Vicente Almonacid puts host nation on the top of the podium

Experienced 45-year-old Para swimmer won the 50m breaststroke in SB2 and accumulated one more medal in his seventh Parapan American Games presence

From a young Colombian who made her international breakthrough at the Parapan Am Games to a Brazilian-Chilean friendship/rivalry and plenty Manchester 2023 world champions, there will be a lot of stars to follow during seven days of competition at the Centro Acuatico in Santiago