PARA SWIMMING NEWS

Paralympic event schedule for Paris 2024 revealed
A total of 141 medal events will take place in the swimming pool of the Paris La Defense Arena from 29 August to 7 September

Para swimmer Rodrigues thrives on packed, trans-continental agenda
Eight-time Paralympic medallist, Phelipe Rodrigues of Brazil, mixes training for major international competitions with media work, studying, giving motivational speeches and sports clinics, all while commuting between South America and Europe

IPC and World Para Swimming pay condolences to family of Anne Green
Anne Green was involved in swimming for over five decades and served as Chairperson of IPC Swimming (World Para Swimming) between 1992 and 2006

Colombia’s Serrano, Germany’s Scholz take 2022 World Series crown
South American country picks other two titles while Chile, Denmark and Mexico also celebrate at this year's Citi Para Swimming World Series

Swimmer Torres starts project to give back to sport in his birthplace Mallorca
Xavier Torres launched an educational sport project called Espai Xavi Torres by Fundacion Mallorca Integra in September to spread a message of diversity and inclusion

Crispin, Vargas shine as World Series concludes in Mexico
Colombian duo clinches three victories each while host nation tops medals table with Australia and USA taking the other gold medals in Tijuana

Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games to feature nine Para sports
Para swimming, Para athletics, 3x3 wheelchair basketball, Para track cycling, Para lawn bowls, Para powerlifting, shooting Para sport, Para table tennis and Para triathlon will be featured at Victoria 2026, with Para disciplines in golf, coastal rowing and road race cycling also vying for inclusion

Mexico hosts World Series for first time at 2022 season finale
Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Tijuana welcomes nearly 230 athletes from 16 countries from Thursday to Sunday this week

From pool to ocean, "Amphibian Namibian" is swimming with a mission
Gideon Nasilowski, who represented Namibia at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, is on a mission to swim between Robben Island and Cape Town in South Africa to prove that there is no challenge he cannot overcome

World Para Swimming launches new Citi Para Swimming World Series
Next season to include nine Series across four continents from February to November with new dates for Singapore announced

Birmingham 2022: Teenager Greenwood claims career’s first gold
Australian puts up dominant medley show and Canada’s Bennett stuns Tokyo 2020 champion Hance for 200m freestyle S14 win as Para swimming wraps up

Home crowd at integrated Games helps Summers-Newton complete set
With her latest victory at Birmingham 2022, Summers-Maisie can now call herself a Paralympic, world, European and Commonwealth champion

Birmingham 2022: Tai stuns the crowd, Dedekind sets new record
First three days of Para swimming action at the Commonwealth Games see young stars emerge and the farewell to a Paralympic legend

Birmingham 2022: Stars make Games debut as Cole bids farewell
Six-day integrated swimming programme includes 12 Para sport medal events with 75 athletes from 11 countries competing at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre

Mexico to host World Series for first time
Series will travel to Latin America in October this year with Tijuana receiving the final stop of the 2022 season

Top 5 tips to get started in Para swimming from 13-time world champion Barlaam
Barlaam was one of the most successful swimmers at the Madeira 2022 World Para Swimming Championships this month, winning six gold medals and breaking three world records