PARA SWIMMING NEWS

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

First awarded in 2017, here are the winners of all editions of the World Series in the Female and Male Overall, High-Support Needs and Juniors Athletes categories, as well as the best National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of each year

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

Khalili's and Espiau's outstanding performances propel Finland and France into top 3 alongside Turkey at Egypt 2023 Citi Para Swimming World Series

Local star Kahil switches back to the pool to wrap up the year with a major test ahead of the Games in Paris as Cairo welcomes 74 athletes from 13 nations

Portuguese island will host one of the most important Para swimming events in the lead up to the Paralympic Games from 21 to 27 April next year

Eighteen-year-old world champion picks seven gold medals, more than any other athlete at the Asian Para Games in China