PARA SWIMMING NEWS

August: The month in sport reviewed
August 2014 was another amazing month of para-sport, with nine major Championships taking place

Santacana and Galindo amongst those awarded honour
Cyclists, swimmers and representatives of Spanish para-sport also set to receive gold silver and bronze medals through the Spanish Royal Order of Sports Merit.

Rio 2016 opens registration process for Paralympic Volunteer Programme
Over 25,000 volunteers are needed to fill roles for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Perales’s incredible come-back
Spain’s six-time Paralympic champion Teresa Perales made a stunning return at the 2014 Euros after serious illness and is more determined than ever for Rio.

Australia top medals table at Pan Pacifics
Australia produced a remarkable performance at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships, winning 55 gold medals.

Eindhoven 2014: What to watch on day seven
Italy's Federico Morlacchi is aiming for his fifth gold medal, Ukrainian Dmytro Vynohradets his eighth and Sarah Louise Rung of Norway will meet Spain's Teresa Perales for the final time at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.

Spain win two golds to take total to 13 at IPC Swimming Euros
Sarai Gascon and Deborah Font storm to gold as two world records fall in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Oranje boven op slotdag IPC EK Zwemmen
Lisette Teunissen en Marc Evers pakken Europese titels

IPC Swimming Euros close
A total of 24 world and 42 European records are broken across seven days of thrilling action, with five added in the final session.

Multi-medallists shine at IPC Swimming Euros
A series of top swimmers all win their third or fourth Euros golds from the pool in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Australia’s Daniel Fox sets new world record
The S14 swimmer, who also holds the 200m freestyle world record, set a new 100m best time on the third day of the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships

Norway's Sarah Louise Rung wins fourth gold at Eindhoven 2014
One world and one European record broken during Friday morning's session at the IPC Swimming Europeans.

Ukraine’s Vynohradets wins seventh gold at swimming Euros
The dominant force in S3 swimming Dmytro Vynohradets has helped to lead Ukraine to the top of the medals table at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships

Succesvolle dag Nederlanders op IPC EK Zwemmen
Olivier van de Voort en Summer Mortimer claimen Europese titels

Double world records at swimming Euros
On the penultimate day of the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, the home team also pushed up the medals table.

Eindhoven 2014: What to watch on day five
Friday (7 August) at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships is headlined by the men’s 200m freestyle S4, a race in which Dutchman Michael Schoenmaker has taken six seconds off his time from London 2012.