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Eight-time world champion Tai on the transformative power of Para sport
'Go for it. The freedom of sport and how enlightening it can be is something which everyone deserves to experience in their life, regardless of their abilities.'

Madeira 2022: Five things to know
World Para Swimming Championships will kick off in 50 days from now marking the biggest Para sport event ever to take place in Portugal

Smith surprises herself smashing world records in Indianapolis
US Para swimmer bags five golds medals and sets three new world marks as World Series returns to IU Natatorium after three years

Tokyo champions to lead hosts USA at Indianapolis World Series
Fifth stop of the season will see around 150 athletes competing during three days in the last official competition event before the World Championships

Dutch delight as Dorsman smashes records in Berlin
Paralympic champion shines at the penultimate World Series of the season with Tanja Scholz and Verena Schott leading the host nation to the podium

Semechin celebrates 'small miracle' at Berlin World Series
Paralympic champion is the main star in the penultimate leg of the season with more than 450 athletes in action in the German capital
Brazil and Italy dominate World Series in Lignano
Paralympic champion Gabriel Araujo breaks world record three times as South American visitors top the medals table in Italian waters

Barlaam's favourite, Lignano hosts season's third World Series
Paralympic champions galore in attendance as traditional event welcomes nearly 300 athletes from 40 countries in Lignano Sabbiadoro

Challis and Clegg in top form as Brits dominate in Aberdeen
Aberdeen 2022 sets the bar high with epic performances and lots of records at the start of the Para Swimming World Series season (17-20 February)

Australian stars in form at the home World Series
The three-day event (18-20 February) in Melbourne is the second of five stops in the Para Swimming World Series 2022

Tokyo 2020 champions return at World Series Australia
Melbourne Sports Centre hosts the event for the third time with host nation boasting five gold medallists from last year's Paralympic Games

Para Swimming World Series 2022 kicks off in Aberdeen
Maisie Summers-Newton leads 54-strong home team which includes the seven Paralympic champions from Tokyo 2020

Manchester to host 2023 World Championships
It will be the 11th edition of the competition and the third to take place in Great Britain following Glasgow 2015 and London 2019

Berlin and Indianapolis join World Series 2022
Five cities confirmed in the new season as competition returns to German capital for sixth time and travel back to USA city after three years

Para Swimming World Series calendar updated
Italy to follow first two stops in Aberdeen and Melbourne with Lignano Sabbiadoro World Series in March

Insane Tokyo, a life-changing experience for Canada's Dorris
The 19-year-old Para swimmer moves to Montreal and changes coach after winning two medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

The bromance that set Australian hearts alight
'In my eight years racing internationally, I don’t recall being a part of a team as special as the one in Tokyo. There has been a huge cultural shift - a prime example, sometimes we skipped half our warm-down, just to watch another Aussie compete'

2021 recap: newcomers and legends shine in unforgettable year
First World Series in Paralympic year and Madeira Euros pave the way to fantastic ten days at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre

Aberdeen to host World Series for first time in 2022
Best Para swimmers from across the globe to compete in Great Britain for a fifth time since the World Para Swimming series’ inception in 2017

Suzuki: 'People's perception of Para sports improved after Tokyo'
Japanese Para swimmer who took his country's first Paralympic gold medal reflects on the impact of the home Games 100 days after the Closing Ceremony