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Canada names first swimmers heading to Toronto 2015
Forty swimmers, including Paralympic medallists Benoit Huot, Aurelie Rivard and Adam Purdy, have been nominated to compete for the hosts of the 2015 Parapan American Games.

Can Ams conclude with series of Americas records
US swimmers take their total regional record haul to 10 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.

Long sets world record on first day of Can Am Swimming Championships
The US champion is the first para-swimmer to set a world record in the pool that will stage August’s Parapan American Games.

Cams Ams Swimming Champs set for Toronto this weekend
The pool that will stage August’s Parapan American Games will play host to some of the world’s best para-swimmers.

Canadian legend Huot targets personal bests in 2015
The 31-year-old is preparing for a busy year with the CanAms, World Championships and Parapan American Games all on his calendar.

Mullen unveils IPC Swimming World Championships promotional campaign at home pool
European champion features in the “Legends will Rise” campaign at Tollcross International Swimming Centre.

Swimming star Huot has stolen medals replaced
Five Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medals were presented to the Canadian swimmer by the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Canada.

Cowdrey appointed as Team General Manager 2015 Australian Commonwealth Youth Games
Cowdrey will lead the Australian team for the fifth edition of the Youth Games which will see a team of 82 athletes in Apia, Samoa.

Four historic para-swimming world records
With the World Championships fast approaching, will 2015 be the year that the oldest world records in history will be broken?

Rung still confident of medal haul at Glasgow 2015
Despite the return of Spanish swimming legend Teresa Perales, Norwegian Sarah Louise Rung is focused on multiple golds at July’s World Championships.

Spanish swimmers feature in new music video
World and European champion Sarai Gascón is one of the swimmers to star in the new video by band Via Limit.

Silverman aiming to expand his medal collection in 2015
US 400m freestyle S10 world and Paralympic champion Ian Silverman is targeting titles in shorter events in 2015, aiming to get past Brazil’s multiple world and Paralympic champion Andre Brasil.

Stars Payne, Quin rally support for Glasgow 2015
Olympic medallist Keri-Anne Payne and Europeans medallist Scott Quin get behind the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships with 150 days to go.

Australia's most successful Paralympian announces retirement
During a glittering career Matthew Cowdrey won 13 Paralympic and 16 world titles.

Toronto 2015: Moran back to full strength
Venezuelan reigning double Parapan American swimming champion Alberto Vera Moran has put a difficult 2014 behind him and has four gold medals in his sights for August.

Pascoe targets titles and PBs in Glasgow
One of New Zealand’s most successful swimmers, Sophie Pascoe will have to fight off rivals Elodie Lorandi and Canada’s Aurelie Rivard at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Simmonds excited by new rivalry with Ukrainian
British Paralympic swimming champion says Yelyzaveta Mereshko will push her to the maximum at July’s World Championships in Glasgow.

Swimming Rio 2016 MQS published
IPC Swimming has published the Minimum Qualification Standards which sit alongside key qualifiers at the 2015 Worlds in Glasgow and other competitions.

Ian Silverman: Adapting to college and my goals for 2015
The US Paralympic champion swimmer reveals his love of studying away from home and the challenges he has set himself for the year ahead.

Brazil’s Daniel Dias named December’s Athlete of the Month
Dias smashed a two and half year old world record in December to poll 40 per cent of the public vote.