PARA SWIMMING NEWS

Swimmers at the start line-up

Singapore 2025: Golden hat-trick for Italian superstar Barlaam

The Para swimmer star from Milan secures a thrilling win in men’s 400m freestyle S9; USA's debutant Katie Kubiak continues her successful campaign with a third world record, en route to winning women’s 50m freestyle S4 final; Brazil’s Gabriel Bandeira too set a new world record while winning men’s 200m individual medley SM14 and Turkiye’s Defne Kurt claims her third gold medal in Singapore triumphing in women’s 100m butterfly S10 final on day five of the Toyota World Para Swimming Championships Singapore 2025

A swimmer gestures after a race

Singapore 2025: Unstoppable Alice Tai strikes gold again — four in four days

Great Britain's Alice Tai extends perfect World Championships campaign, claiming the women's 100m freestyle S8 title on the day; Second gold for both Italy's Simone Barlaam and Brazil's Gabrielzinho; World records for USA's Katie Kubiak and Italy's Arjola Trimi even as China continue to top medal standings with 15 gold. Italy and Great Britain followed on 10 after the fourth day's action at Toyota World Para Swimming Championships Singapore 2025.

A swimmer gestures after a race

Singapore 2025: Gabrielzinho clinches his first gold with championship record 

Brazilian armless Para swimming star wins the 100m backstroke S2 in record time; Italy’s eight-time Paralympic medallist Simone Barlaam bags his first gold medal; Great Britain’s Alice Tai makes it three out of three in Singapore 2025; home star Yip Pin Xiu settles for silver in the women’s 100m backstroke S2 final even as China grab top spot in medal standings with 12 gold on day 3 of Toyota World Para Swimming Championships

A female swimmer swimming freestyle

Day 2: 'Flying Fish' Jiang Yuyan smashes world record for second gold

Seven-time Paralympic gold medallist from China won the women’s 100m freestyle S6 final in a new world record time; Emotional victory for Germany’s Josia Tim Alexander Topf in the men’s 150m individual medley SM3; Debutant Defne Kurt from Turkiye adds another gold medal to her maiden World Championship campaign and Germany’s Taliso Engel set a new world record as he won the men’s 100m breaststroke SB13 final even as Italy leads medals table on Day 2 of Toyota World Para Swimming Championships Singapore 2025

A male blind swimmer in the pool

Day 1: World Records tumbled and rising stars shine in Singapore

Czechia’s teenage prodigy David Kratochvil stuns Paralympic and world champions in the men's 50m freestyle S11, Alice Tai takes gold by 0.21 in the women's 400m freestyle S8, Lisa Kruger keeps the women's 100m breaststroke SB9 crow in the Netherlands at the OCBC Aquatic Centre on Sunday

Collaged photo featuring four athletes - a female athlete after a Para canoe competition, a female Para taekwondo athlete kicking her opponent during a match, a female wheelchair basketball player smiling and holding the Dutch flag, and a male Para swimmer on the podium smiling with a gold medal around his neck

Paris 2024: Stars celebrate one-year anniversary

We caught up with Paris 2024 Paralympic medallists Amy Truesdale, Bo Kramer, Charlotte Henshaw, and Simone Barlaam in a special TikTok Live to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the historic Games.