Could Pezaro take gold from Rung at Glasgow 2015?

The bright, bubbly 22-year-old clearly has a lot left more to give and her best of 1:18.94 is not far away from the current world record of Japan’s Rina Akiyama of 1:18.59.

Israel’s Inbal Pezaro will attempt to convert her world No.1 status into a world title on Wednesday (15 July) of the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, against Norway’s reigning Paralympic, world and European champion Sarah-Louise Rung.

Rung set her season’s best in the women’s 200m freestyle S5 in March at the same pool that is hosting the Worlds, so the Tollcross International Swimming Centre is clearly a pool that the Norwegian enjoys.

But Pezaro overtook Rung a month later at the annual IDM in Berlin, Germany.

Having finished second behind Rung in 2013 and at the Euros in 2014, could 2015 be the year that Pezaro finally takes the gold?

Here are some other highlights from the biggest gathering of international para-swimmers in 2015.

Women’s 100m backstroke S11

Since winning gold at the 2013 Worlds Championships, New Zealand’s Mary Fisher has brought her time down by more than one second and has the fastest qualifying time heading into this event. She has already shown her form in the 100m freestyle, winning gold on Monday (13 July).

The bright, bubbly 22-year-old clearly has a lot left more to give and her best of 1:18.94 is not far away from the current world record of Japan’s Rina Akiyama of 1:18.59.

Men’s 200m freestyle S14

Iceland’s Jon Margeir Sverrisson beat world champion Marc Evers at the 2014 Euros, which would have been a difficult loss to take for the flying Dutchman given it was at his home pool in Eindhoven.

Some would say that was Sverrisson’s revenge for Evers taking the world title the year after the man from Iceland won Paralympic gold at London 2012.

Either way, this race will be very interesting. Also look out for the Championships debut of Great Britain’s emerging face Tom Hamer, who won silver in Eindhoven and is only 16-years-old.

The 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships will feature around 580 of the world’s best swimmers from nearly 70 countries. The event is also the biggest qualification opportunity ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Tickets are still available from as little as GBP 10/15 for heats/finals. Children under 16 go free (terms and conditions apply).

Live coverage and results from all seven days will be shown at Glasgow2015.com, and live updates posted to @IPCSwimming and Facebook.com/IPCSwimming.