PARA SWIMMING NEWS

Colombia's Paralympic champion sets new world record in the men's 100m breaststroke S6 as host nation tops medals table with 10 gold at the Citi Para Swimming World Series USA 2024 in Indianapolis

From refugee athlete to representing USA, 27-year-old Para swimmer expects to drop his times at the three-day series in Indianapolis as he eyes his first-ever Paralympic medal

Athletes propel their respective nations Italy and Great Britain to six gold medals each, while two world records were broken in Lignano Sabbiadoro

'I love swimming more than ever. I’m more than happy to do what I’m doing now and I can’t wait to see what the future has for me,' says Paralympic and world champion who will lead a strong Italian team at home including names as teenage talent Emma Lancin. Competition takes place from Thursday to Sunday at the Bella Italia Village in Lignano Sabbiadoro, marking the third stop of this year's Citi Para Swimming World Series

Australian swimmers grab 12 out of the 23 gold medals up for grabs while Ireland's Roisin Ni Riain adds five victories to her collection in the second of stop of the Citi Para Swimming World Series 2024

Italian and Ukrainian Para swimmers have been shortlisted for the prestigious World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award alongside sprinter Luca Ekler, wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot, Para cyclist Nicole Murray and long jumper Markus Rehm

Recovering from injury, Paralympic champion will be one of the stars of the host nation at the three-day event in Melbourne with 121 athletes representing 13 nations in the pool

Competition will take place from 21 to 27 April 2024 at the Penteada Swimming Pools Complex in Madeira's capital Funchal in Portugal

Dutch star impresses at first World Series of the season in Aberdeen taking five out of the six Dutch gold medals; host nation tops the medals table with Canada completing the top three while Spanish star Teresa Perales sets back-to-back world records*

Citi Para Swimming World Series Great Britain 2024 to host over 140 athletes and 20 nations during four days of multi-class races at the Aberdeen Sports Village; Canada and Spain are among the visitors bringing their stars to the opening event of the year

Get to know the major qualification events coming up and follow athletes on their journeys to the Games

"Happy Paralympic year! It's such an exciting year. I hope you're all ready for the wild ride!" New Zealand's Lisa Adams said.

Portuguese island will host one of the most important Para swimming events in the lead up to the Paralympic Games from 21 to 27 April next year

Half of the 2.8 million tickets available will be priced EUR 25 or less

Andrew Parsons pays tribute to work of Organising Committee on the one-year-to-go milestone

A total of 141 medal events will take place in the swimming pool of the Paris La Defense Arena from 29 August to 7 September