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Canada

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

Canada's team at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be in safe hands - as they will have not one but two Chefs de Mission to lean on.

good news I was excited to have a second turn," said Carver-Dias, a double Commonwealth Games artistic swimming

the way I ended my career.Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil is part of the Canadian Commonwealth Games swimming

It was just a great way to wrap up my swimming career."

The Commonwealth Games Federation's new blueprint for the Games, which lists athletics and swimming as


Paris 2024 launches programme aiming to teach 5,000 children to swim in 2022

  • Paris 2024

The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee has launched its Savoir Nager programme, which aims to teach 5,000 children across France how to swim in the remainder of the year.

The project has been launched in collaboration with Paris 2024 partner EDF, the French Swimming Federation

The 'Savoir Nager' programme offers lessons in water safety and free swimming lessons - in particular

FINA is determined to continue promoting swimming as a sport and an essential life skill around the world

This kind of promotion of swimming has also become a key legacy contribution to the success of the Olympic

By providing greater access to swimming pools in Seine-Saint-Denis and in cities across France, I have



ANOC delegation visits Bali to strengthen links with Indonesia NOC in build-up to 2023 World Beach Games

  • ANOC World Beach Games

A delegation from the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has visited Bali to further strengthen its ties with the Indonesia National Olympic Committee (KOI) as preparations for the Bali 2023 World Beach Games continue.

competing in 10 sports on the core programme.The core disciplines for the World Beach Games are open water swimming

individual kata karate, kite foil, beach tennis, aquathlon - a triathlon discipline comprised of running and swimming


Train drivers set to go on strike during Commonwealth Games

  • Birmingham 2022

Train drivers from eight rail companies are set to go on strike during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, union Aslef has announced today.

place on this day between 7am BST and 10.30pm BST, with medals set to be awarded in weightlifting, swimming

and Para swimming, artistic gymnastics, track cycling and Para track cycling and marathons in athletics


South Africa

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

South Africa is still eyeing a piece of sporting history at this year's Commonwealth Games, despite losing the opportunity to host them.

Swimming legend Chad le Clos will travel to Birmingham with 17 Commonwealth medals in his collection,

might have been in Durban.However, the CGF's new blueprint for the Games, which lists athletics and swimming


Alan Hubbard: Why giving Boris the red card is bad news for sport

  • Inside the Blogs

I may be in the minority but I’m not among those gleefully dancing a jig of joy at the demise and departure of Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister. Indeed, I am saddened to see him given the boot.

 When we first met it was at his school's swimming gala at Dulwich in south London.


Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games to begin on St Patrick's Day

  • Victoria 2026

The Victoria Commonwealth Games are to open on St Patrick’s Day, March 17, in 2026, Commonwealth Games Australia has announced.

triathlon and weightlifting are the 16 sports already on the programme.Six Para sports - athletics, swimming


DOSB protests potential closure of swimming pools amid energy crisis

  • EOC

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has called for swimming pools to remain open despite the

The German Association of Cities has recommended that the country's Government shuts down swimming pools

There are approximately 9,340 swimming pools in Germany and 90 per cent are heated by gas.In the long-term

make sports facilities less dependent on fossil fuels and has devised a three-stage plan to reduce swimming


February dates announced for 2024 FINA World Championships in Doha

  • Aquatics

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships in Doha have been scheduled for February

have now been announced by FINA.The 2024 World Championships are set to include 76 medal events from swimming

, artistic swimming, open water swimming, diving and water polo, as well as high diving which was absent

The Aspire Dome is due to host swimming, artistic swimming and water polo, with FINA claiming that the

at the Museum of Islamic Art.Doha has previously held the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in

2014, nine Swimming World Cups, four Marathon Swim World Series events and one Diving World Series event



Mauritius

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

Mauritius did not win a medal at the first nine Commonwealth Games the country attended, but since then they have always appeared on the podium.

ImagesSixty-one athletes are due to represent Mauritius in all, in athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, judo, swimming


National Paralympic Committees of Russia and Belarus sign cooperation agreement

  • Paralympics

The National Paralympic Committees of Russia and Belarus have reportedly signed a cooperation agreement to develop Para sports.

Paralympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus in signing the deal.The officials met during Belarus' Open Swimming

Russia and Belarus have strong Paralympic teams in swimming, athletics, cross-country skiing and biathlon.Russian


Sri Lanka

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

To say that Sri Lanka's preparations for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have been rocky is something of an understatement. 

forced to flee from his home, which was overrun by angry crowds who were seen lounging on his bed and swimming