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  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

Representing your country in one sport is a fantastic achievement, but Nigel Avery has done so in three.

Federation introducing new rules to encourage more countries to bid - including making athletics and swimming

To be able to say 'look you've only got to support two sports as a mandate, athletics and swimming' and



Paralympics New Zealand recognises outstanding service from Para swimming coach

  • Swimming News

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has recognised Sandra Blewett with the PNZ Order of Merit for outstanding service to Paralympics New Zealand and Para sport in the country.

Blewett, who was a PNZ Board member from 2001 to 2008, has been an advanced swimming instructor and coach

being a swim coach for Parafed Auckland, furthering her lifetime dedication to teaching and coaching swimming

I wanted to teach swimming at that early stage because when you see people realise that they can actually

Paralympians who competed at Sydney 2000, and she operated as the convenor of selectors for the Para swimming

team to Athens 2004 Paralympics.Sandra Blewett has been an advanced swimming instructor and coach for


Parisi and Demeter impress in Budapest Pentathlon World Cup semi-finals

  • Modern Pentathlon

Italy’s Giuseppe Mattia Parisi and Hungary’s Bence Demeter topped their respective men’s semi-finals at the Pentathlon World Cup in Budapest.

The duo impressed across the fencing, swimming and laser-run disciplines today to advance as the top

registered 29 wins for a top score of 274 points.The Hungarian then backed that up with 304 points in swimming

tied on 1,188.The men's semi-finals were contested in Budapest with athletes competing in fencing, swimming

his joy came in the fencing round as Parisi notched 265 points for second.The Italian also scored 286 swimming

Lithuania’s Ieva Serapinaitė.Competition is due to continue tomorrow with the fencing bonus round, swimming


Parker among names tipped to become next French Sports Minister

  • Paris 2024

French basketball legend Tony Parker is among the names being tipped to become the country's Sports Minister - a key figure in preparations for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in the capital Paris.

role, citing "personal reasons".Macron may be tempted to keep Roxana Mărăcineanu, a world and European swimming


Cox set to become interim head of British Swimming

  • Swimming

Lawyer Ash Cox is set to become the interim chief executive of British Swimming.

delighted to be given the opportunity to play such a pivotal role during this transition period for British Swimming

Board to continue to deliver its strong strategy and vision," Cox said.He has been working at British Swimming

nbsp;"It is fantastic to have Ash on board as interim CEO during this transition period for British Swimming

," said British Swimming interim chairperson Adele Stach-Kevitz."


New names among the Brazilian stars set to perform at South American Youth Games in Rosario

  • Multi-Sport Games

The third edition of the South American Youth Games is set to start in one of the largest cities in Argentina and is expected to feature more than 2,000 competitors between the ages of 14 and 18, including new names Virgínia Fortes Águas and Giovana Moreira representing Brazil in skateboarding. 

one is due to feature competition in taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, archery, beach volleyball and swimming


Pascoe and Clareburt among New Zealand swimmers selected for Birmingham 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

New Zealand's most-decorated Paralympian Sophie Pascoe is set to lead their team of twelve swimmers at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

couple of years for all our swimmers with their international campaigns being impacted by COVID-19," Swimming

reach the Olympic final in Tokyo, will do both the 200m and 400m freestyle in Birmingham.International Swimming

Gwanju ©Getty Images"After my Olympic experience in Tokyo, I feel like I’ve learnt a lot about my own swimming

We’re thrilled to be sending an exciting swimming team to Birmingham," New Zealand Olympic Committee


Men’s qualification begins action at Pentathlon World Cup in Budapest

  • Modern Pentathlon

Men’s qualification got action at the Pentathlon World Cup in Budapest underway today, with Hungary’s Csaba Bohm the top qualifier on home soil.

Group A with 1198 points, after scoring 230 points in the fencing thanks to 20 wins, 309 points in the swimming

topped qualifying Group B after scoring 235 points in the fencing courtesy of 21 wins, 308 points in the swimming





Bhutan NOC signs MoU with Chundu Armed Forces Public School and national boxing federation

  • OCA

The Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chundu Armed Forces Public School and the Bhutan Boxing Federation in the ambition of setting up a sports talent development programme in the school.

Ngawang Namgyal participated in judo, Lenchu Kunzang took part in shooting and Bhutan made its Olympic swimming


FINA open to more aquatics events at Olympics as mixed artistic swimming touted for LA28

  • Artistic Swimming

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has kept the door open to the mixed artistic swimming event

Head coach of the Russian artistic swimming national team Tatyana Pokrovskaya suggested the governing

according to Russian state news agency TASS.First vice-president of the Russian Federation of Synchronised Swimming

Nearly 25 years have passed since mixed duets artistic swimming first featured in international competition

The Russian Synchronized Swimming Championship was attended by 300 athletes, including the national teams


AOC threatens legal action over use of swimmers in anti-trans athletes campaign

  • Swimming

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Swimming Australia are reportedly threatening legal action

against an activist group that used pictures of three Olympic swimming champions in a campaign against

Swimming Australia should be honest about what they plan to do to address the concerns of Australian

McKeon, a five-time Olympic gold medallist who earned four titles at Tokyo 2020, conceded that swimming

Ultimately, all Australians deserve to feel welcome, safe, valued and celebrated in swimming."

Swimming Australia does not endorse this, or any message, from the Advance Australia party."

Ultimately, all Australians deserve to feel welcome, safe, valued and celebrated in swimming."