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Russia name 300-strong "preliminary" delegation for Paris 2024 Paralympics

  • Paris 2024 Paralympics

The Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) has revealed it has a 300-strong "preliminary" delegation for next year’s Paralympics in Paris - despite not knowing whether they will be allowed to participate.

delegation.It is reported by TASS that 40 of the athletes have been chosen based on their performances at a swimming

example, wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, rugby on wheelchairs, as well as team disciplines in swimming

Belarus for Paris 2024.An outright ban on Russia and Belarus participating in the Paralympic sports of swimming



British Olympic swimmer who competed at Sydney 2000 dies aged 42

  • Swimming

Tributes have been paid to British world, European and Commonwealth swimming medallist Helen Smart who

Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur before sealing silver in the event at the European Short Course Swimming

Championships in Sheffield later that year.She also won women’s 200m backstroke at the 1999 World Swimming

backstroke competition.Rachael Ashcroft, a long-time friend of Smart, said they bonded over their love of swimming

The end of Helen's swimming career did not see the end of her focus and drive."


United States name five Tokyo 2020 Olympic medallists in Santiago 2023 swimming team

  • Santiago 2023

United States swimming selectors have named five Tokyo 2020 Olympic medallists in their initial squad

roster for Santiago also includes Catie De Loof, who won Olympic 4x100m freestyle relay bronze, after swimming

team members went on to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.The United States are the most successful swimming



Meeting planned to stop school relocating for Gabba Brisbane 2032 upgrades

  • Brisbane 2032

Local communities are still fighting for the East Brisbane State School to avoid being relocated to make way for the Brisbane Cricket Ground redevelopment prior to the city's hosting of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

£51.5 million/$65 million/€60 million) would be invested in new facilities, including the creation of a swimming




Patrick Burke: Successful fun-filled Trinbago 2023 shows less can be more

  • Inside the Blogs

There was something Brian Lewis said at the start of the Commonwealth Youth Games which stuck with me throughout the six days of competition plus the Closing Ceremony in Trinidad and Tobago.

and Para athletics, the superb National Aquatic Centre and National Cycling Velodrome in Couva for swimming

least from Nikoli Blackman who was arguably the breakout star of the Games with his three freestyle swimming


Australian bodies to receive multi-million dollar Paris 2024 investment from Hancock Prospecting

  • Latest

Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart has committed an AUD3 million (£1.5 million/$1.9 million/€1.7 million) investment to four sporting organisations over two years in the build-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond.

Achievement Incentive Fund.The initiative will provide performance-based payments to Rowing Australia, Swimming

Queensland, the Australian Swimmers' Association, Volleyball Australia, and Artistic Swimming Australia.It

London 2012 Olympic Games, with just one gold medal.Since then, Australia have improved to topping the swimming



"Overwhelmed" CGF President hails organisers of Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

  • Trinidad and Tobago 2023

The Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games here have been hailed as a success by Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Dame Louise Martin, who said she had been "overwhelmed by everything that I've seen".

The same with me, a couple of people I met when I was swimming I'm still in touch, so it's long-lasting


Milan Cortina 2026 unable to find company willing to build sliding centre

  • Milan Cortina 2026

The venue intended to host sliding sports at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games is still yet to have a company willing to carry out critical construction work.

money should go towards renovations for Cortina d'Ampezzo's cycle paths, public buildings, cinema, and swimming


International Paralympic Committee yet to finalise transfer of athletics and swimming to Manchester

  • Paralympics

expressed his optimism over the establishment of two new governing bodies for Para athletics and Para swimming

Paralympic Association won the bid to create the new International Federations.Para athletics and Para swimming

Talks continued between the IPC and UK Sports in Manchester when it staged the Para Swimming World Championships

©Getty ImagesParsons attended the Para Swimming World Championships which was staged in Manchester where

©Getty ImagesAthletics and swimming are not on the programme for the first-ever European Para Championships

for the 2027 edition but Parsons admits that might not be the right time for Para athletics and Para swimming


Jenkins hails Para athletics' inclusion at Trinbago 2023 as "massive step forward"

  • Trinidad and Tobago 2023

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) vice-president Chris Jenkins has hailed the integration of Para athletics into the Commonwealth Youth Games programme here for the first time, describing it as a "massive step forward" and expressing hope more can be included at future editions.

Commonwealth Youth Games.The performances of Trinidad and Tobago's Nikoli Blackman, who won three freestyle swimming

Jenkins pinpointed the performances of Trinidad and Tobago's Nikoli Blackman, who won three freestyle swimming