By Gary AndersonFebruary 6 - Former England and British and Irish Lions player Nigel Redman has been appointed to a lead role on British Swimming's elite coach development programme, it was announced today.

Redman will be in charge of creating and implementing a coach development plan for British Swimming to

the governing body meets its world-class performance programme targets.The 49-year-old joins British Swimming

To be able to attract such a high-calibre professional to the British Swimming world class programme

I'm thrilled and excited to be joining British Swimming," said Redman, who won 20 international caps

Championships for 15 years, promises head coachJune 2013: British Swimming look to Adlington to pull

By Paul OsborneFebruary 5 - Mike Reilly, chief executive of Goalball UK, has admitted he has been left "disappointed" by UK Sport's decision to withdraw the £1 million ($1.6 million/€1.2 million) worth of funding for the Paralympic discipline in the nation.

sports - the others being wheelchair fencing, visually impaired football, basketball, synchronised swimming

By Gary AndersonFebruary 5 - Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has today launched its Express Lane talent search programme aimed at giving swimmers in the S1-S5 classes more access to training, competitions and pool-space.

athletes who have significant impairments, and provide the required support to assist them to begin swimming

The PNZ Para-Swimming Programme continues to go from strength to strength," said PNZ talent identification

- cerebral palsy.Nikita Howarth was one of four New Zealanders to claim a title at last year's IPC Swimming

Sophie Pascoe, while Mary Fisher and Cameron Leslie were also crowned champions.At last year's IPC Swimming

Zealand appoints new talent ID managerMay 2013: Pascoe heads seven-strong New Zealand team for IPC World Swimming

By Emily GoddardFebruary 5 - European Sports Federations will receive a share from a €2.5 million (£2.1 million/$3.4 million) funding pot for their participation in the inaugural European Games taking place in Baku in 2015, European Olympic Committees (EOC) President Patrick Hickey has revealed.

2015 as a qualifying platform for the Rio 2016 ©Getty ImagesSo far seven sports - cycling, shooting, swimming

By Zjan ShirinianFebruary 5 - The Mediterranean resort hosting April's SportAccord International Convention has been praised for building an "incredibly strong" profile in sport.

Arena.It will offer facilities for a range of Olympic and non-Olympics sports, including athletics, swimming

By Emily GoddardFebruary 5 - Commonwealth Games England has today revealed Arena as its Official Supplier of Aquatics Wear ahead of Glasgow 2014.

International Aquatics Federation (FINA) to 2019, will provide England's athletes - competing in 44 swimming

By Paul OsborneFebruary 5 - Patrick Baumann, secretary general of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), has spoken out over UK Sport's decision to withdraw funding from Basketball in Britain, expressing his frustration.

finding.Six other sports have also been told their funding will be reduced to zero by UK Sport: synchronised swimming

By Gary AndersonFebruary 5 - Swimming Australia has announced nominations are now open for individuals

to apply for the 2014 Women in Swimming Rural Coaching Scholarship (WSRCS).

unable to access quality coaching education for rural or remote communities.The initiative is run by Swimming

Australia in conjunction with the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association (ASCTA).It provides

to take place at the Sofitel on the Gold Coast from April 26 to May 4.Last year saw 10 women receive swimming

We understand the expenses of travel that clubs, swimmers and coaches have in these areas," said Swimming

For further information and to access an application form for the 2014 Women in Swimming Rural Coaching

By Zjan ShirinianFebruary 4 - Danish swimmer Mads Glæsner has won his Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) appeal against the decision to strip him of a World Championship gold medal won in 2012.

Glasner won the 1,500 metres freestyle event at the World Swimming Short Course Championships in Istanbul

Osborne at UK Sport in LondonFebruary 4 - UK Sport has withdrawn its funding for basketball, synchronised swimming

Despite receiving around a £1 million funding increase last year, synchronised swimming has seen its

- outlining their plans to appeal the decision,"British Swimming is considering all available options

," their statement read.David Sparkes, chief executive of British Swimming, added: "While British Swimming

welcomes UK Sport's on-going support for diving and para-swimming, as well as recognising the massive

turn around in the direction of the swimming programme, it is an extremely dark day for women's sport

By Zjan ShirinianFebruary 3 - Sixty-five locations across England and Wales are in contention to act as bases for some of the world's finest rugby players during the World Cup next year.

later this year.A team base must include an indoor and outdoor training facility, a gym, an indoor swimming

By Zjan ShirinianFebruary 3 - Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe is reportedly in rehab for depression

OsborneFebruary 3 - Great Britain's Beijing Paralympic champion Sam Hynd has announced his retirement from swimming

I have loved swimming."It has been my life for so long and brought me so much."

behind his brother who came in second.Hynd competed at his last international in Montreal at the IPC Swimming

I want to thank everyone at British Para-Swimming for their support and everything they have done for

Chris Furber, national performance director for Para-Swimming, added: "Sam was an excellent member of

I have enjoyed working with Sam since I joined the sport and on behalf of everyone at British Para-Swimming

Less than two seconds separated first and second in the opening leg of the FINA 10 kilometres Marathon Swimming

meeting on the seven-race World Cup calendar is due on April 5 in Manzanillo, Mexico.The Open Water Swimming

Santa Fe and Coronda in Argentina.Simone Ercoli repeated his success last year to win the Open Water Swimming

By Gary AndersonFebruary 1 - A win by Australia's men's water polo team over defending Olympic champions Croatia helped the host nation to clinch the overall title at the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series in Perth, which also saw Aussie swimmers rack up a host of victories at the VenuesWest Challenge Stadium.

Olympic champion Ye Shiwen secured notable wins, as did Brazil's Nicholas Santos, while in the Para-swimming

Coutts, Taylor McKeown, Leiston Pickett, Christian Sprenger, Mack Horton and Jessica Ashwood.In the Para-swimming

Swim the Swan open water challenge on the Swan River, incorporating the 2014 Australian Open Water Swimming