By Gary AndersonJanuary 23 - A qualification guide for 18 of the 22 sports on the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games programme was published today. 

is one of eleven sports along with archery, athletics, cycling, equestrian, powerlifting, shooting, swimming

AndersonJanuary 23 - Sport England has announced details of funding for six sports - basketball, fencing, squash, swimming

out by Sport England in its Whole Sport Plan in December 2012, and sees a reduction in funding for swimming

and fencing.Sport England had committed to provide £20 million ($33 million/€24 million) funding to swimming

over the period of 2013-2017 in December 2012, but that was based on the Amateur Swimming Association

available to the governing body to boost numbers.While Sport England acknowledges the number of people swimming

improving insight into how to reach and attract more people into the water, and retain those already swimming

By Gary AndersonJanuary 22 - Swimming Australia has announced the appointments of Simon Rothery and Bevan

Club in Sydney.Slattery is President of St Peters Western Amateur Swimming Club in Queensland and is

This is a positive step for swimming and an excellent start to the year with an announcement of this

The business acumen, skills and corporate knowledge that both Simon and Bevan will add to the Swimming

of such standing and success, commit to our sport, is excellent for Swimming Australia."

2013: Australia appoint former British Swimming head as new performance directorMarch 2013: Swimming

further marked by a dozen athletes from seven sports failing tests in addition to the case involving swimming

By Gary AndersonJanuary 21 - GL events Field & Lawn Limited has been announced as an official overlay and temporary structures provider for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

of Games venues, including the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, the Emirates Arena, Tollcross International Swimming

will provide overly services at a number of Glasgow 2014 venues, including the Tollcross International Swimming

By Gary AndersonJanuary 19 – The 7th ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Para Games came to a close in Myanmar today with Indonesian athletes helping their nation to come out on top, finishing with 99 gold medals, 69 silvers and 49 bronze.

Games as the top ranked nation for the sixth time.Despite securing 41 gold medals in athletics, 26 in swimming

Thais had to make do with second place which included 82 silver and 70 bronze medals.Athletics and swimming

sports; archery, athletics, boccia, chess, football 5-a-side, football 7-a-side, goalball, powerlifting, swimming

By Nick Butler at the Hotel Sofitel in ManilaJanuary 19 - Khalil Al Jaber, director of the sports affairs department at the Qatar Olympic Committee, has revealed the country hopes to bid for many more major sporting events in the future.

in boxing, handball, cycling, gymnastics and squash.Al Jaber, who is also the President of the Qatar Swimming

December.He predicted 1,000 athletes from 180 countries will attend and highlighted the hosting of a swimming

By Gary AndersonJanuary 17 - The International Federation for sport for athletes with an intellectual disability (Inas) has today officially launched its bid to get basketball back on the programme for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

and Beijing 2008, and were only allowed back at London 2012, where athletes competed in athletics, swimming

that will feature at the fifth INAS Global Games in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 2015, along with athletics, swimming

By Gary AndersonJanuary 17 - Five-time Paralympic gold medallist Kieran Modra will lead the 15-strong team named by Cycling Australia for the upcoming International Cycling Union (UCI) Para-cycling World Track Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

two golds at the recent Australian National Championships in Melbourne.The 41-year-old, who has two swimming

By Emily GoddardJanuary 16 - Rugby player Kwanieze John has been named as Trinidad and Tobago's Chef de Mission for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games.

field is another swimmer in Dylan Carter, who won silver in the 50 metres butterfly at the World Junior Swimming

By Danyal KhanJanuary 14 - A partnership renewal between FINA and the Chinese domestic appliance business Midea until 2017 has been announced.

sees Midea continue to be an Official FINA Partner for upcoming events, such as the World Short Course Swimming

products such as dishwashers, microwaves and fans, will sponsor of the FINA World Record Programme for the swimming

By Gary AndersonJanuary 13 - Sydney 2000 swimming champion Dave Malone has been appointed as Paralympics

performance manager and will combine the new role with his position as head of the Irish Paralympic swimming

dead-heat finish with German rival Holger Kimmig in the final, was appointed head of Irish Paralympic swimming

At London 2012, Ireland won eight gold medals, including swimming golds for Bethany Firth and Darragh

European champion Malone was in charge of the Irish squad at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming

appointment is the next step for him having successfully transitioned from top athlete to head of our swimming

His team last year secured Ireland's first world swimming medals since 2002 by winning a staggering eight

By Paul OsborneJanuary 9 - Japan's public broadcaster NHK has signed an exclusive agreement with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to secure the broadcast rights for Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016.

the opportunity to broadcast various World Championships staged by IPC sports, including athletics, swimming

By Gary AndersonJanuary 8 - Italian-based swimwear firm Arena has been acquired by Swiss private equity fund Capvis who purchased the brand from American private equity outfit, The Riverside Company.

Propelled by innovation and uncompromising commitment to the sport of swimming and the brand visibility

By Gary AndersonJanuary 8 - Scotland must "seize the opportunity" to build a lasting sporting legacy, claims the head of EventScotland, Paul Bush as the country gears up to host the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Ryder Cup at the Gleneagles this year.

the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, as well as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming

Glasgow unveils vision for 2015 World Gymnastics ChampionshipsDecember 2012: Glasgow to stage 2015 IPC Swimming