world champions, including superstar Jessica Long, have been named in the United States Paralympic swimming

at the World Championships in Montreal, before a particularly successful showing at the Can-Am Para-Swimming

throughout the season.The squad will begins the season in March in Miami at the US Paralympics Spring Swimming

peaking during the summer months.Queenie Nichols, high performance director for US Paralympics swimming

on opening day of Can-Am Championships August 2013: Records not staying intact for Long at IPC Swimming

World Championships  April 2013: London 2012 gold medallists named on US team for IPC Swimming

By Nick ButlerJanuary 6 - The Kuwait Olympic Committee (KOC) have elected Talal Fahad Al Sabah for as chairman, while Judo Union of Asia President Obaid al-Enezi has been named secretary general.

Fuad Al-Falah from swimming; Khaled Al-Shemmeri from athletics; Jassem Al-Huwaitan from  tennis and Nawaf

By Gary AndersonJanuary 6 - The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is seeking a Chef de Mission to lead its team to the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

the writer of this story at [email protected] StoriesOctober 2013: Synchro swimming

By Gary AndersonJanuary 6 - Officials from the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and the 2014 Incheon Asian Para Games Organising Committee (IAPGOC) today signed the formal agreement for the hosting of the event, at a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur.

powerlifting, archery, badminton, cycling, rowing, wheelchair fencing, tenpin bowling, sitting volleyball, swimming

United States, are among the 11 names revealed as the 2013 Athletes of the Year by the International Swimming

FINA recognises the best performers across its six disciplines, which also include diving, open water swimming

, synchronised swimming, water polo and high diving, included on the list for the first time.High diver

Another former FINA Athlete of the Year, Germany's Thomas Lurz, is selected again in the men's open water swimming

in the 25 kilometres and team events in 2013, as well as being crowned champion at the 10km Marathon Swimming

World Championship gold in the 10km and securing silver in the 5km and team bronze.FINA synchronised swimming

By Gary AndersonJanuary 5 - The International Aquatics Federation (FINA) has announced the host cities for the eight stops on the 2014 World Cup series, which will not feature a meeting in Berlin for the first time in 14 years.

Sportpark, which hosted last year's Berlin World Cup event, is set to host the European Long Course Swimming

FINA warns Middle East World Cup organisers for disrespecting Israeli swimmersOctober 2012: FINA Swimming

By Gary AndersonDecember 27 - Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko today revealeded a new ice hockey franchise will be established in Winter Olympics host city Sochi and will be known as Delfin Sochi or Sochi Dolphins.

underway on February 7.Delfin Sochi, which takes its name from the bottlenose dolphins that can be seen swimming

By Duncan MackayDecember 26 - Myanmar will host the 7th ASEAN ParaGames at the Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex in Naypyidaw after Singapore gave up staging the event, it has been announced.

Southeast Asian countries are expected to be involved in the ParaGames.Events will include athletics, swimming

By Nick ButlerDecember 25 - Thousands of youngsters taking part in the London Youth Games next year will have several opportunities to compete on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

event will also feature the biggest Para-Games competition programme ever, consisting of athletics, swimming

By Nick ButlerDecember 24 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has hailed the work of the Agitos Foundation in developing the Movement as it reaches the end of its first full year of work since being set up in 2012. 

gather twice a week to practice sport, while in New Zealand a talent identification programme in swimming

By Paul OsborneDecember 22 - The Carolina Medical Centre in Poland has conducted a groundbreaking training programme for disabled swimmer Jacek Czech as the 2013 World Championship bronze medallist looks to push for his first international gold medal.

By Emily GoddardDecember 21 - The United States retained their Duel in the Pool crown in one of the tightest finishes yet that saw them defeating the European Allstars in a tiebreaker race.

the extra point needed to defeat their challengers by just 0.2 at Glasgow's Tollcross International Swimming

come back from a 68-52 overnight deficit after an impressive showing from some of Europe's biggest swimming

By Nick ButlerDecember 20 - Irish rugby captain Fiona Coghlan has been named Irish Sports Council Sportswoman of the Year at a gala event in Dublin in recognition for an unprecedented 12 month period highlighted by her country's first ever Six Nations triumph.

and double European cross country champion Fionnuala Britton, as well as athletes from squash, swimming

opening day of the Duel in the Pool in front of partisan support in Glasgow's Tollcross International Swimming

Europe, in Manchester 2009 and Atlanta in 2011, in what has been popularly dubbed the "Ryder Cup of swimming

By Paul OsborneDecember 20 - The Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Association has appointed Alex Holt as the official team attaché for Glasgow 2014.

sports at the Games, namely athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, lawn bowls, shooting, swimming