By Paul OsborneNovember 26 - Britain's young athletes got off to a great start in Brazil as the swimming

By Gary AndersonNovember 26 - The Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) has today announced it is inviting applications for the second intake of students for its Master of Sport Administration (MSA) course, which runs from September 2014 to June 2015.

The 2013-2014 MSA course currently has 27 people enrolled, including Poland's Athens 2004 Olympic swimming

Zealand (PNZ) has announced the appointment of Megan Munro as the lead physiotherapist for its Para-swimming

and a physiotherapist at the 2012 Amputee Games in UK.At the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming

Championships in Montreal earlier this year, Munro was the physiotherapist to the New Zealand Para-swimming

Medical Rehabilitation Centre in Surrey.Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand won five gold medals at the IPC Swimming

ChampionshipsAugust 2013: Pascoe and Fisher set to lead New Zealand medal charge at IPC World Swimming

MackayNovember 25 - Two-time Olympic medallist Mitch Ivey has been banned for life from coaching by USA Swimming

 Ivey, 64, did not attend the hearing and USA Swimming refused to discuss the matter until the deadline

 "All proceedings before the national board of review are confidential," a USA Swimming spokeswoman

"With every case, there is a 30-day appeal period that must expire before USA Swimming can publicly share

 "Mitch Ivey was protected for nearly 30 years by a culture within USA Swimming that continues to

coach jailed for sexually abusing studentOctober 2012: US Olympic swimming coach denies concealing

chief-elect Jean-Christophe Rolland were both present in Athens - other sports, including athletics and swimming

Fans at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield were treated to an array of fantastic swimming

[email protected] storiesNovember 2013: Sheffield set to host British Paralympics swimming

By Nick Butler at the Ethniki Conference Centre in AthensNovember 23 - Two of the outstanding stars of London 2012, British wheelchair racer David Weir and Dutch tennis star Esther Vergeer, were the big winners here at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Awards Ceremony.

player Patrick Anderson, Australia's wheelchair rugby star Ryley Batt and Brazil's six-times London 2012 swimming

By Nick ButlerNovember 23 - Malaysia's Dato Ong Poh Eng has been appointed President of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation (CWF) following the resignation of Nauru's Vinson Detenamo.

Weightlifting Federation.A key figure in Penang, he also serves in regional roles in the sports of swimming

Nick Butler at the Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel in AthensNovember 22 - Director of the Agitos Foundation Georg Schlachtenberger has described his organisation's specific aims for 2014 as well as their general purpose to "change lives and contribute to an inclusive society".

the strategic plans ©Getty ImagesAs well as athletics, these consist of powerlifting, shooting and swimming

Aquatics The aquatics programme at Baku 2015 will include diving, swimming

, synchronised swimming and water polo.

Located at the southern end of the Flag Square Cluster, the Baku Aquatics Centre will host the Swimming

, Synchronized Swimming and Diving competitions.

By Gary AndersonNovember 21 - A host of British Paralympic and world gold medallists, including Ellie Simmonds, Amy Marren and Josef Craig, will take to the water at Sheffield's Ponds Forge International Sports Centre this weekend for the National Open Short Course Championships.

Sport Events (DSE), a programme run by the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS), and British Swimming

Swimming has always been a competitive sport so it's important to stay on top of your game."

;Britain appoints Olympic medallist as new Paralympic national coachOctober 2013: British Para-Swimming

head coach of British Para-SwimmingMarch 2013: Furber swaps cycling for top British disability swimming

jobJanuary 2013: Head of British disability swimming appointed new high performance director by Canada

By Paul OsborneNovember 21 - A British contingent of 25 elite young disabled athletes will make its way to Brazil next week to compete in a major multiple sports event for promising young school aged children.

young athletes from 27 regions of Brazil compete in 10 Paralympic sports, including boccia, goalball, swimming

By Gary AndersonNovember 20 - Dame Sarah Storey will make her return to competitive action following the birth of her daughter Louisa Marie in June at the upcoming Newport International Para-Cycling Cup in Wales at the end of the month.

Newport City Council have come together to provide this opportunity," said Dame Sarah, who also has five swimming

By Duncan MackayNovember 20 - Peter Stanley, the man behind the incredible success of triple jumper Jonathan Edwards, and Alexei Evangulov, one of the world's best-known diving coaches, are among the 18 Team Leaders appointed by Commonwealth Games England (CGE) for Glasgow 2014, insidethegames can reveal.

former England competitors plus Stanley for athletics, Evangulov for diving, and Dawn Peart, Team GB's swimming

Leaders include gold medallists Keith Reynolds and Karen Roberts; Team GB’s London 2012 wrestling and swimming

nbsp;Rugby sevens - Nadine Cooke; Shooting - Martyn White; Squash - Louise Pickford; Swimming

By Paul OsborneNovember 19 - Australian swimmer Jacqueline Freney was announced New South Wales' Young Australian of the Year for 2014 in a special awards ceremony at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney last night.

any country at the Paralympics and earned her the titles of Australia's Paralympian of the Year and Swimming

Australia's Multi Class Swimmer of the Year in 2012.Swimming Australia's Paralympic Performance Manager

accomplishments in and out of the pool are an inspiration to people of all abilities and on behalf of Swimming

Beijing Paralympic Games at just 16-years-old.At the 2010 International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Swimming

Netherlands, she took silver in the 100m and 400m freestyle events.In 2011, just a week before the Can-Am Swimming