By Gary AndersonOctober 31 - The Vetoshny Art Centre in Moscow saw a host of sporting stars join four-time Olympic gymnastics champion Alexey Nemov during a gala reception to raise funds for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation charity in Russia.

well as a number of Russian sporting stars, including Laureus Ambassadors and Olympic synchronised swimming

OsborneNovember 3 - San Juan in Puerto Rico has been selected as the pre-Olympic training camp the United States swimming

training camp prior to Athens 2004 Olympic GamesThis two-part training camp is seen regularly by USA Swimming

Coast time and Rio de Janeiro of just one hour.This is not to say that the option is ruled out and USA Swimming

By Paul OsborneNovember 2 - Tunisia has been banned from the 2014 David Cup after one of their players was ordered not to compete in a match against an Israeli opponent last month.

next year," said Israel's Tennis Association chairman Assi Tuchmayr.Last month the International Swimming

By Gary AndersonNovember 1 - Canada's Clean Air Champions (CAC) charity, supported by some of the country's top Olympic and Paralympic athletes, has been awarded the 2013 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sport and Environment Award at the IOC World Conference on Sport and the Environment in Sochi.

recipient of the IOC award which has been running since 2009, and follows other recipients such the Japan Swimming

By Nick ButlerNovember 1 - Australia today welcomed the Glasgow 2014 Queen's Baton Relay as it visited the Gold Coast, hosts for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

the marathon runner Michael Shelley, a silver medallist at Delhi 2010.Two triple Commonwealth Games swimming

By Paul OsborneNovember 1 - Finis, a world leader in technical swimming products, has announced a personal

I have so much more left to do in the sport of swimming and I am so incredibly excited for the journey

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champion launches campaign to make her walk againSeptember 2012: After swimming protests IPC member

admits classification is "inherently unfair"August 2012: US swimming star Weggemann so shocked

nbsp;New ruling says USA's Arlen will swim against Britain's SimmondsAugust 2012: US Paralympic swimming

By Paul OsborneOctober 31 - Russian-speaking Julie O'Neill has been appointed as the United States Chef De Mission for the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games, it was announced today. 

overseeing the high performance planning process and sport development projects for athletics, cycling, swimming

had  joined US Paralympics in 2003 as an associate director and head coach of thenational swimming

 Under her leadership, the swimming team achieved unparalleled success at Beijing 2008as the team

By Duncan MackayOctober 31 - Olympic bronze medallist Graeme Smith will be the new British Para-Swimming

 Since retiring from competitive swimming after competing in his consecutive third Olympics, at

Athens 2004, he has worked for British Swimming in an athlete support role and then with Elite Sport

Pavoni and world open water swimmer Jack Burnell.Smith's joins a new coaching set-up at British Para-Swimming

Paralympic lead coach Chris Furber was appointed British Swimming's National Performance Director of Para-Swimming

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

By Emily GoddardOctober 28 - The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) has struck a new sponsorship deal with CIBC to support the nation's athletes through the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games and Rio 2016.

Multiple Paralympic swimming gold medallist and CIBC Team Next mentor Stéphanie Dixon, who is hoping

By Paul OsborneOctober 26 - A new World Boxing Academy has been opened in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan, in the wake of the 2013 World Boxing Championships, which finished today.

can accommodate up to 170 people, spans over 2,000 square metres and includes five boxing rings, a swimming

By Emily GoddardOctober 24 - Swimmer Katie Ledecky and Alpine skier Ted Ligety have today been named by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as its sportswoman and sportsman of the year, respectively, for 2012-2013.

in the 400, 800 and 1500m and the 4x200m relay - breaking two world records on the way.The 2013 USA Swimming

By Emily GoddardOctober 24 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has received a $500,000 (£310,000/€360,000) donation from Citi to help launch its Sochi 2014 "Every Step of the Way" programme for developing the nation's next generation of athletes.

athletes equipment and access to facilities, track and field training, gymnastics competitions and swimming

By Paul Osborne October 24 - Australia's BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series in Perth has received a huge boost with the announcement that Brazil and Japan will now be competing in the pool competition at next year's event.

Swimming Australia President John Bertrand claimed that the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series will continue

to build on the international swimming stage and to have two new teams of such class in only its second

Perth has a proud history of hosting successful international swimming events, including the 1991 and

Swimming is of national importance to Australia and as the only annual swim meet where the Australian

By Nick ButlerOctober 24 - Australian athletes will be banned from drinking alcohol in the Olympic Village at Rio 2016 following the controversies the team experienced at London 2012, Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller announced today. 

were accused of wasting taxpayer's money and being more focused on leisure than success.Members of the swimming

nbsp;Australian swimmers tipped by Coates to bounce back at Rio 2016February 2013: Australian Olympic swimming

or woman engaged in international competition throughout the 70s and 80s - whether it was athletics, swimming