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Olympic champions Ledecky and Lochte headline Team USA for Duel in the Pool

  • Aquatics

By Emily GoddardOctober 17 - Olympic gold medallists Ryan Lochte and Katie Ledecky will headline the Team USA line up named today for the 2013 Duel in the Pool taking place this December in Glasgow.

and 16 men - featuring on the team that is hoping to retain its title at the Tollcross International Swimming

Centre, the host venue for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games swimming events, on December 20-21 are

Allstars.Meanwhile, Jack Bauerle and Eddie Reese - who between them have coached the United States swimming

The Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool has become a must-watch event for swimming fans around the globe

, and USA Swimming is excited to compete against a talented European team in Glasgow," USA Swimming national


Swimming Australia going Dutch with new head coach

  • Aquatics

By Paul OsborneOctober 17 - Swimming Australia President John Bertrand and chief executive Mark Anderson

in the 50m and 100m Freestyle in London 2012Verhaeren is currently technical director of the Dutch Swimming

In the Netherlands we are a small swimming nation that has worked hard technically to maximise every

To have the competitive edge in international swimming you have to combine the physical, psychological

Technically the Dutch have been one of the stronger nations in world swimming for some time now, with

dollar dealJune 2013: Swimming Australia President resigns after inappropriate comments to female


Recruitment underway for London Aquatics Centre in Olympic Park

  • Aquatics

By Nick ButlerOctober 16 - A recruitment process is underway to find a manager for the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park as its redevelopment process begins following the completion of London 2012.

a leader with a social conscience and a track record of relevant business success.After hosting the swimming

, diving and synchronised swimming events during London 2012, the venue is scheduled to re-open in spring

2014 following major transformation works.After hosting the London Olympic swimming competition, which

Aquatics Centre is being transformed from Olympic venue to Olympic legacy venueBoasting two 50 metre swimming

the venue will remain a world class sporting facility aiming to host events such as the 2016 European Swimming




Para-canoe star Chippington will not rest on her laurels after securing triple world titles

  • Canoeing News

By Nick ButlerOctober 15 - Britain's Para-canoe star Jeanette Chippington has described winning three gold medals at the recent World Championships in Duisburg as a "fantastic achievement" but is determined to "up her game" ahead of the sport's Paralympic debut at Rio de Janeiro in 2016. 

have to think about reaching forwards and getting the catch in exactly the same way and I still do swimming

The training is different because swimming is usually restricted to early mornings or evenings whereas

I always feel really disloyal to swimming saying this but being out on the river is so different and



We have a long way to go but are achieving positive global change, claims IPC President

  • Paralympics

By Nick Butler at the London School of Economics in LondonOctober 14 - Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) claimed here tonight that they have achieved considerable success in getting more people participating in sport around the world.

levels.He addressed the discrepancy between the Paralympic Games and other events, such as the 2013 IPC Swimming


Iran looking to better previous second place finish at 2013 Asian Youth Para Games

  • Paralympics

By Emily GoddardOctober 13 - Amir Mandegarfard, Iran's National Paralympic Committee general secretary, has said that his country's delegation is heading to the 2013 Asian Youth Para Games in Malaysia with the aim of securing more medals than ever before.

volleyball, wheelchair basketball, table tennis, athletic, boccia, powerlifting, goalball, judo and swimming




British Para-Swimming to leave Swansea to boost fortunes ahead of Rio 2016

  • Swimming News

By Nick ButlerOctober 10 - British Para-Swimming have announced that their Manchester base will become

The announcements form part of wider changes to the high performance structure of British Para-Swimming

Manchester provided us with a great facility to create the home of British Para-Swimming, it already

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


Murray appointed to boost performance at Paralympics Ireland

  • Paralympics

By Nick ButlerOctober 10 - Paralympics Ireland have announced the appointment of Fiona Murray as performance assistant to build upon the nation's London 2012 success over the next three years in the build-up to Rio 2016.

aimed to raise that total further at Rio 2016Another double gold medalist was cyclist Mark Rohan, while swimming


Olympians out in force as GO Swim Month kicks off in Queensland

  • Aquatics

By Gary AndersonOctober 10 - Aspiring young swimmers across Queensland were treated to visits from some of Australia's top swimmers, including London 2012 medallists Brittany Elmslie and Emily Seebohm, as the second annual GO Swim Month made a splashing start Down Under.

GO Swim Month, which is run by national governing body Swimming Australia, encourages children to get

involved in swimming by promoting the skills they will learn, and fun that they will have as part of

a swim club, and last year saw almost 100 swimming centres across the country take part in the campaign.As

well as getting to meet some of Australia's top swimming stars, children will get to participate in

"She spoke of her journey and gave many encouraging words to the attendees about swimming and reaching


Lima leads four-horse race to host 2019 Pan American Games

  • Lima 2019

By Duncan Mackay at the Westin Harbour Castle Conference Centre in TorontoOctober 8 - A decision to choose the host city for the 2019 Pan American and Parapan Games is the main item on the agenda at the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) General Assembly, which is due to start here tomorrow.

the Bolivarian Games and several World Junior Championships including weightlifting, volleyball and swimming