By Emily GoddardFebruary 8 - Channel 4 has today secured the television rights for both the Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Paralympics, less than a year after the broadcaster recorded some of the highest viewing figures in its history when it covered London 2012.

international Parasport events, including the IPC Athletics World Championships from Lyon in July and the IPC Swimming

By Duncan MackayFebruary 8 - Sports who wanted to be included on the programme for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast have had their hopes dashed after Australian officials revealed that there would be no additions.

one of ten core sports on the Commonwealth Games programme Athletics, lawn bowls, power lifting and swimming

By Emily GoddardFebruary 6 - Cyclist Dame Sarah Storey, Britain's most decorated female Paralympian, is to be honoured this week when one of the high-speed Javelin trains used during the London 2012 Games is named after her.

Dame Sarah Storey is a veteran of six Paralympic Games for both swimming and cycling," David Brown, group

By Tom DegunFebruary 5 - Global hospitality giant Hilton HHonors have renewed their sponsorship with the United States Olympic and Paralympic teams in a four year deal that will include the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi and the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

American swimming icon Michael Phelps, the 18-time Olympic champion, has starred in Team USA Hilton HHonors

By Duncan MackayFebruary 5 - Olympic discus champion Robert Harting has raised more than €7,000 to help support Paralympic swimmer Daniela Schulte after auctioning more than 40 pieces of his personal clothing and memorabilia from London 2012.

she unveiled plans to focus on campaigning work that will see her look to get youngsters involved in swimming

athlete shot to stardom at Beijing 2008 when she was just 19 as she became Britain's first female Olympic swimming

I hate the word 'retired' so I don't want to say it because I would never retire from swimming all together

I love swimming but as a competitive element and elite athlete, I won't compete anymore."

I think Bill is a great appointment for British Swimming," she said."

It is sad that I am not going to get to work with him now in his role as British Swimming head coach

By Duncan MackayFebruary 4 -  Bill Furniss, the man who helped guide Rebecca Adlington to four Olympic medals, has been named as British Swimming's new head coach, it was announced today. 

Chris Spice is leaving GB Basketball to help, he hopes, British Swimming fulfil its potential Furniss

Chris and I have already met and shared our beliefs and views about what is required to move swimming

One of the key things that attracted me to the position is the great potential I see within swimming

"I feel it's a team that can take swimming to a new level and achieve fantastic things."

I am excited about the new partnership and what it will bring to British Swimming," he said."

By Duncan MackayFebruary 1 - Tokyo 2020 today appointed Hisao Shuto as its new international communications director as its campaign to host the Olympics and Paralympics continued to gather momentum. 

Canoe Federation, and head of online and social media Ayano Egami, a silver medallist in synchronised swimming

By Duncan MackayFebruary 1 - Swimming Canada chief executive Pierre Lafontaine is leaving to become

of Sport (AIS), including three years as head swimming coach from 2003 to 2005.

Swimming Canada President David de Vlieger praised the role Lafontaine had played there."

Lafontaine's passion, energy and determination in guiding Swimming Canada during the past eight years

has positioned Canada as a leading swimming nation.

of swimming operations, has been with the organisation for nearly 15 years.

By Duncan MackayJanuary 31 - John Atkinson has been appointed as Swimming Canada's director

performance after resigning from his role as Britain's national performance director fo disability swimming

Atkinson had lead the British Swimming disability programme since 2010, culminating in a 39-medal haul

 Atkinson will leave British Swimming at the end of next month to take up his new role.

I'd like to thank everyone involved in the swimming and disability swimming programmes for their support

"He's made a massive contribution to British Swimming both in his time with the swimming programme and

leader in swimming.

By James CrookJanuary 31 - Rebecca Adlington, Britain's four-time Olympic swimming medallist

announcement" next week, which has led to mounting speculation that she will announce her retirement from swimming

obesity problem and encourage children to take up swimming.The swimmer from Mansfield hit out at British Swimming

Zambia to raise money for African orphans who have lost their parents to AIDS, as well as giving swimming

By Duncan MackayJanuary 31 - Taiwan has officially set-up a Preparatory Committee for the 2017 Universiade, which is being held in the capital Taipei.

than12,000 athletes and team members from 160 countries.The event will feature 17 sports, including swimming

Britain's former performance director Bill Sweetenham has been appointed as the interim head coach of Swimming

a three-time winner of the Australian Coach of the Year award, had conducted an internal review of Swimming

delighted that Bill has taken up the role with us," said Mark O'Connor, the acting chief executive of Swimming

Bill is one of the most credentialed swimming coaches in the history of the sport and we are pleased

coach at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra and head swimming coach at the Hong Kong Sports

Institute.He will fill the role at Swimming New Zealand while they conduct a worldwide search for a

By Tom DegunJanuary 29 - London 2012 Paralympic swimming champion Victoria Arlen (pictured left) of the

Arlen has already been named as one of the 16 athletes in the US Paralympics swimming squad for 2013

and her next major outing is set to be this year's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming

By Tom DegunJanuary 28 - The BT Paralympic World Cup, the largest annual international multi-sport competition in the world for disability sport, looks on the verge of being scrapped less than a year after the conclusion of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

major Paralympic sports to commit to another multi-sport competition including the likes of cycling, swimming