By Tom DegunDecember 13 - Britain's numerous triumphs at London 2012 have seen them receive five nominations for the 2013 Laureus World Sports Awards with Jessica Ennis (pictured left), Mo Farah (right), Andy Murray, David Weir and Bradley Wiggins all shortlisted for prizes.

formidable challenge as the shortlist for the prize also includes Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, American swimming

4x100m relay to repeat his heroic feat from Beijing 2008.Another of the leading contenders is American swimming

Former Manchester United director Maurice Watkins has been appointed as the new chairman of British Swimming

Solicitors in Manchester where he works as head of sport, will not be involved in the process by British Swimming

 "I am delighted Maurice has agreed to accept the role of chairman of British Swimming," said David

Sparkes, the chief executive of British Swimming.

I am delighted to have been asked to become chairman of British Swimming," he said.

leadership appointmentsDecember 2012: British Swimming does not need "radical" overhaul review

By Andrew Warshaw at the Doha Goals conference in DohaDecember 12 - American swimming icon Mark Spitz

was speaking after also addressing delegates here, where he was joined on the podium by Australian swimming

I disagree with the Commission that was established to determine what was wrong with [British] swimming

By Duncan MackayDecember 11 - Canadian city Windsor will host the 2016 World Short Course Swimming Championships

 "I warmly congratulate the city of Windsor, the Aquatic Federation of Canada and Swimming Canada

I am sure we will have a great FINA World Swimming Championships in 2016."

occasion to have the best among the best in Canada," said Pierre Lafontaine, the chief executive of Swimming

"In terms of the impact for swimming in Canada, it will be also amazing."

The 2014 World Short Course Swimming Championships are due to be held in Doha after the Qatari capital

By Duncan MackayDecember 10 - The Warrior Games, an competition designed to support the recovery of wounded, ill and injured service men and women, will take place in Colorado Springs between May 11 and 17 next year, it was announced today by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Deloitte.

Teams will compete in seven sports including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting-volleyball, swimming

By Tom Degun December 10 - Karate's bid for a place on the programme at the 2020 Olympic Games has been given a major boost after the sport signed a Letter of Intention (LOI) with the European Olympic Committees (EOC) to appear at the inaugural European Games in Baku in 2015.

triathlon and volleyball.The EOC has confirmed that negotiations are on-going to secure the inclusion of swimming

By Tom Degun December 10 - British Swimming has announced the dates for two key domestic competitions

The Debrief called for British Swimming to make clear their dates for major competitions well in advance

best chance to prepare and in response, the organisation has now confirmed that the 2013 British Gas Swimming

Payne was one of the main stars Meanwhile, British Swimming have also announced the date for a second

is currently in discussions with Scottish Swimming, whose national championships are normally held at

leadership appointmentsDecember 2012: British Swimming does not need "radical" overhaul review

By Tom Degun December 9 - Sprint sensation Jason Smyth (pictured left) and middle distance star Michael McKillop (right) have shared the Outstanding Male Performance prize at the inaugural OCS Irish Paralympic Awards Ceremony at the Moran Red Cow Hotel in Dublin.

cycling double gold medallist Mark Rohan with Young Paralympian of the Games being awarded to 18-year-old swimming

By Emily GoddardDecember 9 - Gustavo Sánchez, Mexico's most successful athlete at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, has been awarded the 2012 Premio Nacional de Deportes in the Paralympic Athlete category at an awards ceremony in Mexico City.

By Duncan Mackay at the CONI Headquaters in Rome December 8 - Baku was today chosen to host the inaugural European Games in 2015, the end of a long campaign to get the event added to the international calendar. 

triathlon and volleyball.Negotiations are currently taking place with LEN, the governing body for European swimming

By Tom Degun December 7 - Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) chief executive Henry Storgaard has issued a rallying cry for opportunities to be made across the country for more disabled people, particularly children, to get involved in sport.

Canada's nine-time Paralympic swimming champion Benoît Huot has also backed the CPC's call for more people

Canada’s nine-time Paralympic swimming champion Benoît Huot has called for more people in the country

By Mike RowbottomDecember 6 - Sarah Winckless, Olympic bronze medallist and double world champion rower, has held off the challenge of four London 2012 competitors – including fellow Olympic rowing medallists Zac Purchase and Alex Partridge – to earn re-election as chair of the British Olympic Association's (BOA) Athletes' Commission.

Sayers from athletics, Henry Nwume from bobsleigh, Jackie Lockhart from curling, Karen Pickering from swimming

By Tom Degun December 6 - Record numbers of women and men in this country are playing sport every week following London 2012 according to new figures in the Sport England Active People Survey revealed today.

the survey have shown a positive trend over the past year with athletics, judo, hockey, netball and swimming

By Tom Degun December 6 - British Swimming chief executive David Sparkes has had a "healthy debate"

with swimming star Rebecca Adlington after she publically criticised the governing body, he claims

medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games to add to the two golds she won at Beijing 2008, said British Swimming

British Swimming chief executive David Sparkes has held initial discussions with Olympic swimmer Becky

Sparkes will now meet the British Swimming Athlete Leadership Group next month to update on actions from

announce interim leadership appointmentsDecember 2012: British Swimming does not need "radical"

overhaul review into London 2012 concludesNovember 2012: British Swimming performance director