By Emily GoddardMay 30 - Dr Craig Ferrell, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Medical Committee chairman, has died suddenly, aged 62, following a fall during a polo match near his home in Franklin, Tennessee.

internationally renowned sports medicine expert and orthopaedic surgeon started his career with the United States swimming

By Tom DegunMay 30 - Schweppes Abbey Well, Official Water Sponsor of London 2012, has launched a new initiative called the Unsung Heroes Campaign which aims to celebrate the people behind the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Park to the Waterworks nature reserve,  10 million litres of water will be needed to fill the swimming

By David GoldMay 27 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that Brazil can take 19 swimmers to the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

is important to get the best athletes of Brazil in London," said Murilo Barreto, Brazil's national swimming

de Mission for London 2012, added: "With 19 players we can put a good team that will surely get swimming

summer to 158.Brazil were ninth in the medal table at Beijing four years' ago with 16 gold medals – swimming

2011: Dias dominates the pool at Parapan American GamesNovember 2011: Brazil win six of 13 swimming

By David Gold at the Sport Accord Convention in Québec CityMay 22 - Madrid 2020 have promised to present "responsible bid" in what are difficult economic times, its leader Alejandro Blanco (pictured left) promised here today.

last 10 years.In the next two years they will also hold World Championships in basketball, handball, swimming

By David OwenMay 22 - The high volume of drugs tests to be conducted at London 2012 provides no guarantee that cheats will not win medals, according to a blood doping expert.

already underwayApril 2012: UK Anti-Doping to share blood information on athletes with international swimming

By Mike Rowbottom in AthensMay 18 - David Beckham spoke here today about the thrill of being present at the Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony – and about his worry over the technical aspects of the Flame Lighting he is due to perform after landing later today in Cornwall on the BA plane carrying the Torch back to Britain.

hear them talk about certain events they want to go to – obviously the football; they want to see the swimming

By Tom DegunJune 15 – P&G UK have launched the 'Raising an Olympian' series featuring eight short films which tell the stories of some of Britain's best known London 2012 medal prospects, such as cyclist Sir Chris Hoy and heptathlete Jessica Ennis, through the eyes of their mothers.

Kim Tancock (pictured below) talks of the sadness felt watching her 15-year-old son Liam leave for swimming

bag full of merchandise that included the schedule for the event.The headline acts were no less than swimming

By Tom Degun at the Hilton Anatole in DallasMay 16 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have said that they are not considering putting forward a Dallas bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games at this stage after amid reports that the city in Texas is looking to be a future American Candidate City.

Summit here where speakers have included First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama (pictured) and swimming

By Tom DegunMay 16 - The luxurious Forman's Fish Island – the closest venue to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford – has announced the signing of a major deal which will see swimwear giant Speedo based there during London 2012.

adjoining suites during London 2012 which will be used to cater for its corporate guests as well as swimming

By Tom Degun at the Hilton Anatole in DallasMay 16 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Allstate Insurance Company have revealed, here at the Team USA Media Summit, the identities of those members of the Class of 2012 who will be inducted into the prestigious United States Olympic Hall of Fame.

special contributor.The five Olympians are triple Olympic sprint champion Gail Devers, five-times Olympic swimming

medallist Lisa Fernandez (pictured below), Olympic decathlon champion Dan O'Brien and eight-times Olympic swimming

By Tom Degun at the Hilton Anatole in DallasMay 16 - Chobani, the Official Yogurt Sponsor of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), have announced the sponsorship of six US Olympic and Paralympic athletes aiming to compete at London 2012.

alongside the women's 400 metre hurdles world champion Lashinda Demus.They are joined by double Olympic swimming

By David GoldMay 16 - Israeli swimmer Itzhak Mamistvalov has been awarded the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete of the Month award for April as he tries to rebuild his reputation following a car accident in which he killed two people.

The 33-year-old (pictured top), who suffers from cerebral palsy, enjoyed a superb British Open Swimming

By Tom Degun at the Hilton Anatole in DallasMay 15 - Michelle Obama, the First Lady of the United States, has announced a nationwide commitment here at the Team USA Media Summit to get over 1.7 million American children active as part of her Let's Move! initiative which aims to wage a war on childhood obesity.

by some of America's biggest London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic prospects, including triple Olympic swimming

Foundation's Soccer for Success programme – providing free, afterschool training to urban children – while USA Swimming

It was extremely important to my parents that I was active from an early age," said the swimming star

I started swimming competitively at age six to make friends, be active and be healthy."

By Tom Degun at the Hilton Anatole in DallasMay 14 - Michael Phelps, the man widely considered the greatest swimmer of all time, has revealed he has rediscovered his passion for the sport ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games having become disillusioned following his phenomenal success at Beijing 2008.

But Phelps admits that he eventually began to enjoy swimming again, even though he is not entirely sure

revealed which events he will be competing in at London 2012 and that will not become clear until the US swimming