By Tom DegunDecember 13 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming, in collaboration with

This programme's launch is a major step forward for the sport of Para-swimming and it's a credit to all

By David GoldDecember 12 - Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington insists she still has doubts about making it to the London 2012 Olympic Games, despite being considered one of Britain's leading medal prospects.

performers in Beijing in 2008 where she claimed gold in the 400 and 800 metres, and will lead a strong swimming

including the 10k open water world champion, Keri Anne-Payne, in London if she qualifies at the British Swimming

storiesDecember 2011: Cavendish and Adlington take top honours at SJA AwardsAugust 2011: Olympic and Paralympic swimming

By Tom DegunDecember 8 - The Olympic Park venues in Stratford, such as the Aquatics Centre, should be marketed as a family attraction following the conclusion of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a new report published today by the London Assembly.

venues there should a range of things to do: the Park can be a place where visitors can not only go swimming

By Mike RowbottomDecember 8 -The final three contenders for the BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year title have been announced, and, as with the main award, all are of the same sex.

July, 17-year-old Paralympic swimmer Simmonds won four medals in individual events at the IPC European Swimming

Manchester and set a world record in the S6 800m freestyle at the German Open.Graham Edmunds, the British Swimming

Ellie is an amazing ambassador for swimming and Paralympic sport as a whole.

By Tom DegunDecember 8 – Paralympic swimming star Sophie Pascoe has been crowned Sports Performer of

medals and a silver.However, Pascoe was forced to relocate from her home training base at the QEII swimming

continue training, Pascoe continued her superb form as broke two world records at the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming

By Tom DegunDecember 8 - Sport England today published new participation figures which revealed "very disappointing" results, showing a decline in the number of teenagers and women playing sport even though London is hosting the Olympics and Paralympics next year.

sports such as running, table tennis and boxing, there is decreasing participation in sports such as swimming

By David Gold at UK Sport in LondonDecember 8 - Great Britain are on target for a fourth place finish in the medal table at London 2012 and are expected to break their overall medal haul from Beijing 2008, according to UK Sport's latest Mission 2012 update.

A number of sports have made progress in recent months, with athletics, basketball and synchronised swimming

By Tom DegunDecember 7 - Cyclist Mark Cavendish (pictured) and swimmer Rebecca Adlington claimed the two top prizes at the Sports Journalist Association (SJA) British Sports Awards as the duo took the 2011 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year prizes respectively at a ceremony at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London's Covent Garden.

top women's award after the 22-year-old from Mansfield claimed victory in the 800m freestyle at 2011 Swimming

any athlete who has the privilege to pull on a ParalympicsGB track suit (such as double Paralympic swimming

By Tim HollingsworthAbraham Lincoln once said: "Public sentiment is everything. With it nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed."  That's a pretty good message for anyone thinking now about how to approach using the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in order to raise the profile of issues or affect change.It certainly came to mind for me and many of my colleagues last weekend, when the disability charity Scope published research into public attitudes to the London Paralympic Games. The claims made suggested there was genuine concern that the Games would not provide the right platform for disabled people either...

any athlete who has the privilege to pull on a ParalympicsGB track suit (such as double Paralympic swimming

By Tom DegunDecember 7 - Sarah Storey has missed out on the chance to become Britain's first Paralympian to compete at the Olympics in London 2012 after British Cycling decided to drop her from women's team pursuit squad.

Storey, who was born without a left hand, won five Paralympic swimming gold medals before switching to

By Tom DegunDecember 7 - Sarah Storey has missed out on the chance to become Britain's first Paralympian to compete at the Olympics in London 2012 after British Cycling decided to drop her from women's team pursuit squad.

Storey, who was born without a left hand, won five Paralympic swimming gold medals before switching to

By Tom DegunDecember 6 – The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have announced that the 2012 Warrior Games, presented by Deloitte, will return to Colorado Springs next year.

veterans are expected to compete in the seven sports of archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming

By Tom DegunDecember 6 - The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) have stepped up their preparations for London 2012 as Australia's top coaches, high performance managers and sports administrators gathered at the Sydney Olympic Park for a two-day congress on the Games.

London 2012 will also be the first Paralympic Games for swimming section manager Karyn Burgess, who said

essence of what Paralympic sport is all about," said Holmes, who won nine Paralympic gold medals in swimming

So while most of the attention will be on the likes of Pistorius, swimming star Ellie Simmonds and wheelchair