medallist gymnast Shawn Johnson (pictured) and Jessica Long, seven times Paralympian gold medallist in swimming

landing a number of prestigious events, including the Olympic trials for United States synchronised swimming

would return to the town for 2013 and maybe even 2014 as well, in addition to the YMCA's Short Course Swimming

reputation as a tournament town for its hosting of college basketball will be challenged by the growing swimming

Just big-time swimming and diving and water polo and synchronised swimming."

By Duncan MackaySeptember 3 - New Zealand swimming finds itself in turmoil less than a year before the

Murray Coulter stood down as President and chairman of the Board of Swimming New Zealand (SNZ) yesterday

By Tom DegunSeptember 2 - Seven of Britain's best-known Olympians - past and present - have appeared in a photo shoot for Hello! Magazine this week at the top of London's BT Tower.

Olympic silver medallist diver Leon Taylor, gold medallist skeleton star Amy Williams and synchronised swimming

By Tom Degun in SheffieldSeptember 1 - The 2011 Sainsbury's UK School Games, a major multi-sport event for young people organised by the Youth Sport Trust, got underway in style tonight as the Motorpoint Arena here in Sheffield staged a spectacular Opening Ceremony.

front of the assembled spectators.Douglas was joined on stage by double Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games swimming

Games.The programme now includes athletics, badminton, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, judo, mountain biking, swimming

, table tennis and volleyball, with disability events in swimming, athletics, fencing, table tennis and

By Duncan MackaySeptember 1 - Azerbaijan's Olympic Committee revealed today that it has submitted a bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in its capital, Baku, just hours before the deadline is reached.

will be the centrepiece of Baku's bid for 2020.The complex is also due to include an Olympic-sized swimming

course will have 15 cubic metres of water flowing into it per second, which is enough to fill a 50 metre swimming

Commonwealth Games, then known as the Empire Games, and the second version of the event.It housed a swimming

Sports TriathlonMarathon Swimming Capacity 3,000 The venue of Olympic triathlon

and marathon swimming next year, Hyde Park is expected to be home to the music, theatre, film and cultural

horses.The largest of London's parks, it is the home to a number of sports clubs including the Serpentine Swimming

BMX circuit's construction involved 14,000 cubic metres of soil, enough to fill three Olympic sized swimming

By Tom Degun at the University of BathAugust 27 - British Paralympic Association (BPA) chief executive Tim Hollingsworth is confident that the pre-London simulation camp currently underway in Bath, designed to familiarise athletes with the environment and systems they might experience at London 2012, will ensure the best possible chance ofhome success on the medals table.

Many of Britain's top Paralympians, including swimming star Ellie Simmonds, are now reaching the end

sports attending the camp are archery, boccia, cycling, fencing, football, powerlifting, shooting, swimming

By Tom DegunAugust 26 - Jason Hellwig, chief executive of the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC), has reiterated that they will be aiming for a top five spot on the medal table at the London 2012 Paralympic Games next year but conceded a poor performance could see the country finish outside the top ten.

There will be performances in sports like swimming and athletics that would have won medals in Beijing

By Tom DegunAugust 25 - Beijing 2008 double Paralympic champion found out today that she has passed nine GCSEs which will allow her to go on to further education.

moon" at the results but added that she will look to maintain a balance between academic study and swimming

route to second gold medal at European ChampionshipsJuly 2011: Simmonds leads British gold rush as IPC Swimming

By Tom Degun at the Tate Modern in LondonAugust 25 - Beijing 2008 double Olympic swimming champion Rebecca

Adlington was joined onboard by 11-time Paralympic swimming gold medallist David Roberts to launch

fourth Paralympic Games at London 2012, said: "National Lottery funding has made a huge difference to my swimming

By Tom DegunAugust 25 - The tiny Island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean are the first team to begin their journey to the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man as they set off on their long voyage.

in the seven sporting events of athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, rugby sevens and swimming