By Tom Degun in London May 6 – London 2012 have today announced that over 150,000 tickets will go on sale for the test event programme, which is being branded as the "London Prepares" series, with prices set to vary from event to event but range between £5 to £35.

January, track cycling at the Velodrome and diving at the Aquatics Centre in February and synchronised swimming

By Tom DegunMay 5 - Alex Newton has been appointed the performance manager of British Fencing, making her the first person to take up the role on a full-time basis.

of the Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympic cycle, Newton worked alongside both cycling and disability swimming

By Tom DegunMay 1 - The 2011 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming European Championships

German capital which is also an increase on the number who took part in 2009.Agnes Szilak, the IPC's Swimming

Sport Manager, said: "We are delighted that the IPC Swimming European Championships continue to grow

The event in 2011 IPC Swimming European Championship will see top stars such as Britain's Ellie Simmonds

@insideworldparasport.bizRelated storiesApril 2011: Britain picks strong team for IPC European Swimming

By Tom Degun in DohaApril 30 – International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge officially opened the 9th World Conference on Sport and the Environment here tonight at a special ceremony.

from the Americas it was given to South American Games 2010 Host City Medellin.From Asia, the Japan Swimming

By Tom DegunApril 29 - Tickets for the 2011 Sainsbury's UK School Games in Sheffield this September have gone on sale for just £5 ($8) per day.

UK School Games in Sheffield will se athletics, badminton, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, judo, swimming

volleyball.e promising young sports stars competing in the sports ofThere will also be disability events in swimming

the English Institute of sport, gymnastics and judo at iceSheffield, hockey Abbeydale Sports Club, swimming

By Tom DegunApril 28 - Upmarket chain John Lewis, the official department store provider for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is set to sponsor the BT Paralympic World Cup volunteer programme.

for the seventh consecutive year to hosting elite international athletes competing across athletics, swimming

By Duncan MackayApril 27 - Sebastian Coe today claimed London 2012 had been widely praised by Olympic fans as he revealed applications for more than 20 million tickets had been received by the time the process closed at 1am today after it was extended by an hour.

also sell-outs and will have a ballot to decide ticket allocations as will most of the sessions in swimming

By Tom DegunApril 27 - The ASA, the National Governing Body for Swimming, is seeking a new head of marketing

agenda, education and membership.While the ASA is responsible for the grassroots of the sport, British Swimming

handles the high performance side of the sport including the disciplines of swimming, diving, synchronised

swimming, water polo and disability swimming, but the two organisations collaborate regularly.An ASA

architecture) together with the ability to explore innovative channels as well as using the existing swimming

By Tom DegunApril 26 - Monterrey has stepped up its bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games by releasing a new trailer highlighting their ability to stage the prestigious sporting event.

used for basketball and gymnastics.The Centro Acuatico Olimpico Universitario, which boasts a 50 metre swimming

By Tom DegunApril 25 - The International Swimming Federation (FINA) have been warned that there is an

to athlete safety as a top priority, and to update and amend the Rules and Regulations of Open Water Swimming

Committee (IOC).Other recommendations suggest more technical meetings, more training opportunities in swimming

of water a second powers down course, enough to fill 75 bath tubs every second or an Olympic sized swimming

By Tom DegunApril 19 - Fisher House Foundation, the non-profit organisation that provides humanitarian support to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families, has announced its backing of the 2011 Warrior Games presented by Deloitte.

from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Special Operations.Athletes will compete in archery, swimming

By Tom DegunApril 18 - Jason Hellwig, the chief executive of the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC), is set to lead his country's team at London 2012 after today being named as Chef de Mission.

deliver on the world's biggest stage with their best medal prospects coming in athletics, cycling, swimming

At the British Swimming Championship in Manchester a few weeks ago I was really pleased to secure my

British International Disability Championships is one of the best attended events in the disability swimming

By Duncan MackayApril 18 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has signed a $10 million (£6 million) deal with Kellogg less than three years after the company ended its associaion because of the economic downturn.

sign up London bid ambassador to front campaignJuly 2008: Kellogg's set up new bursary to train swimming