January 8 - Australia's five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe is being encouraged to make a comeback in time for London 2012.

I never really stopped swimming," said Thorpe, who also won three Olympic silver medals and a bronze.

At the moment he's training hard and loving swimming again," Flaskas said."

By Tom DegunJanuary 8 - Ellie Simmonds (pictured), the golden girl of British disability swimming, has

Simmonds said she is helped by the strength of the British disability swimming team as the squad members

they will do everything humanly possible to ensure optimum safety in their 10 kilometres open water swimming

regarding the safety of the event.They said: "LOCOG is working closely with FINA's technical open water swimming

committee on plans for the marathon swimming races."

The nature of open water swimming means that the exact course and the environmental conditions at each

Safety measures applied to the London 2012 marathon swimming course will be specifically designed for

British Swimming has approached organisers over safety measures, which will be first implemented during

By Tom DegunJanuary 6 - Sport England today revealed that a number of projects for women will benefit from £10 million ($15 million) in National Lottery funding in order to tackle the huge gender gap in the country.

charity Catch 22 for a project that will introduce women to activities such as boxercise, badminton, swimming

FISA Rowing World ChampionshipsJames Scully's fourth place and Jonathan McGrath's fifth at the IPC Swimming

January 5 - Swimmer Rebecca Adlington has been named the British Olympic Association's (BOA) Athlete of the Year for aquatics.

Rebecca is a great role model for swimming in terms of her dedication and professionalism and is a great

pool drought for Wales as Adlington settles for bronzeApril 2010: Adlington to spearhead England swimming

By Tom DegunJanuary 4 - BMW, the official automotive partner of London 2012, today launched a new initiative designed to support Team GB and ParalympicsGB as they prepare for the Games on and off the field.

diving champion Tom Daley (pictured), Olympic gymnastic bronze medallist Louis Smith, double Paralympic swimming

January 4 - Birmingham have been criticised for removing a diving pool from the city's proposed £58 million ($90 million) Olympic-standard pool and aquatics centre.

Mullaney said he had the support of the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) for the changes to the BALC

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By Duncan MackayBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearJanuary 2 - Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke has set winning the city's bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games as his main target for the New Year.

Coast will be the most exciting in the city's history," said Ian Hanson, the former media manager of Swimming

January 1 - Gregg Troy and Teri McKeever (pictured) have been named by USA Swimming as the coaches

USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus announced that Troy would guide the men and McKeever would

December 29 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) have announced a transition in the management of elite Paralympic alpine and cross country skiing.

by the USOC and other National Governing Bodies to successfully manage Paralympic track and field, swimming

a great benefit to adaptive skiing athletes as it has in other top sports such as track and field, swimming

December 29 - Britain's double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington has given the Gold Coast's bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games a big boost by praising its facilities during a trip there.

After weeks of dedicated training, swimming with dolphins was at the top of my list and it's just unbelievable

December 25 - Hambantota have begun appointing officials to organise the first-ever South Asian Beach Games there in August, an event seen as vital to the city's bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

was awarded last month during the Asian Games in Guangzhou, will feature nine sports.They are swimming

December 23 - Plans to ensure that Australia's swimmers are successful at the London 2012 Paralympics are being developed, including the injection of new funds which will help competitors like Matthew Cowdrey (pictured) prepare even better.

The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) and Swimming Australia have held a Joint Management

The APC has an excellent working partnership with Swimming Australia and with this new funding by the

swimming squads Australia has ever sent to a Paralympic Games," said APC General Manager for Sport,

"Swimming is traditionally one of Australia's highest medalling and most successful sports, which is

why the APC has invested significantly in supporting Swimming Australia to develop an even stronger swimming