Swim England has announced the creation of an open category as part of an update to its transgender and non-binary competition policy.

category.The policy update from Swim England is an extension of the World Aquatics, formerly the International Swimming

therefore likely retain an advantage over their cisgender peers.World Aquatics, formerly the International Swimming

Football Australia (FA) has initiated plans to develop a high-performance inclusion policy, aiming to "support the inclusion of transgender and gender-diverse people in football".

was "very clear" and there is "no one-size-fits-all" approach.In June last year, the International Swimming

When I was elected President of World Aquatics almost two years ago in Doha, I promised to support all athletes and give them the maximum opportunity to achieve the best possible outcome from their sporting careers. 

crucial things, we cannot share the benefits of sport for health, life, development and peace.I started swimming

Certification Programme, between 2018 and 2022, more than 1,200 coaches were successfully certified in swimming

and artistic swimming.

has been busy in Vietnam, Maldives and Sri Lanka, countries where flooding and sea level rise make swimming

Angola, where our expert coaches are working with physical education teachers to help them improve swimming

UK Athletics has announced a ban on transgender athletes competing in the female category after claiming it had received the "required assurances" on the legality of imposing such a ruling.

results will not count towards any record, qualifying time or mark, or team scoring".British Olympic swimming

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Athletes' Committee has welcomed the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) updated recommendations on Russia and Belarus provided there is "fairness to Asian athletes in any qualification pathway".

Russia and Belarus ©OCAThe OCA Athletes' Committee, chaired by Japan's double Olympic synchronised swimming

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Ethics Commission is set to evaluate the impact of its updated stance on Russia on the status of Shamil Tarpishchev and Yelena Isinbayeva as members of the organisation.

Olympic Committee President Smirnov became an honorary member in 2016, the same year as four-time Olympic swimming

World Aquatics has unveiled the schedule for the 2023 Swimming World Cup, with competition due to take

to 15, before the circuit closes in Budapest from October 20 to 22.Budapest's Duna Arena hosted the Swimming

Christian Hansmann, the German Swimming Federation sports director, expressed the importance of the event

will be awarded additional prize money under the name "The Crown", which was introduced at last year's Swimming

World Cup.There were 18 "crowns" given out last year.The Swimming World Cup will serve as a qualification

UK Sport has called for high-performance sport to have a net positive impact on the environment by 2040 after launching its own environmental sustainability strategy.

environmental sustainability expertise to bodies including British Triathlon, UK Athletics, British Swimming

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has castigated the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its latest recommendations regarding the status of Russian and Belarusian athletes in world sport.

21 medals in team sports and events, including seven golds.These included the team event in artistic swimming

Olympics in Paris in team events, where they won seven gold medals at Tokyo 2020, including artistic swimming

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board is continuing to explore a pathway for Russian individual athletes to compete at Paris 2024, but those who publicly support the war against Ukraine or serve in the military will be banned.

 Medalists from cross-country skiing, gymnastics, figure skating and swimming gathered on stage

Luzhniki Stadium as part of the concert and entertainment program around Putin's speech.Double Olympic swimming

A United Nations expert advising the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has provoked outrage by claiming that Russian soldiers who have fought in Ukraine could be allowed to appear at Paris 2024.

I don’t remember people trying to ban Michael Phelps from swimming."

Climate change and ecological breakdown represent a significant threat to the future of our planet. It also threatens the existence of international sport as we know it.

 Young athletes from sports including triathlon, swimming, athletics and sailing have shared their

The decision by the World Athletics Council last Thursday (March 23) to exclude transgender athletes from women’s competition was welcomed by many in the sport; it also provoked strong criticism from groups who felt it was an unwarranted move which nullified the principle of inclusion.

British Olympic swimming medallist Sharron Davies welcomed the World Athletics decision over trans athletes

historically the number one Olympic sport, now aligning itself with another of the major Games sports, swimming

s events, given there are not currently any elite trans athletes on the scene as there have been in swimming

Former wheelchair tennis champion Shingo Kunieda of Japan, who retired in January, spoke on his career experiences and his future after he was awarded the People's Honour by the Japanese Prime Minister following an influential career.

alongside members of the Japanese national team, while developing an interest in swimming.He had to relearn swimming

 "I end up drinking so much water in the pool, and that’s how bad I am at swimming."

Belarus' Supreme Court has rejected an appeal against 12-year prison sentences handed in absentia to Belarusian Sports Solidarity Fund (BSSF) founders Aliaksandra Herasimenia and Aliaksandr Apeikin.

appeal against this verdict.When the original decision was announced, Herasimenia, a three-time Olympic swimming