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Bumper day of medals on first day of Paris 2024 Paralympics as schedule released

  • Paris 2024 Paralympics

A total of 23 medals are set to be won on the first day of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with the schedule now released for the event.

wheelchair rugby, taekwondo, archery, boccia, table tennis, goalball, wheelchair basketball, badminton, swimming

, sitting volleyball, and cycling all scheduled.Podium places will be available in swimming, taekwondo


ASEAN looking for collective efforts to help stage Para Games later this year

  • Paralympics

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Para Sports Federation (APSF) has called on stakeholders to "strive collectively" to ensure the successful hosting of the 2023 ASEAN Para Games.

part.Athletics, badminton, boccia, chess, goalball, five and seven-a-side football, judo, powerlifting, swimming



Agreement reached to build "one-of-a-kind" aquatics centre of excellence in Bahrain

  • Aquatics

The Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) and World Aquatics have entered a partnership with the Manama-based GFH Financial Group to build an aquatics centre of excellence in the country.

Aquatics additionally intends to open a regional office in Bahrain and construct pools capable of hosting swimming

, water polo, artistic swimming, diving and high diving events.Bahrain has competed in swimming at every

Platanioti, two-time Olympic water polo champion Filip Filipovic of Serbia and Kazakhstan's Rio 2016 swimming

The American official also said that Bahrain could become a host on the Swimming World Cup, and events

could be held in water polo and artistic swimming in the country.Two-time Olympic champion and IOC member



Over 100 athletes in Rwanda selected to begin preparations for 2026 Youth Olympics

  • Dakar 2026

A group of 130 young athletes in Rwanda have begun their preparations to compete at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, having been selected from a pool of 372 people.

The youngsters have been selected in swimming, tennis, table tennis and cycling.Activities have been

©RNOSCThe largest group of athletes are training in table tennis, with 40 players selected.Tennis, swimming

and cycling have 30 each.The Rwanda Swimming Federation held its talent identification scheme in October


Cederqvist, Sweden's 1960 Olympic silver medallist and swimming inspiration, dies aged 77

  • Swimming

Swedish swimmer Jane Cederqvist, who won silver in the 400 metres freestyle at the 1960 Olympics, died on January 15 aged 77 from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

.Cederqvist’s record-setting year sparked "Jane fever" in Sweden, greatly increasing the profile of swimming

first 50-metres pool.Among those inspired by Cederqvist’s efforts was Gunnar Larsson, who would win two swimming

1925 to the nation's top athlete.She remains the youngest to win that award.Cederqvist retired from swimming



USA Swimming reveals schedule for Paris 2024 Trials

  • Swimming

The schedule for next year's United States Olympic Team Trials in swimming has been revealed, with events

group sales, single-day and single-session tickets.A total of 200,000 spectators attended the 2016 US Swimming

trials held in Omaha, the last to take place before the COVID-19 pandemic.USA Swimming national team

The schedule for Indianapolis will foster an ultra-competitive swimming environment and a fantastic spectator

The US Swimming Olympic Trials are due to be staged at the Lucas Oil Stadium, which hosted the 2012 Super

trials were held at the CHI Health Center Omaha.Indianapolis first held the Olympic swimming trials


Venues

  • Krakow 2023 sponsored section

in Oświęcim, 70km west of Kraków, will be home to the artistic swimming.It boasts an Olympic-sized swimming

pool and is also known as the MOSiR Indoor Swimming Pool.

Aquatics standards, with a 29m long by 25m wide pool, while towers between one and 10 metres and six swimming



Sports

  • Krakow 2023 sponsored section

[/modal][modal title="Artistic swimming" id="artistic-swimming"]Oświęcim will host artistic swimming


Key discussions in Belgrade over newly established senior artistic swimming for 2023 European Games

  • Kraków 2023

Key discussions have taken place in Belgrade about preparations for the artistic swimming competition

Artistic swimming, and diving, were confined to junior competitions at the first two editions of European

senior events during the 2023 edition, due to open on June 21 and conclude on July 2.For 2023 artistic swimming

We’re very excited to be part of the broader group in a multi-sport event because artistic swimming really

Key figures from the European Aquatics Technical Artistic Swimming Committee and the LEN Office met in

Keep an eye of what European Artistic Swimming has to offer in 2023 and you will be astounded."


Plans revealed to inject $18.5 million in youth sport as part of Los Angeles 2028 pledge

  • Los Angeles 2028

Around $18.5 million (£15 million/€17 million) could be invested in youth sports in Los Angeles in a bid to deliver on pledges made when securing the hosting rights for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics.

pilot programmes.It is also proposed that $1.8 million (£1.5 million/€1.7 million) will be used to help swimming

classes in 53 sites and $1 million (£810,000/€920,000) for swimming in LA.The City of Los Angeles Department


Swimming Australia partners with Tech Mahindra to boost fan engagement

  • Swimming

Swimming Australia has secured a new partnership with Indian IT giant Tech Mahindra to help boost athlete

Our Australian Dolphins have long been a leader and the envy of our peers in international swimming with

most popular Olympic and Paralympic sport, and with one in five Australians engaging in some form of swimming

In line with this, our partnership with Swimming Australia is a major step forward in enhancing our local