World Para Swimming has decided to put its 2020 season on hold until September due to the constantly changing landscape and the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The World Para Swimming World Series leg in Lignano has been cancelled amid rising fears about coronavirus in Italy.
Great Britain’s Suzanna Hext has confirmed she is hoping to compete in swimming at this year’s Paralympic Games in Tokyo, rather than her other sport of equestrian.
New Zealand swimming star Sophie Pascoe has been announced as an ambassador of underwear manufacturer Jockey.
Timothy Hodge won his third gold medal for hosts Australia as the World Para Swimming World Series meet in Melbourne concluded.
Australia added more medals to their tally on day two of the first World Para Swimming Series as the hosts were ever-present on the podium in Melbourne.
Australia were dominant on the opening day of the World Para Swimming Series in Melbourne, claiming top spot in six events at the the first major competition of the year.
The first World Para Swimming World Series event of the 2020 season begins in Melbourne tomorrow, with athletes from 15 different nations descending on the Australian city.
Rio 2016 Paralympic swimming bronze medallist and former world champion Amy Marren has announced her retirement aged 21.
Britain's multiple Paralympic Games and world swimming champion Ellie Simmonds has been signed up as an ambassador by swimwear brand Speedo.
Alice Tai has become the first Para-swimmer to be named Athlete of the Year at the British Swimming Awards.
World Para Swimming has confirmed the calendar for the 2020 World Series, with seven cities set to host events on the annual circuit.
Kazakhstan Para swimmer Anuar Akhmetov has been banned for nine months by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), after he tested positive for a prohibited substance.
Britain's Alice Tai claimed her seventh gold medal as eight world records tumbled on a thrilling final night at the World Para Swimming Championships in London.
Chinese teenage sensation Jiang Yuyan and Russian Roman Zhdanov excelled once again as six world records were broken at the World Para Swimming Championships in London.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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