27 Jun 2023
The 11th edition of the Para Swimming World Championships will take place in Manchester, Great Britain from 31 July to 6 August 2023
"Taking place at the Manchester Aquatics Centre, home of the British Para Swimming National Performance Centre, the event is being hosted in partnership with UK Sport and Manchester City Council and will be the first time the city has hosted this world-class competition.
Manchester 2023 will be the third time the World Championships have taken place in Great Britain following London in 2019 and Glasgow in 2015. London 2019 welcomed 637 swimmers from 73 nations to a thrilling event which saw 188 records broken, including 39 world records.
This event follows the rescheduled Madeira 2022 Worlds set to take place in June. The 10th edition was moved from 2021 to 2022 to avoid clashing with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which were delayed a year by the global COVID pandemic.
Craig Nicholson, Head of World Para Swimming, said: “We are extremely happy to share the news that Manchester will host the 2023 World Championships. The Manchester Aquatics Centre is a fantastic venue and the city’s tradition in hosting great sporting events speaks for itself. We look forward to a remarkable event in a country with a true passion for Para swimming as we witnessed during Glasgow 2015 and London 2019.”
Jack Buckner, CEO of British Swimming, added: “I’m delighted that the United Kingdom once again can host the Championships and we look forward to welcoming everyone to Manchester. London 2019 was fantastic, and I know that everybody involved will work tirelessly to ensure we deliver a spectacular event for athletes and fans alike. The UK has a great track record of delivering world class sporting events, and I am confident that the Manchester 2023 Para Swimming World Championships will be no different, showcasing British athletes and those from around the world at the very pinnacle of their sport, as well as providing a platform for their inspirational stories.”
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic silver medallist Grace Harvey, who trains with the British Para swimming team at the Manchester Aquatics Centre, said: “I'm incredibly excited that the 2023 Para Swimming World Championships are coming to Manchester. It's my home pool, so it'll just be great to have some really fast competition right before the 2024 Paralympics in Paris the following year. Having the competition in Manchester is really special. A lot of the British Para swimming athletes are based in Manchester, so it'll be a great home advantage - and I know we actually love competing here whenever we get the chance to do that!”
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