Several key figures from the sport met with delegates from British Swimming, Scottish Swimming, UK Sport, Event Scotland and Glasgow Life last week to discuss preparations for the Championships which will take place at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, the same venue as for the Commonwealth Games this summer.

"This competition is incredibly important for athletes in the year before Rio 2016 and will give them the chance to qualify directly for the Paralympic Games," said Agnes Szilak, senior manager of IPC Swimming Sport.

"The venue has two 50 metre pools and will therefore be a great stage for our athletes to showcase their best performances.

"The organising committee's professional work will no doubt secure a very high standard competition and leave a long lasting legacy in Scotland.

"We are looking forward to continuing the preparations with British Swimming and all stakeholders involved to ensure we are well prepared for the World Championships."

The Championships will take place inside the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, a venue for the 2014 Commonwealth Games ©Getty Images



The Championships will be the biggest global gathering of Para-swimmers in 2015 with around 650 athletes from 60 countries expected to make the trip to Scotland's largest city.

In addition to the venue, the group also visited the hotels that will be used for the competition as well as discussing technical details such as entries and accreditation with the organisers.

Head of Sport at Glasgow Life, Keith Russell, who is chairman of the Stakeholder Group involved with the Championships, said: "We are looking forward to working with IPC Swimming to deliver another world class event in Glasgow.

"The 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships will be a fantastic opportunity to really focus in on improving the support we already have in place for disability swimming in Glasgow and Scotland and will showcase world class swimmers to a new audience in the city."

David Sparkes, chief executive of British Swimming, added: "British Swimming are looking forward to welcoming the world's best swimmers back to Glasgow in 2015 and recapturing the excitement and interest in the sport we witnessed in London at the Paralympic Games in 2012.

"We will also look forward to seeing established stars and new names emerge and make their final preparations for Rio in 2016."

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