It is set to mark the second in the last three and third in the last five editions of the World Championships held in Britain, following on from Glasgow 2015 and London 2019.

Italy have topped the medals table at the last two World Championships, including in Madeira in Portugal last year.

The top two athletes in each of the individual medal events on the Paris 2024 programme are set to earn a qualification spot for their National Paralympic Committee (NPC).

Athletes with multiple top two finishes can only earn one qualification spot for their NPC.

Up to 142 men's and 128 women's berths are available at the Para Swimming World Championships, with any unfilled places decided by the minimum qualification standard allocation method.

The Para Swimming World Championships is due to run until Sunday (August 6) at the Manchester Aquatics Centre, which was built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the city.

Two-time Paralympic gold medallist Maisie Summers-Newton is set to be among the stars for hosts Britain after winning three titles at the World Championships last year.

Another treble gold medallist from last year in Brazil's Gabriel Araújo, 11-time world champion Carlos Serrano Zárate of Colombia and The Netherlands' Rogier Dorsman are among the other stars due to compete in Manchester.

Dorsman won three golds at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and five at the World Championships in Madeira last year.