2023 World Para Swimming Championships – how to watch and support

The 2023 World Para Swimming Championships take place in Manchester, UK, from Monday 31 July to Sunday 6 August! Find out below who is competing from NZ and how to watch and support.

What is the World Para Swimming Championships?

The World Para Swimming Championships are the world championships for swimming where disabled athletes compete. They are organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). As well as offering the highest level of competition outside of a Paralympic Games, competing here is an important step towards nomination and qualification for the summer Paralympics.

Who will compete?

Six New Zealanders will compete at the 2023 Championships. Click on their names to find out more about them.

See also this Swimming New Zealand article “Para Swimmers Excited to Make Their Mark at Manchester 2023 World Championships” to learn more about the Para swimmers.

How to watch the World Para Swimming Championships

All the action is live on TVNZ+. You can access TVNZ+ on most smart TVs, via your internet browser or via the TVNZ+ app on your device. Navigate to “Sport” and you’ll see the World Para Swimming Championships in “Live and Upcoming”.

Side note: the live action is produced for an international audience and we can’t guarantee that all Kiwi performances will be covered.

Find World Para Swimming Championships results

Swimming New Zealand are sharing the action as it happens on the Swimming NZ social media.

You can find full results on this World Para Swimming page.

Schedule: when to watch the Kiwis compete

To save you time, we’ve calculated the times in NZST of the Kiwi Para swimmers’ events. Tune in to TVNZ+ at the times below to catch the New Zealanders in action!

Disclaimer: while we’ve done our best to make this schedule accurate, to make sure you’ve got the latest info, please check the live schedule on the World Para Swimming pages.

Para athlete	Event	Day	Time in NZST	Results
Tupou Neiufi	Women's 100m Backstroke S8	Tue	Heat 1st Aug 8pm - 11.15pm Finals 2nd Aug 4.30am - 8.15am	Bronze
Tupou Neiufi	Women's 50m Freestyle S8	Fri	Heat 4th Aug 9.02pm est Finals 5th Aug 5.15am est	7th in final
Jesse Reynolds	Men's 100m Backstroke S9	Sat	Heat 5th Aug 10.20pm est Finals 6th Aug 6.39am est	4th
Cameron Leslie	Men's 50m Freestyle S4	Fri	Heat 4th Aug 8.56pm est Finals 5th Aug 5.11am est	Silver
Cameron Leslie	Men's 100m Freestyle S4	Tue	Finals 2nd Aug 4.30am - 8.15am	Silver
Cameron Leslie	Men's 200m Freestyle S4	Sun	Heat 6th Aug 9.24pm est Finals 7th Aug 5.17am est	Bronze
Cameron Leslie	Men's 50m Backstroke S4	Thu	Heat 3rd Aug 8.51pm est Finals 4th Aug 5.53am est	Gold
Lili-Fox Mason	Women's 100m Butterfly S10	Fri	Heat 4th Aug 8.42pm est Finals 5th Aug 5.00am est	8th in final
Lili-Fox Mason	Women's 400m Freestyle S10	Wed	Heat 2nd Aug 9.19pm est Finals 3rd Aug 6.38am est	14th in heat
Gabriella Smith	Women's 400m Freestyle S10	Wed	Heat 2nd Aug 9.19pm est Finals 3rd Aug 6.38am est	8th in final
Gabriella Smith	Women's 100m Breaststroke SB9	Mon	Heat 31st Jul 8pm - 11.30pm Finals 1 Aug 4.30am - 8.15am	7th in final
Gabriella Smith	Women's 200m Individual Medley SM10	Tue	Heat 1st Aug 8pm - 11.15pm Finals 2nd Aug 4.30am - 8.15am	5th in heat
Joshua Wilmer	Men's 100m Breaststroke SB8	Sun	Heat 6th Aug 8.12pm est Finals 7th Aug 4.39am est	6th in final + NZ record