Yearly Archives: 2013
Podcast – Duel in the Pool 2013
It was a weekend of the highest drama in Glasgow at the Duel in the Pool as the European team fell to the US by a solitary point after a tie breaking medley relay. That and the European Short Course Championships are the topics of conversation for Bob, Katie and Steve.
Listen →Funding announcement provokes Twitter backlash
The announcement of those swimmers who British Swimming will be funding for the 2014 season produced, as expected, a great deal of debate on internet forums and social media. Inevitably there were recriminations amongst the well-wishes, not least from those directly affected or with a strong connection to the sport.
British Swimming names funded swimmers for 2014
British Swimming today named the 64 swimmers who will recived funding from the national federation for the the 2014 season. Of those 24 were named to the … Continue Reading→
British Swimming on Collision Course with BSCA over Recruitment
The British Swimming Coaches Association today launched a surprisingly public attack on the recruitment practises of British Swimming, prompted by the recent appointment of Olympic 1500m bronze medallists Graeme Smith to the position of National Para Swimming coach at the newly established National Para Swimming Centre in Manchester.