As he stood on the block in the cauldron of noise that was Ponds Forge, the 100th and final swimmer of the Swim4Leukaemia relay, one gesture from Lewis Coleman changed the mood almost instantly. Until that point there had been almost a carnival atmosphere inside the pool hall as the hundreds of spectators cheered the team of swimmers towards a Guinness World Record for the 100 x 100m freestyle relay.
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Podcast – Swim4Leukaemia
It was an amazing day at Ponds Forge in Sheffield as 100 of the country’s finest swimmers took to the water in an attempt to set a world Record for the 100 x 100m freestyle relay in order to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. The podcast was there to tell the story as it happened.
Listen →GB swimmers drape Antwerp in Union Jack
Make hay while the sun shines goes the old adage, and that is exactly what the British team of 46 swimmers at the Flanders cup in Antwerp did, pocketing a huge medal haul and filling finals spots like it had gone out of fashion.
Continue Reading →100 swimmers, 1 record but many reasons to support Swim4Leukaemia
Cancer is something that touches many people’s lives and changes them dramatically. Often it inspires people to raise money for charities that deal in research or care for sufferers either in memory of lost loved ones or so that others too can benefit from the latest treatments. Often this might involve running a marathon or completing an open water swim or similar, but for GB swimmer Lewis Coleman that simply wasn’t enough – he wants to set a world record.
Continue Reading →Levelling the playing field with Level Water
The 2012 Paralympics were a showcase for Britain’s swimmers who maintained their incredible run of success in home water, and brought about a new level of awareness of elite disabled swimming in the public at large. A fledgling charity set up in the aftermath of 2012 is looking to give disabled children a leg up as they start their swimming journey
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