2017 had a bit of the feeling of “after the Lord Mayor’s show” given the stellar performances British swimming fans were treated to in Rio, but that does not mean it wasn’t successful. When compared to previous post Olympic years (in particular 2005 and 2013) the performances were high quality, with a host of world class swims, and the medals duly followed in Budapest. Here’s our picks of the year.
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Lane 6. 24th July 2017, and Ben Proud finds himself in the final of the 50m butterfly at the world swimming championships, the chance to fulfil a lifetime’s ambition beckoning.
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England swimmers hoping to go to the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018 enter the last chance selection saloon at the ASA winter championships in Sheffield this week.
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With the pools in Budapest now turned over to the masters for their world championships, the time is right to cast an objective eye back over goings-on in the Duna Arena for the team of British swimmers at the world championships. With 7 medals secured over 8 days of racing in Hungary and second place on the medals table, on the face of it things look rosy. But while it was a creditable performance from the team, delving into the numbers tells a slightly different story.
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It was a lucky seven medals for Britain in Budapest as they added gold, silver and two bronzes to the gongs won over the first half of the meet in the closing four days. Bob is back to join Katie and Steve in reviewing the second half of a great championships in Budapest.
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