Archive: Manchester 2002
2002 commonwealth games predictions – revisited
We often stick our heads on the block and make predictions as to who will be in which teams and who will win what, and as is now customary, we revisit them to see just how well we did. This … Continue reading
2002 commonwealth games – how good was the British performance?
It’s easy to forget that the European Championships were running concurrently with the games, and that as a result there was no British representation at them. Of course the domestic swimmers performed admirably in Manchester, but how well would the … Continue reading
2002 commonwealth games review
The Commonwealth games are no well and truly behind us and the time has come to reflect on what was a tremendous week’s competition, in particular of the home nations. The Australian team was always going to finish top of … Continue reading
CG day 6: Aussies bounce back in some style
The final evening of competition at the Manchester Aquatics centre saw the final 7 events decided as swimming brought the 17th Commonwealth Games to a close. The session proved a fitting finale to a quite outstanding meet and saw yet … Continue reading
CG day 5: Clean sweeps the order of the day
The penultimate night of finals in the Manchester Aquatics centre was the one with the biggest uncertainty of the competition so far, as the backstroke events took centre stage. Could Ian Thorpe win his 6th gold medal in the 100m … Continue reading