Archive: Features
Mixed relays – Who would swim and who would win?
Last November, word emerged from the FINA technical swimming committee that the introduction of mixed relays into international competition was being considered. At his stage it’s still a vague proposal and it’s not clear how or when they might be … Continue reading
Gilchrist’s change finally as good as a rest
Scotland has a proud tradition in breaststroke, from Olympic champion David Willkie to 2003 world silver medallist Ian Edmond. It’s a tradition that continues today with Michael Jamieson, Commonwealth silver medallist in Delhi and Kris Gilchrist, who heads to the … Continue reading
Home comforts just the tonic for Lowe
The lure of collegiate swimming in the USA has always been great for up and coming British swimmers, but being so far from home doesn’t work for everyone. One such swimmer is Swansea’s Jemma Lowe who is reaping the benefits of a return to the UK. Continue reading
Britain’s men sprinting to stand still
The relative weakness of Britain’s men’s sprint programme over the last ten years has been a running theme but here we find ourselves in 2011, a pre-Olympic year with a world championships looming and nothing having really changed.
Our favourite thorpe moments
The man in the big black suit is no more, with Ian Thorpe having hung up his goggles and called time on his illustrious career. There’s no doubt that he has been a swimming great since bursting on to the … Continue reading