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London aquatic centre reopens, but questions remain over elite legacy
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
Continue Reading →Circle swimming distances explained
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line so you’d imagine that a direct route from one end of the pool to the other would be the selected option for swimmers in an Olympic race. Not so; many competitors in the 800m and 1500m in London were seen to be circle swimming, but what are the distance implications?
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