UK Sport has issued a position statement to clarify the implications to athletes of taking dietary supplements. They warn that supplements may contain banned substances which are not identified on the label and which could cause a positive drugs test. It is important to remember that Anti Doping law operates on a basis of … Continue Reading→
Ian Greyson, new head coach at the City of Leeds club has confirmed that James Hickman will be concentrating on the 100m fly in the run up to the Athens Olympics.
"James has already made a name for himself," says Greyson. "But he's now concentrating on the 100 fly rather than the … Continue Reading→
Georgina Lee set her second British record of the meet at the Conoco Philllips US National Swimming Championships, when she posted a time of 1:00.24 in the 100m butterfly.
Georgina Lee continued what her British team mates had started in Sheffield last week as she set a new British Record for teh 200m fly at the US national championships. Lee, swimming for Southern Methodist University, clocked 2:09.40 to qualify fastest for the final which she then won, in a time only 8 one-hundredths … Continue Reading→
The AGM of the ASA council has concluded that English Swimming should have 8 regions with enhanced decision making and financial power rather than the current 5 regions. It decided that the new regions will start their work in March 2004 and shadow the current regions until October 2005 when they will take over. The … Continue Reading→