Archive: Opinion
Male freestyle sprinters: a dying breed?
Just over two years ago, following some disappointing swims in the 100m freestyle at the 2000 Olympic trials, pullbuoy led with an article lamenting the lack of real quality in British men’s sprint freestyle. The intervening years have seen progress … Continue reading
Was Rolph right?
Following her failure to make the 200m IM final at the Olympics Sue Rolph launched a blistering attack on the facilities available for Britain’s elite swimmers. She seemed to imply that had she had the same facilities as, for example, … Continue reading
Where have all the freestylers gone?
Following the failure of all of our 100m freestylers to make the qualification time for Sydney at the recent Olympic trials, a quick look at the state of sprint freestyle in this country with relation to the world stage makes … Continue reading