pullbuoy news: Commonwealth Games
thorpe out of games
Only 9 days before the swimming competition is due to get underway in Melbourne, Ian Thorpe sensationally announced today that he is withdrawing from the games. The Australian swimmer, widely expected to win a number of gold medals, has been... [more...]
england confirms melbourne squad
The England team for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games was confirmed yesterday, with the expected 25 swimmers now certain to make the trip down under in March. Loughborough University provides the bulk of the squad with twelve representatives, while 7 swimmers... [more...]
canada names commonwealth squad
Canada became the first of the big three Commonwealth swimming nations to finalise their squad for Melbourne following the conclusion of their trials in British Columbia at the weekend. A full complement of 31 swimmers will travel down under with... [more...]
hackett to miss melbourne
Australia's Olympic and world swimming champion Grant Hackett is pulling out of next year's Commonwealth Games. Hackett will formally announce his withdrawal at a news conference later today his manager Brian Taylor told Australian television. A reason for the withdrawal... [more...]
scotland selects games squad
Scotland has announced its 166 strong team for the Melbourne commonwealth games, a squad that includes 20 swimmers. The Scottish squad has a strong performance in Manchester and will be looking to repeat the dose this time around, with likely... [more...]
problems for commonwealth games pool
With under five months to go before the opening of the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the Melbourne Sport and Aquatic Centre pool which will host the swimming competition is suffering from 12 water leaks. The leaks are believed to be a... [more...]
first welsh swimmers set for melbourne
The Commonwealth Games Council for Wales has announced the first group of swimmers who will represent the principality at the 2006 Games in Melbourne. There will be another opportunity to reach the qualifying standard at the Welsh Amateur Swimming Association... [more...]
burnett rounds off in style
In a fitting climax to the Commonwealth Games Trials, Simon Burnett, undoubtedly the swimmer of the week, set his 5th British record, lowering the 100m freestyle standard again as he confirmed his third individual swim. He was joined on the team by Jo Jackson who qualified in the 400m freestyle, while Chris Cook added another swim to his programme by winning the 50m breaststroke. [more...]
unstoppable burnett sets fourth british record
The English Commonwealth Trials are fast becoming the Simon Burnett show as the Arizona based swimmer set his fourth British Record of the meet last night. Qualifying fastest from the semi finals Burnett blasted a 48.76 to knock 0.89s off Matt Kidd's existing mark and become the first British man under 49 seconds. In the night's only finals there were wins for Gregor Tait in the 200IM and David Davies over 1500m. [more...]
burnett the man to beat in sheffield
Simon Burnett blasted his third British record of the meet as he erased the 50m freestyle mark and booked his second event for the Commonwealth Games. Chris Cook also continued the good form he had shown in Montreal to win the 100m breaststroke and confirm his place for Melbourne. [more...]
cooke on the way to melbourne
Rebecca Cooke was the only swimmer to add her name to England's Commonwealth Games team on the third night of the trials in Sheffield. Meanwhile Simon Burnett reinforced his good form, as he moved to within a tenth of a second of Mark Fosters's 50m freestyle British Record. [more...]
burnett lowers record again
Simon Burnett smashed through his day old British record in the 200m freestyle to become the first swimmer confirmed for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. He was joined on the plane to Melbourne by World Bronze medallist Liam Tancock who took the 50m backstroke title, but Kate Haywood, Mark Foster and Katy Sexton just missed out on automatic selection in the 100m breaststroke. [more...]
burnett on fire with british record
It was an explosive first night at the Commonwealth Trials as Simon Burnett provided a glimpse of what might have been in Montreal with a British Record over 200m Freestyle. There were also noteworthy performances from four of Britain's world championship Squad. [more...]