pullbuoy news: Olympics
golden finale for youth olympians
Britain's Youth Olympians wrapped up a superb team performance on the final day of competition in Ligano, as their medal haul swelled to a grand total of 18, including an impressive 12 golds. Ellen Gandy and Lizzie Simmonds both took their 5th gold medals while Ceri Unwin took her 4th as the meet came to a close with Britain well on top of the medal table. [more...]
unwin and simmonds star in ligano
No doubt boosted by London's 2012 success, the British squad at the European Youth Olympics secured another 4 medals on the penultimate day of competition in Ligano. Hatfield's Ceri Unwin led the way talking her third gold of the event, while Lizzie Simmonds increased her personal haul to 4 golds. [more...]
double joy for golden girl simmonds
Lizzie Simmonds led the way for the British team at the European Youth Olympic Festival as she took two golds on the second night of finals. She was joined on the top step of the podium by Lauren Collins and the mixed 4x200m freestyle relay team, with all four victories coming in championship record times. [more...]
golden start for youth olympians
Britain again showed off its impressive junior swimming contingent at the European Youth Olympic Festival as the squad of 14 and 15 year olds bagged 5 medals on the first night of competition. The girls’ team was in the forefront in Ligano, Italy, taking 4 of the five medals including three gold. [more...]
london unveils olympic aquatic centre
The organising committee for London's 2012 Olympics bid yesterday unveiled the winning design for the proposed aquatic centre. The facility, located within the site earmarked for the main Olympic precinct, will feature 2 50m pools and competition diving pit with... [more...]
davies snatches superb bronze
David Davies elevated himself to the highest echelons of 1500m swimming as he took a sensational Olympic bronze medal in the fastest race ever seen. The young Welshman set a new European Record and destroyed his own British record by almost 12 seconds, coming home in 14:45.95. [more...]
british records fall in athens
David Davies led the way as three British records were set in the heats on the penultimate day of competition in the Olympic pool. Davies’ 14:57.03 in the 1500m was the fastest ever heat swim and was swiftly followed by medley relay records for both the men’s and women’s squads [more...]
medal agony for goddard
James Goddard won and lost an Olympic bronze medal inside a topsy-turvy thirty minute period at the Olympic Aquatic Centre last night. Goddard was promoted after race winner Aaron Peirsol was disqualified forbefore the American was reinstated on a technicality. [more...]
goddard aims high
James Goddard produced the swim of his life to qualify second fastest for the men's 200m backstroke final on day 5 of competition in Athens, setting a British record into the bargain. Teammate Gregor Tait also claimed a finals berth, but the backstroke pair were the only British swimmers to progress. [more...]
hero parry takes bronze
Stephen Parry took Britain's first medal in the pool with a superb effort over 200m butterfly as he again improved his Commonwealth record on his way to the bronze medal. Meanwhile there was a British record for the men's 4x200m freestyle team. [more...]
parry throws down gauntlet
Steve Parry set a new Commonwealth Record to qualify fastest for the final of the 200m butterfly, besting Michael Phelps in his semi final swim, but there was disappointment for Melanie Marshall as she missed out in the 200m freestyle. [more...]
burnett fires but others splutter
Simon Burnett booked his place in the final of the Olympic 200m freestyle with a superb British Record but there was disappointment for Britain's breaststrokers in their final as James Gibson and Darren Mew came home 6th and 7th respectively in the 100m. [more...]
mew and gibson offer hope
In what was overall a slightly flat start for the British squad in Athens, 100m breaststroke contenders Darren Mew and James Gibson offered a ray of hope for the team as they booked their places in tomorrow night's final. [more...]
records galore at long beach
The US Olympic team has firmly staked its claim to be the number one squad at the forthcoming Olympics as a further three new world records were established at their Olympic Team Trials in Long Beach California. [more...]
world record for liesel
Australian Leisel Jones showed that record breaking was not a purely American phenomenon as she took three one hundredths of a second off the 200m breaststroke world record at a meet in Queensland. [more...]
history for hansen in 100m breaststroke
American Brendan Hansen wrote himself into the record books with a stunning world record of 59.30 in the 100m breaststroke final on the second day of the United States Olympic Trials. [more...]
phelps smashes 400 medley world record
Michael Phelps got this Olympic challenge underway in the best possible way on the first evening of the US Olympic trials in Long Beach California, as he smashed his own world record in the 400IM. [more...]
eleven for phelps at trials?
Michael Phelps did little to quell speculation that he is chasing Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at a single Olympics as he announced his schedule for next month's US Olympic trials. [more...]
stevens steps aside for thorpe
Craig Stevens finally confirmed today that he will be withdrawing form the 400m freestyle event at the Athens Olympics, clearing the way for Ian Thorpe to defend the title he won in Sydney four years ago. [more...]
stevens to step aside for thorpe
Media reports down under are claiming that Craig Stevens, who took the second Australian spot for the 400m freestyle in Athens, will withdraw from that event to concentrate on his other swims. [more...]
british records already at olympic trials
We didn't have to wait long for the first British records of the 2004 British Olympic trials as two were shattered in the first morning's heat session. [more...]
australian olympic team confirmed
The 42 strong Australian Olympic swimming team has been confirmed following last weeks trials. The squad was presented to the crowd at the Sydney Aquatic Centre following the conclusion of the final night of the selection meet, with one of... [more...]
lenton sets 100 free world record
In a sensational set of semi finals in the Australian Olympic Trials at the Sydney Aquatic centre, Lisbeth Lenton headed a string of world class times to break Inge de Bruijn's 4 year old world record in the women's 100m freestyle, posting a stunning 53.66. [more...]
thorpe's water torture
Ian Thorpe will be unable to defend his Olympic 400m freestyle title in Athens, having been disqualified for a false start in the heats of that event at the Australian Olympic Trials in Sydney this morning. [more...]
bodysuit controversy down under
The launch of the new Speedo Fastskin bodysuit has led to a series of controversies in Australia, mostly because of who won't be wearing them in the Athens Olympic Games. [more...]
thorpe confirms olympic programme
Ian Thorpe has confirmed his programme of events for the Athens Olympics and will concentrate purely on freestyle events at this summer's championships. The Thorpedo has discarded the 100m backstroke and 200 medley events following recent experiments with those events... [more...]