The unprecedented demand for tickets for next year’s Olympic trials, which saw almost all tickets sold to pre-registered buyers last week, all but guaranteed full houses in March next year as Britain’s Olympic team begins to take shape. But despite this level of interest, the trials still seem on some levels to be a missed opportunity to develop swimming even further in the public consciousness.
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Website crashes as trials tickets released
With more than a passing resemblance to the second stage Olympic ticket sale, the ticket sales website for Britain's Olympic trials crashed earlier today as it failed to cope with the level of demand for seats in the Stratford aquatic centre next March. Visitors were left unable to pay for tickets as the site became … Continue Reading→
Opinion: BOA must treat swimming equally
Given the huge interest generated and the finite number of tickets available, obtaining a seat to watch the swimming at the London 2012 Olympics was always likely to be a challenge. Probably though, few people were expecting quite how difficult it seems to have been, not least the prospective competitors.
Continue Reading →Opinion: IOC sets dangerous precedent
Whatever the rationale the IOC uses to justify its decision to switch the swimming finals to the morning session in Beijing, they have set a dangerous precedent and tacitly admitted that dollars are the new language of the Olympics. Whatever platitudes they may offer about consultation with athletes, their views were clearly never given enough … Continue Reading→
Early risers to shine in Beijing
Beijing is preparing for the Olympics
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The IOC have at last confirmed what many coaches and swimmers had feared, with the announcement last week that the swimming finals at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 will be held in the morning rather … Continue Reading→