I was lucky that I had the chance to visit two very beautiful corners of the world for my two Commie Games.
I remember a wide-eyed youngster called James Hickman training with the Leeds group before the Games, and his excitement about the Games and life in general was infectious. … Continue Reading→
My abiding memory from Auckland was the 100 breaststoke final where I took silver in a memorable England 1-2-3 and the media feeding frenzy that accompanied our success.
Adrian had mixed feelings at the time and it took him a while to put his third consecutive gold into context, and … Continue Reading→
The 1990 Games were a very different one for me as I'd won the Olympics in 1988 and broken the world record and unfortunately Victor Davis had sadly died by then so I was an overwhelming favourite going into the meet, unlike the previous two.
Nick Gillingham was probably the … Continue Reading→
1986 was a home games albeit with a predominantly Scottish crowd and it was a brilliant atmosphere. There were big Scottish and Welsh contingents as well as the English, when usually if you travel a long way to the Games their teams can be smaller, which meant that … Continue Reading→
I am quite the worst person to write about the eighth British Empire and Commonwealth Games as it was known then, held in the third world capital of Jamaica, Kingston. Quite the worst as I was the only English swimmer not to make it to a final. I had … Continue Reading→