The outside smoker, a speedy swimmer in lane one or eight who takes a field by surprise to win the gold, is hardly a new phenomenon but it has been one that has appeared with unusual regularity in Montreal in these World Championships. So is there something peculiar about the pool, are swimmers getting more practiced at dealing with the qualification process or are there more rational explanations?
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bronze for superb mcclatchey
Caitlin McClatchey got Britain off to a great start in Montreal as she took a thrilling bronze medal in the women’s 400m freestyle. The Loughborough university swimmer qualified in 5th position for the final, but produced a well paced swim to improve her placing to the medal positions.
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Britain’s European Junior Championships squad picked up the baton form their Youth Olympic Counterparts with an encouraging performance on the first day of competition in Budapest. Led by Hannah Miley in the 400IM, the team collected one silver and three bronze medals and qualified a host of swimmer for tomorrow nights finals with a host of personal best performances.
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The team that bill built
It's almost like the start of a new era. Although the team selected for the Montreal World Championships does not yet represent a clean break with the past, following the huge wave of retirements … Continue Reading→
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.
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