In a u-turn that has shocked the swimming world FINA has decided to return the 2005 World Swimming Championships back to Montreal, less than a month after they stripped the Canadian city of the hosting rights.
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end of the road for faulkner and turner
Two of the senior members of Britain's team at the Athens Olympics have decided to call time on their swimming careers to pursue other … Continue Reading→
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 seating for 20,000 spectators.
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steve parry – flying into the sunset
Who said nice guys can’t be winners? Eleven major medals in a career spanning 10 years says otherwise if you are Steve Parry, who called time on his swimming exploits shortly before this years World Championship trials, only seven months after his biggest achievement, Olympic bronze.
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Better late than never, as they say; 2004 may be only a memory, but there is still the need to select pullbuoy's British swimmers of the year for last year. It was a year of mixed fortunes from Britain's swimmers, with the highs of the Olympic trials not translating into an avalanche of medals … Continue Reading→