Twelve months ago, few people beyond real swimming aficionados would have heard of David Davies. The 18 year old from Barry in South Wales was certainly a promising junior and a medallist at last years European Junior Championships, but … Continue Reading→
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Barcelona 03 – the British medal hopes
For the first time in a while, Britain's swimmers are approaching a global championship with a spring in their step and confidence that they can bring home medals where it counts. Two years ago, the British team surpassed expectations in bringing home seven medals from Fukuoka, but have now set themselves a target they will … Continue Reading→
Massimiliano Rosolino Interview
It's not often you get the chance to corner an Olympic and World Champion for a chat, so when occasional pullbuoy contributor Tara Hutt found herself in Melbourne, training with Sydney and Fukuoka gold medallist Massimiliano Rosolino, the opportunity was just … Continue Reading→
British team for Barcelona announced
No sooner had we speculated that the British team for this summers world championships was going to be smaller than that from two years ago (See who'd be a selector?), than the actual team was announced as containing 34 swimmers - 7 more than made the trip to Japan. Exact individual events for each … Continue Reading→
Who’d be a selector?
Being a fly on the wall at the British team selection meeting would be an interesting place to be, as the panel meet to decide who will represent Britain at the forthcoming World Swimming Championships. Thirteen swimmers booked their places at the British Championships in April, but that number was only swelled by one … Continue Reading→