Mark Foster found himself in deep water when he tried to book a lane at his local pool in St Neots, having just arrived back from his training camp in Australia. He contacted the pool to ask if he could use a lane for half an hour but was left frustrated after being told it … Continue Reading→
2002 was an interesting year for British Swimming. Following a resurgence in 2001 from the low of the 2000 Olympics, our top swimmers continued to work hard to improve their world standing under the forceful leadership of National Performance Director, Bill Sweetenham. A better than expected showing in the Commonwealth Games pool, where British swimmers … Continue Reading→
Follwing an earlier article in the Times, reported here in the pullbuoy log, regarding Bill Sweetenham's decision to withdraw funding from Zoe Baker and Mark Foster, the BSCTA has seen fit to issue the following response
The BSCTA is happy to see more press articles on swimming and is fully supportive of what NPD … Continue Reading→
Fox Sports Australia is reporting that Bill Sweetenham has axed Mark Foster and Zoe Baker from the British Squad for the European legs of the FINA World cup, citing both swimmers as an example of how not to win. He said his "biggest concern is the likes of James Gibson being influenced by the way … Continue Reading→
When is a bodysuit not a bodysuit? The question on many people’s lips as they watched an encouraging showing from the British team at the 2002 European Short Course Championships in Riesa, Germany. All the talk from the camp before the event had been about how the team would be racing tough, without … Continue Reading→