It was the year that nearly was for Britain’s swimmers, many of whom will be glad to see the back of 2007. One swimmer stood out from the crowd however.
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swimmers of the year 2006 – the results
It's the sixth year that we have run our poll to find swimmers the year and probably, for the men at least, the hardest to call. 2006 was probably the most successful year for Britain's swimmers in the modern era and symptomatic of that was the number of swimmers who received votes. There … Continue Reading→
swimmers of the year 2005 – the results
It was a straightforward choice for you in our poll to find the swimmers of 2005, with both men's and women's victors garnering over 60% of the votes in their respective categories. It wasn't just those who fared best in Montreal who were rewarded, although that of course seems to have been a factor in … Continue Reading→
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→