world championships review - the british performance
For Britain's swimmers Barcelona '03 is no more as the domestic focus moves on to other targets. Some might be glad to see the back of the 2003 World Championships but for the overwhelming majority of the 34 strong British team the 8 days of competition in the Palau St Jordi were excellent, as the squad recorded their best ever haul at a world championships .
world championships review
With the dust now settled on the tenth FINA world swimming championships it's time to take a look back at the week of competition in Barcelona. And what a week of competition the world's top swimmers produced. With only a year to go until the Athens Olympics, the worlds best were out to make their mark and to stake their claims for Olympic success next year.
edmond ready to take centre stage
With Britain's breaststroke on the up this year, it's easy to be distracted by the success of the sprinters. Look beyond them and you'll find a Scotsman quietly plotting an assault on the 200m event in Barcelona. With only hours until the swimming programme kicks off, we profile Edinburgh's Ian Edmond.
davies sets his sights on barcelona
On the eve of the 2003 world championships, we profile the great white hope in British swimming at the moment, Cardiff's David Davies. The Welsh teenager, who makes his senior debut at a long course championship in Barcelona, has his sights set high.
british medals galore? - world championship preview
At the last world championships, the British team surpassed expectations in bringing home seven medals from Fukuoka, but have now set themselves a target they will hope to at least match, if not better this summer. Several events stand out as being Britain's best hopes, so we took a look at them in more detail and assess our medal chances.
massimiliano rosolino - exclusive interview
It's not often you get the chance to corner an Olympic and World Champion for a chat, but Tara Hutt tracked down 200IM Olympic and world champion Massimiliano Rosolino to his training base in Melbourne to do just that.
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, than the actual team was announced as containing 34 swimmers - 7 more than made the trip to Japan. Exact individual events for each swimmer have not been announced, but given that only 14 swimmers were assured of their place in the squad following the Trials and Stage 3 meet, that leaves further 20 swimmers who have now been selected.
who'd be a selector?
We take a look at some of the difficult decisions facing Britain's selectors as they finalise the team for the Barcelona World Championships. With tough selection criteria laid down by National Performance Director Bill Sweetenham, Britain may take a very small squad to Barcelona.
links for Barcelona '03
- Current World Rankings - world rankings for 2003 up to 7th July
- Barcelona 2003 Official Site - the website of the championships
- The Palau St Jordi - venue for the swimming competition
- Pool Webcam - see the inside of the Palau live, as the temporary pool is constructed