pullbuoy has received as yet unofficial and unconfirmed reports that Jo Fargus has suffered a major injury blow at a post Commonwealth games party earlier this week. Fargus, winner of gold and silver medals in Manchester, apparently tripped and fell down some stairs at a barbecue being held by England team-mate Adrian Turner to … Continue Reading→
With the Commonwealth Games now firmly out of the way, the National Age Group and Youth Championships take centre stage. You can keep track of what's happening via the ASA website: ASA National Age Group & Youth Championships 2002 Results
The final evening of competition at the Manchester Aquatics centre saw the final 7 events decided as swimming brought the 17th Commonwealth Games to a close. The session proved a fitting finale to a quite outstanding meet and saw yet more high quality swimming, as everyone battled for those last few golds. In the end … Continue Reading→
The penultimate night of finals in the Manchester Aquatics centre was the one with the biggest uncertainty of the competition so far, as the backstroke events took centre stage. Could Ian Thorpe win his 6th gold medal in the 100m backstroke? Could Sarah Price add two more golds in the women’s events? The races on … Continue Reading→
This meet has seen some amazing drama, world records, Commonwealth records and numerous national records but tonight was a night for history to be made. We didn’t have to wait long for the moment to come; the session was barely 3 minutes old before a new name went down in the annals of Commonwealth Games … Continue Reading→