The Olympic Selection Conundrum – How Britain’s swimmers get to London
Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Olympic form book
The tables below show the 2011 performances of Britain's swimmers compared to the FINA Olympic Qualification Time (FINA A) and the faster British Olympic qualifying time (QT). Also shown is the FINA Olympic Selection Time (FINA B) where it applies to British selection, which is only for the selection of medley relay squads.
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BOA’s drug stance is on the money
A matter of days after the majority of British Swimmers will have booked their places in the Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for Sport will convene in London to decide on the legality of the British Olympic Association's bye law on eligibility for those guilty of drugs offences. The rule under scrutiny prevents an athlete … Continue Reading→
Brits break cover ahead of trials
Over the past weekend, across the globe at meets from Sheffield to Melbourne, Flanders to Austin, Britain's swimmers broke cover to compete for the first time in 2012. The series of early season swims gives observers the opportunity to assess the form book ahead of Olympic trials, which start in less than 7 weeks, and … Continue Reading→
Mixed relays – Who would swim and who would win?
Last November, word emerged from the FINA technical swimming committee that the introduction of mixed relays into international competition was being considered. Purely in interest, we looked at how Britain would make up relay quartets had the event been included in Shanghai last year
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