It was Britain’s most successful European championships ever as the team brought home 24 medals from the pool in Berlin. Bob and Katie join Steve once again to discuss a great week in Germany for the British team.
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Monthly Archives: August 2014
British Resurgence Etched With German Gold
Twenty four medals in the pool in Berlin tell their own story – this was quite a performance from Britain’s swimmers at the European Championships. Topping the medal table by a street and securing the best ever medal return at this level made it the perfect cherry on top of the cake baked at the … Continue Reading→
Britain’s Berlin Halftime Report Card
It's been quite a meet for Great Britain so far - after a tough Commonwealth campaign only a few weeks ago nobody really knew what to expect coming to Berlin, to a meet which is the main focus for just about everyone else attending. And yet the mid point of the meet sees the GB … Continue Reading→
Athens Flashback – Davies Doubles GB Tally
After Steve Parry had gotten the monkey off British Swimming’s back with bronze in the 200m butterfly, the team had then gone through the rest of the meet to the final night with no further podium success. As the final night of finals loomed the unassuming David Davies was realistically Britain’s last hope
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Athens Flashback – Parry Breaks GB’s Duck
It was an important medal for Britain. The swimming team had drawn a blank in Sydney in 2000 and on the middle night of competition in Athens they had still failed to mount the podium. That was until Steve Parry lined up in the 200m Butterfly final and took a stunning bronze.