The main pullbuoy podcast reviewing the 2017 British Championships and world championship trials is already out but there were some extra bits that we didn’t have time for in that edition, so here’s an extra podcast to wrap those up. The 200m butterfly for women produced a surprise result with two swimmers making the consideration time – we tracked down Jemma Lowe to get her views on that event, while we also hear from Duncan Scott who had a great week in Sheffield.
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It was a fast and furious week at the British Swimming Championships, with 6 British Records and 29 swimmers selected for the world championships in Budapest. Plenty then to discuss as Bob, Katie and Steve look back over the events in Sheffield, with contributions from Ian Hulme, coach to Jocelyn Ulyett, Sarah Vasey, James Guy and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor.
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The British Swimming Championships are underway in Sheffield, a meet that will determine who makes the cut for the World Championships in Budapest later this year (along with a host of other competitions of course). As in previous years we’ll be keeping tabs of how the team is shaping up based on the results and the GB selection policy
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Trials season is well and truly upon us with teams being picked in Canada, Australia, China and around Europe over the past fortnight. Britain is the next major swimming nation to enter the fray with world championship trials taking place in Sheffield next week. In this short preview podcast, Katie and Steve run the rule over what promises to be some intriguing swimming at Ponds Forge.
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“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. So said Benjamin Franklin in an oft quoted line. Well for Britain’s swimmers, right now they could probably add “tough qualifying times” to the grim reaper and the taxman given the way selection for major championships has gone in the Spice-Furniss era, and there’s no change for 2017.
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