All posts by Pullbuoy Steve

London 2012, Olympics

Sliwinski withdrawal reveals selection question

June 17, 2012 Pullbuoy Steve

Daniel Sliwinski has been ruled out of the London Olympics with a shoulder tendon injury which requires surgery and three month's rehabilitation. The British record holder for the 100m breaststroke, Sliwinski has struggled with injury over the past few years but had looked to be approaching his best form again when he won the British … Continue Reading→

London 2012, News, Olympics

Open Water Selection Intrigue

June 12, 2012 Pullbuoy Steve

Following the FINA Olympic open water qualifying event which took place in Setubal, Portugal over the weekend, there has been much speculation surrounding the British participant in the men's 10km event for London. This has been mainly centred around the battle between Daniel Fogg and David Davies, who were the two British representatives in the … Continue Reading→

GBSwimstars, Video

Behind the scenes with GBSwimstars

June 10, 2012 Pullbuoy Steve

A few months ago GBSwimstars had a photo shoot with GB Olympians Ellie Faulkner, Hannah Miley and Aimee Willmott - you can take a glimpse behind the scenes of that shoot in the video to the right. Read more about the shoot and Hannah's Olympic qualification here and … Watch→

News, Video

ASA calls on government to act on childrens’ swimming

May 31, 2012 Pullbuoy Steve

Swimming may claim to be Britain’s biggest participation sport, but it won’t stay that way for long if the results of a new survey from the ASA are to be believed. The report, jointly released with Kellogg’s, shows that a third of children cannot swim the required 25 metres by the time they leave … Watch→

Debrecen 2012, European Championships, Profiles

Jamieson ready to learn Hungarian lessons

May 18, 2012 Pullbuoy Steve

Next weeks’ European championships see a small band of five British swimmers heading to Debrecen to test out their Olympic preparations in the heat of continental competition. Amongst those making the trip will be Michael Jamieson, who will make a blink-and-you'll-miss-it visit to Hungary’s second city as he looks to sharpen his racing skills, and … Continue Reading→

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