There have been many people posting their predictions about trials, including the now customary battle between BBC pundits Steve Parry and Karen Pickering and the Speed Endurance blog. With that in mind, it seemed only fair to share my predictions for the coming week in Stratford; in 8 days time we'll review the … Continue Reading→
Rebecca Adlington - part of the battle in the 200m freestyle
We've already looked at some of the events where the competition for Olympic places will be fiercest, namely the womens' butterlfy and Continue Reading→
With trials around the corner, we take a look forward to some of the potentially big stories of the meet through the lens of the GBSwimstars project. Since 2009 photographer Simon Wright has been cataloguing swimmers hoping to make their way to London in a project which has captured some of Britain's … View→
The table below shows in simple terms what times the winner and second placed swimmer in each event have to achieve at trials if they want to be selected for the Olympics, set against the event programme to make it simple and quick to see who makes the grade. A full discussion of the selection … Continue Reading→
Stephanie Proud: Looking to hold onto a team spot
The women's backstroke events are to of the most intriguing to take place at trials, mainly because they seem to be the ones in which the established order will be challenged the strongest - … Continue Reading→
