2002 was an interesting year for British Swimming. Following a resurgence in 2001 from the low of the 2000 Olympics, our top swimmers continued to work hard to improve their world standing under the forceful leadership of National Performance Director, Bill Sweetenham. A better than expected showing in the Commonwealth Games pool, where British swimmers … Continue Reading→
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BSCTA Responds to Sweetenham
Follwing an earlier article in the Times, reported here in the pullbuoy log, regarding Bill Sweetenham's decision to withdraw funding from Zoe Baker and Mark Foster, the BSCTA has seen fit to issue the following response
The BSCTA is happy to see more press articles on swimming and is fully supportive of what NPD … Continue Reading→
The BSCTA is happy to see more press articles on swimming and is fully supportive of what NPD … Continue Reading→
Sweetenham axes top swimmers
Fox Sports Australia is reporting that Bill Sweetenham has axed Mark Foster and Zoe Baker from the British Squad for the European legs of the FINA World cup, citing both swimmers as an example of how not to win. He said his "biggest concern is the likes of James Gibson being influenced by the way … Continue Reading→
European short course Championships 2002
When is a bodysuit not a bodysuit? The question on many people’s lips as they watched an encouraging showing from the British team at the 2002 European Short Course Championships in Riesa, Germany. All the talk from the camp before the event had been about how the team would be racing tough, without … Continue Reading→
Melbourne World Cup Results
Britain's unrested and unshaved World Cup squad is in action once again in the last round of the world cup for 2002, this time in Melburne. As with the Shanghai leg, the team contains a host of talented junior swimmers, many getting their first taste of senior international competition. You can get Continue Reading→