The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games are almost upon us, and the regular podcast crew of Steve, Katie and Bob is joined by double Commonwealth champion Ross Davenport to preview events coming up down under.
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Commonwealth Rankings Point to Aussie Dominance
Australia are set to rule the pool at the Commonwealth games next month, or at least that’s what the pre-event rankings tell us. A look at the current standings shows Australians sitting at number one in 21 of the 32 individual events that will be contested on the Gold Coast in April.
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Payne and Goodhew launch 2018 Swimathon
Adidas launches new 2018 Adizero suits
This month Adidas swim has launched what it calls its most advanced development of their adizero suit line, with the launch of adizero XVIII. We were fans of the previous iteration when we tested it, but Adidas say the new suits incorporate feedback from top athletes including Ben Proud, Britain's 50m Butterfly World Champion, … Continue Reading→
Pullbuoy Swimmers of the year 2017
2017 had a bit of the feeling of “after the Lord Mayor’s show” given the stellar performances British swimming fans were treated to in Rio, but that does not mean it wasn’t successful. When compared to previous post Olympic years (in particular 2005 and 2013) the performances were high quality, with a host of world class swims, and the medals duly followed in Budapest. Here’s our picks of the year.
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