The 2015 World Championships in Kazan are almost upon us and there’s plenty to look forward to. Steve and Katie look ahead to events in Russia, thinking particularly about the British prospects but considering some of the other highlights we expect to see too. We also hear from Siobhan-Marie O’Connor.
Open water swimming has experienced something of a surge in popularity recently, and while it’s not an inherently unsafe activity, there’s little doubt that getting into trouble in a lake or the sea carries greater risk than a similar incident in a pool, while cold water can impact on people’s swimming ability. The Amateur Swimming Association and RNLI have launched a new campaign to educate parents on how their children can swim safely in open water.
Britain's swimmers claimed five medals in the World University Games swimming competition which closed over the weekend in Gwanju, South Korea.
Leading the way was Bath's Jay Lelliott who mounted the highest step of the medal rostrum with gold in the 400m freestyle. His time of 3:48.84 put him just 0.04 ahead of second placed Jack … Continue Reading→
After many of their contemporaries wrapped up their pre-world championships racing preparations at the Scottish nationals in Glasgow last weekend, a group from Loughborough comprising the national sprint group plus several NTC teammates, did likewise at the France Open in Vichy over the weekend, with numerous podium visits.
Last weekend saw some of Britain’s world championship team get their last competition hit out before heading to Kazan at the Scottish National Championships at Tollcross in Glasgow. Here are a few things we learnt.