It may not be the best swim that Francesca Halsall produced and it certainly wasn’t the fastest 50m freestyle. But context is important and this swim rescued the world championships for GB.
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20 at 20: Steve Parry, 200 Butterfly, Athens 2004
Look back to a particular balmy night in Athens, and you see Steve Parry lining up in lane 4, the fastest qualifier in the Olympic final of the 200m butterfly. A little over 24 hours earlier he was almost at rock bottom, the 16th qualifier from heats and yet here he was shooting for gold. 16 years on from that final how have his recollections changed, and did he really think he could have beaten Michael Phelps?
Listen →20 at 20: Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Men’s 4 x 200 Relay – Ross Davenport
For the next in the series of “20 at 20” favourite moments from the last 20 years, we journey back to 2006 and the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Specifically to the men’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay which produced an epic battle and a result that was unclear until the final few metres.
Watch →20 at 20: 2017 World Championships Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
We already knew the quality of Britain’s 4×200 freestyle men by the time the 2017 World Championships rolled around. After all they had won the world title in 2015 and Olympic Silver in 2016. Hopes were high, therefore, that they could retain that gold medal in Budapest.
Continue Reading →20 at 20:Women’s Medley Relay – 2006 European Championships
By the time of the 2006 European Championships it was 7 years since Britain had sent a proper team. In Budapest, a stirring performance from the women’s medley relay team heralded the start of a period of sustained success in that event.
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