There is something special about the Commonwealth Games which to me can be summed up in two 1500m finals. At the Games in Kuala Lumpur, I had the World Record Holder and my idol Kieren Perkins next to me in lane 6. I didn’t have a great meet and had zero expectations for the race. In fact I didn’t even take a track suit to the pool.
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Podcast: Commonwealth Games Memories with Karen Pickering
She’s the most decorated English female athlete at the Commonwealth Games so it’s no surprise that they hold special memories for Karen Pickering. In this Commonwealth Games memories edition of the pullbuoy podcast we journey from Auckland to Manchester, via Victoria and Kuala Lumpur, to get her recollections of those Games.
Listen →Podcast: Commonwealth Games Memories with Andy Jameson
First up in a new series of Commonwealth Games memories podcasts, it’s Andy Jameson who recalls his time at the 1982 and 1986 instalments in Brisbane and Edinburgh respectively, the latter of which brought him four medals, including gold in the 100m butterfly.
Listen →Melbourne 2006: Steve Buckley (pullbuoy)
Living in Australia at the time, I was lucky enough to be in Melbourne for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The city embraced the event wholeheartedly and with iconic venues like the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Rod Laver Arena pressed into action, combined with a sport loving public it was a great place to be.
Delhi 2010: Tom Haffield (Wales)
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but looking back I probably wouldn’t have gone to Delhi; going into the meet ranked first and the Commonwealth Record Holder at the time and coming out fourth, and then being ill - for me, it wasn’t an experience I particularly enjoyed.
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