The penultimate night of finals in the Manchester Aquatics centre was the one with the biggest uncertainty of the competition so far, as the backstroke events took centre stage. Could Ian Thorpe win his 6th gold medal in the 100m backstroke? Could Sarah Price add two more golds in the women’s events? The races on … Continue Reading→
This meet has seen some amazing drama, world records, Commonwealth records and numerous national records but tonight was a night for history to be made. We didn’t have to wait long for the moment to come; the session was barely 3 minutes old before a new name went down in the annals of Commonwealth Games … Continue Reading→
Candian backstroker Riley Janes injured his back in this morning's heats for the men's 100 backstroke, as he collided with the underwater 'halibut' camera from the start. The camera runs on a rail fitted to the bottom of the pool.
Janes always starts deep to allow him to use his excellent dolphin kick, … Continue Reading→
When talking to the press after this morning's 100m breastroke heats, Heidi Earp let it slip that she hadn't swum as well as she had hoped to in the 200m final last night, as a result of an illness. When asked why she had swum she replied, "my coach made me!".
The third day of swimming competition had already had its fair share of controversy before we event got to the finals session with Matt Welsh’s perhaps harsh disqualification in the heats of the 200m backstroke. If the evening lacked such shocks then it more than made up for it with pure drama and some tremendous … Continue Reading→
