Swimming Natation Canada have at last finalised the team they will be sending to Manchester, following appeals and counter appeals by swimmers not originally selected. In the end, the team has reverted to that picked after the Canadian trials

Ever wondered how the new Commonwealth pool was put together? The following article is quite technical, but includes some excellent photos of the new facility.

Manchester Aquatics Centre (PDF)

Following the recent reselection of the Canadian Commonwealth games swimming team, following an appeal against inconsitencies in teh selection policy, a second appeal against the original decision has resulted in further chanegs to the originally selected line up



Nadine Rolland successfully appealed to the ADR (Athlete Dispute Resolution) for not being … Continue Reading→

The England Aquatics team of 57 members has been formally announced by the Commonwealth Games Council for England. This compares to an England Aquatics squad of 52 at the last Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 where EAD athletes were not incorporated.

Full Announcement at britishswimming.org

South Africa's Commonwealth Games team has been anounced. Top medal hopes will be breastrokers Sarah Poewe and Terence Parkin.

Athletes who made the team overcame tough selection criteria in which they had to be rated among the top three in the Commonwealth.

"Our selection process has been very strict," said SA Commonwealth … Continue Reading→