He won three medals in his two appearances for Australia, but the Commonwealth Games were not always plain sailing for Brett Hawke.
We pick up the Commonwealth Games memories thread in Manchester to get his memories of the 2002 edition before moving to Melbourne in 2006, as Brett recalls the suit malfunctions and health scares that led him to think he was cursed.
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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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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.
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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.
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It was almost a return to business as usual at the British Championships in Sheffield with full fields and crowds in the stands. In the pool there were a number of standout performances as the swimmers jostled to secure selection not only for the forthcoming world championships but also the Commonwealth Games teams for England, Scotland and Wales. In this first podcast for 2022 Bob and Steve look over events at Ponds Forge.
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