Molly Renshaw, world champion. That’s what the Loughborough based breaststroker now is following her victory in the 200m breaststroke at the World Short Course championship last December. Speaking just before Christmas, it’s clear that her new found status came as a bit of a surprise. “It hasn’t sunk in really, even though people keep saying … Continue Reading→
Back at the British Championships in April, while Siobhan Marie O’Connor and Francesca Halsall were battling it out in the final of the 100m freestyle, there was a nagging question that just kept lingering. Here we had a 200IM specialist, albeit one who is a very good freestyler, and a swimmer who had publicly stated … Continue Reading→
If they gave out Olympic medals for confidence alone, then you could all but ink in the name of Craig Benson in the podium places this year, for while the 18 year old Scot may be a rookie on the senior international scene, he possesses an immense self belief that he hopes will propel him … Continue Reading→
Local knowledge is a wonderful thing; inside knowledge is even better. That’s why, after his analysis last year, we again tracked down Ian Pope, coach to five swimmers selected for the Montreal World Championships in Giaan Rooney, Michael Klim, Patrick Murphy, Brett Hawke and Matt Welsh.
Who said nice guys can’t be winners? Eleven major medals in a career spanning 10 years says otherwise if you are Steve Parry, who called time on his swimming exploits shortly before this years World Championship trials, only seven months after his biggest achievement, Olympic bronze.
