It's not often you get the chance to corner an Olympic and World Champion for a chat, so when occasional pullbuoy contributor Tara Hutt found herself in Melbourne, training with Sydney and Fukuoka gold medallist Massimiliano Rosolino, the opportunity was just … Continue Reading→
If certain results were seen as forgone conclusions at the recent British Championships, then the women's backstroke events would surely have fallen into that category. Barnet Copthall's Sarah Price had been top of … Continue Reading→
The men's swimmer of 2002 poll was always going to be close. There were few swimmers who really stood out from the rest across the year as a whole, but a string of impressive performances through the early world cup meets followed by a superb victory in the European short course championships, brought Steve … Continue Reading→
To the uninitiated, the north London suburb of Barnet might not look like a hotbed of swimming talent but the Barnet Copthall club has a history of producing outstanding swimmers, and backstrokers in particular. Former internationals and British Record holders Martin Harris and Kathy Read came from the club and that tradition is being maintained … Continue Reading→
Darren Mew was always a promising junior, with three successive 100m breastroke final appearances in the European Junior Championships culminating in a 1997 bronze medal, but he has also made the often perilous leap into senior competition with relative ease. Coming … Continue Reading→