Loughborough's Melanie Marshall was perhaps a surprise winner of teh 100 free, holding off the experienced KArne Pickering to take the title and claim her place in the Commonwealth games. Both girls swam under the qualifying time, but third placed Karn Legg will have to wait and see if she gets a place. … Continue Reading→
As predicted, Simon Militis provided Gregor Tait's biggest challenge as he finished second behind the scot in teh 200 backstroke to book a game splace. The race showed plenty of promise for the next generation of British Backstorkers with 3 finalists under the age of 20, one of whom, James Goddard gave himself a … Continue Reading→
No shocks in the women's 200 breastroke heats - all of the swimmers likely to be competing for the title qualified easily. Scot Kirsty Balfour led the way, but expect faster times form the likes of King and Earp in the final tonight.
Some new names could be expected in the English Commonwealth games team for the 200m backstroke. Scot Greogr Tait led the qualifiers by almost 2 seconds, with 98 team member Simon Militis likely to provide his sternest opposition, qualifying in fourth, but the reminder of the semifinal qualifiers are relatively unknown at this level. Continue Reading→
Some new names could be expected in the English Commonwealth games team for the 200m backstroke. Scot Gregor Tait led the qualifiers by almost 2 seconds, with 98 team member Simon Militis likely to provide his sternest opposition, qualifying in fourth, but the reminder of the final qualifiers are relatively unknown at this level. Continue Reading→