“Money makes the world go round” to coin a phrase, while lottery money in particular has been a cornerstone of British sporting success over the last decade. As British Swimming announced how it is distributing its share of the lottery pot for 2015, there was disappointment for some while others were rewarded for their performances this year.

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Bill Furniss has lived up to the challenge he outlined to swimmers when setting out the vision for turning around British swimming last year. At that time he stated that individual funding would be based, at least in part, on progression towards predicted medal winning times … Continue Reading→

Mel Marshall of City of Derby picked up the top gong at the annual British Swimming Coaches Association awards in Leeds last night as she was named Coach of the Year on the back of a stellar 12 months for her young charge Adam Peaty.

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Fresh from a successful Commonwealth Games for the home nations, British Swimming has named a team of 23 for the forthcoming European Championships in Berlin. The team is predominantly drawn from those in action in Glasgow, including 9 individual champions, rather than including a junior contingent as had been the the expectation under the selection … Continue Reading→

Fourteen-year-old swimmer Holly Hibbott from Southport (above, far right) received a £2,000 boost to her sporting career on Saturday when Sir Elton John CBE handed her a cheque from SportsAid to help her achieve her Olympic ambitions. The donation is one of the first to come from SportsAid’s new Elton John Sports Fund after the charity … Continue Reading→