It may come as a surprise but even at pullbuoy we have a life outside of swimming, and there are only so many hours in the day, which means that the time devoted to writing about swimming is sadly limited. To make sure that time is best spent on what people want to see, it … Continue Reading→
Sadly the annual awards celebration for British swimming, the Splash Awards were cancelled. But we thought that Britain's aquatic sports deserved some recognition anyway, so without further ado we present the alternative Splash awards, or "Splosh Awards" if you will. It seems inevitable that people will disagree with these picks; if … Continue Reading→
British Swimming today released the results of the performance review which followed the 2012 Olympics. Below is the full text of the review summary; analysis will follow in due course.
British Swimming London 2012 Performance Debrief
From research and consultations, the Debrief drew the following conclusions:
• There were clear areas of strength, and a number of … Continue Reading→
When British Swimming would have hoped to be celebrating what was an encouraging showing from a young team at the European Short Course Championships, it instead found itself mired in difficulty with the sudden departure of National Performance Director Michael Scott. Following a performance that failed to meet expectations at the London Olympics, there was … Continue Reading→
