With more than a passing resemblance to the second stage Olympic ticket sale, the ticket sales website for Britain's Olympic trials crashed earlier today as it failed to cope with the level of demand for seats in the Stratford aquatic centre next March. Visitors were left unable to pay for tickets as the site became … Continue Reading→
Swimming Australia has appointed Bill Sweetenham as a mentor to it's top coaches in a move designed to improve their coaching standards and to help reverse a perceived coaching 'brain drain' from the world's number two swimming nation.
Since leaving his post as Britain's National Performance Director in 2008, Sweetenham has worked with national teams from … Continue Reading→
Underwater footage of Adrian Turner features in Amphibians
What happens to elite swimmers when they retire and are they defined only by their results? That’s one of the questions that the play Amphibians, currently running at the … Continue Reading→
Fran Halsall equalled Melanie Marshall's British record for the 100m freestyle as she posted a time of 54.62 while competing in the Australian Age Group Championships in Perth. It is believed that this represents the fastest time ever by a 16-year-old and builds on her encouraging showing in the recent World Championships.
Three British swimmers … Continue Reading→
You don't have to be down under to be setting records; while her British team-mates laboured in Melbourne, Garioch's Hannah Miley smashed her own British Record on the first night of heats at the British Championships in Manchester. the young Scot carved over 4 seconds off her own national standard. posting 4:40.07 to easily … Continue Reading→
