Individual medley specialist Robin Francis has switched allegiance and will now compete for South Africa, with the aim of representing his new country in the Melbourne Commonwealth Games next year.

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British Swimming has launched an independent enquiry into allegations of bullying levelled at national performance director Bill Sweetenham. The move follows an article in The Times newspaper written by former international table tennis player Matthew Syed that alleged Sweetenham's methods had contributed to the retirement of 13 Olympic athletes. Sweetenham rejected the allegations and said he had … Continue Reading→

Olympic swimmers will come under the spotlight once again after competeing a photo shoot for a calendar to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Campaign. Members of the Athens 2004 squad were the subjects of a two-day photo shoot in Loughborough ahead of the launbch of the finished prodcut on 16th October. Olympic backstroker Sarah Price … Continue Reading→

2001 World Bronze medallist Joanna Fargus has applied to switch her international representation from Britain to Australia, according to the latest minutes of the GB Technical Swimming Committee, which has accepted the request. Fargus, who was born in Australia, was a key member of … Continue Reading→