The Olympic Selection Conundrum – How Britain’s swimmers get to London
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The Olympic form book
The tables below show the 2011 performances of Britain's swimmers compared to the FINA Olympic Qualification Time (FINA A) and the faster British Olympic qualifying time (QT). Also shown is the FINA Olympic Selection Time (FINA B) where it applies to British selection, which is only for the selection of medley relay squads.
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Brits break cover ahead of trials
Over the past weekend, across the globe at meets from Sheffield to Melbourne, Flanders to Austin, Britain's swimmers broke cover to compete for the first time in 2012. The series of early season swims gives observers the opportunity to assess the form book ahead of Olympic trials, which start in less than 7 weeks, and … Continue Reading→
Olympic trials; a missed opportunity?
The unprecedented demand for tickets for next year’s Olympic trials, which saw almost all tickets sold to pre-registered buyers last week, all but guaranteed full houses in March next year as Britain’s Olympic team begins to take shape. But despite this level of interest, the trials still seem on some levels to be a missed opportunity to develop swimming even further in the public consciousness.
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Website crashes as trials tickets released
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→