It was hardly a vintage year for British Swimming, but there were still performances to be savoured. In the continued absence of the Splash Awards, we present once again the Splosh awards. The prevalence of youth amongst the winners demonstrates an encouraging trend for 2014, so without further ado here are the winners. Let us … 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→
2011 was on the whole a pretty encouraging one for Britain’s swimmers, who performed creditably at the World Championships in Shanghai and indicated that they should be in contention in a number of events come July of 2012.
2010 was quite a year for Britain’s swimmers, with strong performances throughout the year from trials to Budapest to Delhi and, finally, to Dubai. Those strong results made singling out one swimmer far from easy, but pick one we must.