After an excellent year for Britain’s swimmers there’s any number of athletes who are in the frame for a swimmer of the year award – this video above highlights the main contenders for the male and female swimmer of the year.
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Melbourne 2006: Steve Buckley (pullbuoy)
Living in Australia at the time, I was lucky enough to be in Melbourne for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The city embraced the event wholeheartedly and with iconic venues like the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Rod Laver Arena pressed into action, combined with a sport loving public it was a great place to be.
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GB Swimmers Rev Up For National Paralympic Day
For the first time since the London 2012 Paralympic Games, international swimmers will once again compete in the iconic London Aquatics Centre as part of National Paralympic Day on Saturday August 30.
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, a day of celebrations is taking place across the country, including a free family … Watch→
Swim4Leukaemia – above and below the water
On 1st February 2014, a team of 100 swimmers attempted a world record relay to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. Photographer Simon Wright was there to record the event from above and below the water
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The Sheffield effect – it’s not just the water
It was the wrong sort of water, blared the headline in the Telegraph, echoing years of rail company excuses in explaining where it had all gone wrong for Britain in Barcelona. The source of this wisdom was … Watch→