It was an up and down week for Britain at the World Championships in Budapest with a slow start finally turning into a creditable haul of 5 medals including a world title for Ben Proud and a hat trick of bronze medals for Tom Dean. Steve and Bob are on … Listen→
For the 100th episode of the pullbuoy podcast we hand the reins over to Bob who caught up with six of the GB team heading to the world championships and their coach Dave McNulty. As well as Dave, in this bumper episode you’ll get the thoughts of Tom Dean, Freya Anderson, James Guy, Matt Richards, Brodie Williams and Jacob Peters.
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It was on then off then on again, but the World Championships of 2022 are now upon us, kicking off a busy summer of racing for Britain’s swimmers. Before they can think about the Commonwealth Games or Europeans though, there is the small matter of facing the world’s best in Budapest. Steve, Bob and Katie are on hand to look forward to an exciting competition and run the rule over Britain’s chances.
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It was almost a return to business as usual at the British Championships in Sheffield with full fields and crowds in the stands. In the pool there were a number of standout performances as the swimmers jostled to secure selection not only for the forthcoming world championships but also the Commonwealth Games teams for England, Scotland and Wales. In this first podcast for 2022 Bob and Steve look over events at Ponds Forge.
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The British Championships concluded in now customary style with a battle royale over 200m freestyle. It brought 6 days of competition in Sheffield to a rousing finish, as the final selection opportunities for Budapest and Birmingham came and went. Here’s a look at how the selection picture stands for Britain and each of the home nation teams.
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