For Britain's swimmers Barcelona '03 is no more as the domestic focus moves on to other targets. Some might be glad to see the back of the 2003 World Championships but for the overwhelming majority of the 34 strong British team the 8 days of competition in the Palau St Jordi were excellent, as … Continue Reading→
There’s no doubt that British breaststroke is on a high at the moment, but its very easy to take a blinkered view and concentrate on the 100m and 50m swimmers, who have produced some excellent performances this year. Look beyond the sprinters however and you will find a Scotsman quietly preparing for an assault on the 200m breaststroke event in Barcelona.
Twelve months ago, few people beyond real swimming aficionados would have heard of David Davies. The 18 year old from Barry in South Wales was certainly a promising junior and a medallist at last years European Junior Championships, but … Continue Reading→
For the first time in a while, Britain's swimmers are approaching a global championship with a spring in their step and confidence that they can bring home medals where it counts. Two years ago, the British team surpassed expectations in bringing home seven medals from Fukuoka, but have now set themselves a target they will … Continue Reading→
No sooner had we speculated that the British team for this summers world championships was going to be smaller than that from two years ago (See who'd be a selector?), than the actual team was announced as containing 34 swimmers - 7 more than made the trip to Japan. Exact individual events for each … Continue Reading→