Next weeks’ European championships see a small band of five British swimmers heading to Debrecen to test out their Olympic preparations in the heat of continental competition. Amongst those making the trip will be Michael Jamieson, who will make a blink-and-you'll-miss-it visit to Hungary’s second city as he looks to sharpen his racing skills, and … Continue Reading→
Shortly after Britain’s Olympic trials came to a close, Steve Parry was quoted as rating Britain’s women as third best in the world, just behind the US and Australia. That seemed a reasonable claim, but there was a nagging doubt that perhaps GB was closer to overtaking Australia than it seemed. So we thought we’d test it out.
The swimming world is in mourning following the sudden passing of world 100m breaststroke champion Alexander Dale Oen at a training camp in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Alexander was Norway's' first ever Olympic medallist in the pool, taking silver in Beijing over the 100m breaststroke, and would have been one of the favourites for the Olympic crown in … Continue Reading→
When your surname is Miley, it’s almost inevitable that you’re going to end up with the nickname “Smiley”. But there’s steel behind that smile in the case of Hannah Miley, that photographer Simon Wright wanted to capture, giving rise to a Boudicca inspired shoot.
