A few months ago GBSwimstars had a photo shoot with GB Olympians Ellie Faulkner, Hannah Miley and Aimee Willmott - you can take a glimpse behind the scenes of that shoot in the video to the right. Read more about the shoot and Hannah's Olympic qualification here and … Watch→
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ASA calls on government to act on childrens’ swimming
Swimming may claim to be Britain’s biggest participation sport, but it won’t stay that way for long if the results of a new survey from the ASA are to be believed. The report, jointly released with Kellogg’s, shows that a third of children cannot swim the required 25 metres by the time they leave … Watch→
Jamieson ready to learn Hungarian lessons
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→
Head to head: GB’s ladies take on Australia
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.
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Alexander Dale Oen – 1985-2012
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→