Last November, word emerged from the FINA technical swimming committee that the introduction of mixed relays into international competition was being considered. Purely in interest, we looked at how Britain would make up relay quartets had the event been included in Shanghai last year
Continue Reading →2011 was on the whole a pretty encouraging one for Britain’s swimmers, who performed creditably at the World Championships in Shanghai and indicated that they should be in contention in a number of events come July of 2012.
The unprecedented demand for tickets for next year’s Olympic trials, which saw almost all tickets sold to pre-registered buyers last week, all but guaranteed full houses in March next year as Britain’s Olympic team begins to take shape. But despite this level of interest, the trials still seem on some levels to be a missed opportunity to develop swimming even further in the public consciousness.