Australia's Olympic and world swimming champion Grant Hackett is pulling out of next year's Commonwealth Games. Hackett will formally announce his withdrawal at a news conference later today his manager Brian Taylor told Australian television.
A reason for the withdrawal has not been made public but it is widely known that he has been troubled by … Continue Reading→
Ian Thorpe will make his much anticpated comeback to competition at next weekend's FINA World Cup Meet. His Coach Tracey Menzies confirmed that the 23 year old will end 15 months of competiiton exile when he lines up in the 100m freestyle next Saturday.
"He just wants to get back in and have a race and … Continue Reading→
The 1982 Commonwealth Games was my first major meet; I was only 18 and being on that stage and winning a gold made me realise that what I was hoping for could be possible so it was quite an important stage in my life.
Looking back at the 100m breaststroke, … Continue Reading→
Athens Olympian Lisa Chapman has announced her retirement form swimming at the age of 21. The Loughborough swimmer, who was a member of the British 4x100m freestyle squad at the Olympics and also won silver in the 100IM at the European Short course championships later in the year, cited financial reasons for her decision.
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Scotland has announced its 166 strong team for the Melbourne commonwealth games, a squad that includes 20 swimmers. The Scottish squad has a strong performance in Manchester and will be looking to repeat the dose this time around, with likely medal winner including world bronze winner Caitlin McClatchey and British Record holders Gregor Tait … Continue Reading→
The 1982 Commonwealth Games was my first major meet; I was only 18 and being on that stage and winning a gold made me realise that what I was hoping for could be possible so it was quite an important stage in my life.
Looking back at the 100m breaststroke, …