It was an explosive first night at the Commonwealth Trials as Simon Burnett provided a glimpse of what might have been in Montreal with a British Record over 200m Freestyle. There were also noteworthy performances from four of Britain’s world championship Squad.
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us takes duel in the pool crown
The US swimming team retained its Duel in the Pool title in the biennial match up with Australia’s Telstra Dolphins in Irvine, California last night. Despite closing the gap from the inaugural event in 2003, the Australian squad went down 190-102 in the duel meet format competition.
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Montreal: time for a rethink?
The British squad went to Montreal with high expectations, despite the loss of 13 senior swimmers after last years' Olympics. The qualification standards were the toughest yet under the Sweetenham regime, but 18 swimmers … Continue Reading→
davies and tancock save the best for last
Liam Tancock and David Davies rescued what has been an otherwise wretched competition for Britain on the last night of competition at the World Cchampionships in Montreal. The duo took bronze medals in the 50m backstroke and 1500m freestyle respectively, as the meet ended leaving Britain with an overall tally of three third places. There was also a 6th placed finish in the 50m Breaststroke for Kate Haywood.
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hope at last for british squad
By comparison with earlier nights in Montreal, the penultimate finals session off the world championships had some encouraging moments for Britain, as Loughborough teammates Liam Tancock and Kate Haywood advanced to the finals of the 50m backstroke and breaststroke respectively. Also giving hope to the British squad was David Davies’ qualification as the fastest swimmer for the final of the 1500m freestyle.
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