A bad pun maybe, but trouble with a wisdom tooth may force the Mark Foster to pull out of a tournament in Croatia which is important for his Commonwealth Games build-up. Foster was an "out of sight" winner yet again at the National Swimming Championships in Coventry, but he could be beaten this week … Continue Reading→
It looks certain that Natalie Coughlin (USA) will break the long course 100 backstroke world record of 1:00.16, the question is not 'if' but 'when'. She swam 1:00.19, the third fastest time ever - she already has the second fastest time to her credit - at the Santa Clara International meet.
Ever wondered how the new Commonwealth pool was put together? The following article is quite technical, but includes some excellent photos of the new facility.
There may have been complaints about the Coventry pool, but the Commonwealth team continued to dominate the finals on the last day of the championships. Some surprises along the way but on the whole a satisfactory three days for those swimmers who are Manchester bound.
Normal service continued almost uninterrupted at tonights' finals session as the England commonwealth team members again produced solid if unspectacular swims in their final competition before Manchester. They didn't have it all their own way though and there were some surprising results as the session progressed.