Continuing their resurgence in the sport of swimming, Adidas today launched an innovation hub, dubbed the a-station, in the shadow of the London Aquatic Centre for the remainder of the European Championships. It includes a unique head scanning station, the results of which will feed into the next wave of performance goggles and caps.
Britain's Olympic team converges on London this week to contest the European Championships as part of their build up to the big one in Rio this summer. Their ranks are swelled by a host of those who may hope to make their own Olympic journey four years hence, as a total squad of 42 takes … Continue Reading→
British Swimming and the BOA confirmed today a team of 26 for the Rio Olympics. Headed by World champions James Guy and Adam Peaty, the team contains 15 men and 11 ladies. Everyone within the 2% cut off from the tough consideration times at trials has been added to the eight automatic qualifiers who made the plane to Brazil in Glasgow along with three further discretionary picks.
It was an up and down week in Glasgow as places on the British team for the Rio Olympics were decided (or for some the first steps were taken towards the selector’s committee room). Not that the meet was without drama; Bob, Katie and Steve look back at the meet and consider the selection decisions that will be made this week.
The British Swimming Championships are underway in Glasgow, for a competition that will determine who makes the Olynpic team for Rio later this year. As in previous years we'll be keeping tabs of how the team is shaping up based on the results and the British selection policy.
Note this is only our interpretation of … Continue Reading→