It’s been called the most important domestic meet there is in Britain. And for most part it is just that as Olympic dreams will be made and shattered over the 6 days of competition in Glasgow this week. As we have come to expect, qualification will be tough, but by the end of the meet, … Continue Reading→
When the British swimming funding lists were announced back in October there was little of the public complaint that had accompanied the 2014 version. That was despite there being a significant turnover in the podium performance list, with 7 of the 21 spaces taken by new swimmers, a third of the total available. Can this tell us anything about the selection for Rio?
At a very fast meet, which saw several American records broken in the 25 yard pool, Carnegie’s Mark Szaranek, was the standout British swimmer in action at the men’s NCAA division 1 championships which took place in Atlanta last week. Swimming for Florida, Szaranek contributed 22 individual points and had a hand in 123 more … Continue Reading→
Twelve British ladies were in action at the Women’s NCAA Division 1 Championships which took place a little over a week ago in Atlanta. The event was held in the 1996 Olympic pol, now re-christened as the McCauley Aquatic Centre.
The overall title was won by Georgia, who counted Plymouth Leander’s Shauna Lee amongst their … Continue Reading→
