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.
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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→
