Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but looking back I probably wouldn’t have gone to Delhi; going into the meet ranked first and the Commonwealth Record Holder at the time and coming out fourth, and then being ill - for me, it wasn’t an experience I particularly enjoyed.
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I always relished the challenge with the pressure fuelling my energy; I simply swam for the big time competitions. At the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games, it was seemingly my turn for Gold after getting the World Record at the 1989 European Championships for the 200M BR.
Unforunately, I flew out … Continue Reading→
If you've been listening to the pullbuoy Commonwealth Games preview podcasts, you'll have heard us referencing Commonwealth rankings for 2014. Below you can see the top 10 men's rankings for each event along with the equivalent World ranking as extracted from those published on Continue Reading→
If you've been listening to the pullbuoy Commonwealth Games preview podcasts, you'll have heard us referencing Commonwealth rankings for 2014. Below you can see the top 10 women's rankings for each event along with the equivalent World ranking as extracted from those published on Continue Reading→
Manchester was my second major games, (having competed at the Sydney Olympics two years previously), but I certainly felt that more was expected of me come 2002. Pre commonwealth rankings predicted podium finishes at the very least, and I was aware that Manchester offered me a great opportunity to make … Continue Reading→
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but looking back I probably wouldn’t have gone to Delhi; going into the meet ranked first and the Commonwealth Record Holder at the time and coming out fourth, and then being ill - for me, it wasn’t an experience I particularly enjoyed.
To be frank … Continue Reading→ 
