He’s been in the role for just over 18 months having taken on the mantle of GB head coach from Bill Furniss, and Steven Tigg is looking forward to a summer of international competition on two fronts, the Commonwealth Games and the European Championships. In an exclusive interview, we speak to him about stepping into the top job and his hopes for the summer ahead, as a stepping stone to 2028.
In our main Aquatics GB Championships review podcast, there was plenty we heard from the swimmers that didn’t make it in. So in this extra edition you can hear some of what they had to say after their races in London, including Angharad Evans, Eva Okaro, Duncan Scott and Ollie Morgan.
It was a terrific week of competition in London, headlined by three sizzling British records from Angharad Evans and Freya Colbert. With selection on the line for this summer’s European Championships and Commonwealth Games, there was plenty of action for Steve and Bob to discuss.
There was a bombshell announcement his week as Ben Proud retired from swimming with immediate effect and instead joined the Enhanced Games. On this extra podcast, Steve, Bob and Katie take a brief look at the issues that this raises.
It wasn’t the World Championships the British team was hoping for, or indeed the one we all expected with a haul of only 2 medals in Singapore. There is a lot of context to be applied, with illness a significant factor for a number of teams, but there were plenty of high points for Steve Bob and Katie to look back on, including another world title for the men’s 4×200 freestyle and a superb British Record from Freya Colbert.