Category: Competition
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Atkinson, Walters Rule – Swimmer, Boxer Top RJR Awards
No surprises, as boxer Nicholas ‘The Axeman’ Walters and swimming star Alia Atkinson, were last night added to the hallowed corridors of Jamaican sporting heritage, after coming out on top at the 54th RJR Sports Foundation National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus last night. The pair, who a…
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A video message from Ellie Simmonds
Four-time Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds wants you to come join her at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow in six months time.
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Alia Atkinson: I am a myth-buster
We knew she was a world champion swimmer, but we discovered last Saturday that Alia Atkinson is also a powerful speaker. As she addressed the annual business conference of the GraceKennedy Group, she recounted how she extinguished the notion that swimming “was not for the likes of herâ€. With little support at the beginning of…
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New Zealand swimmers caught in the deep end in 2014
Lauren Boyle and Sophie Pascoe aside, it’s been another forgettable and concerning year for swimming in New Zealand. And, frustratingly, even Boyle’s year has been hampered. Last month it was revealed the Rio Olympic medal hope has been without a specialist coach for six months and taxpayer-funded entities Swimming New Zealand and High Performance Sport…
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Cate Campbell named Australia’s Swimmer of the Year again
World 100m freestyle champion Cate Campbell has been named Australia’s Swimmer of the Year after winning four golds at the Pan Pacific Championships and three at the Commonwealth Games in 2014. The 22-year-old, who also won the award last year, holds the fastest time in the world this year for the 100m freestyle (52.62 seconds)…
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Swimmer overcomes adversity to become one of best
Dominic Baber was diagnosed with hemophilia and swimming was about the only sport he could do. Now his name is on the record board at Blue Springs South as one of the best.
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James Guy | Rising UK Swim Star
Teenager James Guy has already impressed the swimming world with his quick times over 400m Freestyle. He is one to watch in the build up to Rio 2016.
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Emily Seebohm | Aussie Swim Queen
Profile of Australian Swim Star Emily Seebohm on Trans World Sport when she was just 14.
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Daniel Gyurta | Hungarian Swim Star aged 16
Back in 2005 Trans World Sport filmed with a talented Hungarian swimmer who had already won an Olympic medal at 15 years old! Daniel Gyurta has since gone on to win 3x world titles & Olympic gold in the 200m Breaststoke.