Tag: Adam Peaty
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Glasgow 2014: Adam Peaty beats idol Cameron van der Burgh in the breaststroke
Adam Peaty produced a storming last 25 metres to land the Commonwealth 100m breaststroke title on a night of double Glasgow gold for England at the Tollcross Swimming Centre. The 19-year-old reeled in South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh in the closing stages to touch in a Games record of 58.94 seconds, with home favourite…
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England, Scotland and Wales swimmers go head to head for Battle of SwimBritain
Press release courtesy of dna Four of England’s brightest swim stars teamed up to take on Scotland and Wales this weekend to complete the British Gas SwimBritain challenge. London 2012 Olympian Aimee Willmott joined forces with British Gas Championship multi-gold medallist swimmers James Guy, Siobhan Marie-O’Connor and breaststroke swimmer Adam Peaty for a very special…
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British Swimming announces performance squads
See swimming.org British Swimming has announced the Podium and Podium Potential squads of athletes who will receive direct support from UK Sport through the World Class Performance Programme for 2014. Sixty-two athletes across Podium (22) and Podium Potential (40) will receive targeted financial assistance through receipt of an Athlete Personal Award (APA) in addition to…
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Fran Halsall to lead British challenge at Herning 2013 European Short Course Champs
See swimming.org Halsall (British Gas ITC, Loughborough) will be joined by the likes of Jazz Carlin (British Gas ITC, Swansea), Andrew Willis (British Gas ITC, Bath), Hannah Miley (Garioch, Scotland) and Craig McNally (Warrender, Scotland) as part of an 11-strong team. “This is a team which is focused on athletes that we feel can deliver medals either today or in the near future,