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  • Rising above The Plateau: Olympic swimmer Chris Walker-Hebborn

    Rising above The Plateau: Olympic swimmer Chris Walker-Hebborn

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    Olympic swimmer and Rio medal hopeful Christopher Walker-Hebborn talks to the Evening Standard about hitting “the plateau” – spending a lot of time not improving as a swimmer – and how he got back on track, plus his hopes for the 2016 Olympic games in Rio.

  • Fran Halsall to lead British challenge at Herning 2013 European Short Course Champs

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    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,”…

  • Europe vs USA 2013 Duel in the Pool teams revealed

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    See for instance swimming.org Olympic medallist Michael Jamieson and World Championship medallist Fran Halsall will lead the European challenge at the 2013 Duel in the Pool when the continent’s best swimmers go head-to-head with world number one swimming nation the USA. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Britain will be French Olympic champions Florent Manaudou, Yannick Agnel and Fabien…

  • 2012 ASA Nationals: 2 more swimmers on GB’s Olympic roster

    2012 ASA Nationals: 2 more swimmers on GB’s Olympic roster

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    On this third day of the British Gas ASA National Swimming Championships, teenager Siobhan-Marie O’Connor became the youngest British swimmer ever to qualify for London 2012, winning the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.04. “Having sacrificed her school prom.” Stephanie Proud qualified in the 200 backstroke, and Chris Walker-Hebborn his second Olympic selection with a time of…

  • 2012 ASA Nationals: Lloyd, Walker-Hebborn and Loughran make team

    2012 ASA Nationals: Lloyd, Walker-Hebborn and Loughran make team

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    At the British Gas ASA National Swimming Championships today, Chris Walker-Hebborn (1:57.17) and Marco Loughran (1:58.34) qualified for the London 2012 Games in the men’s 200 backstroke, while Ieuan Lloyd beat David Carry in the men’s 200 freestyle, 1:47.55 to 1:47.86. Others were close, read more here on swimming.org and see all results here.

  • The British Olympics competition preparation plan announced

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    With the London Olympics less than 100 days away, British swimmers are preparing to race on the international circuit, including the Europeans in Debrecen in May, the Mare Nostrum Series in June, the OW Marathon qualifier in Setúbal in June and the Santa Clara International Grand Prix in May/June, before the last chance to book…