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  • 2013 Duel in the Pool Interviews

    2013 Duel in the Pool Interviews

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    Courtesy of British Swimming, Conor Dwyer, Jeanette Ottesen, Michael Jamieson, Eugene Godsoe, Sophie Allen, Tom Shields, Fran Halsall and Mireia Belmonte being interviewed.

  • Herning 2013 Europeans Day 1 – Finals

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    Russia rules with 4 gold medals, 1 world record and 1 championships record after the first day of competition, Efimova having clocked a couple of championships records en route to the final. Spain’s Mireia Belmonte set a new European record of 2:01.52 in the 200 fly, and Denmark won the women’s 4×50 freestyle in a…

  • British Swimming announces performance squads

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    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…

  • 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…

  • Sophie Allen reviews her 2012 World Short Course campaign

    Sophie Allen reviews her 2012 World Short Course campaign

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    Sophie Allen looks back on an eventful year after finishing by making two finals on her World Short Course Championship debut at the 2012 event in Istanbul, Turkey.

  • 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…

  • Britain to send just 5 swimmers to the 2012 Europeans

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    Great Britain will send five swimmers to the European Championships in Debrecen, Hungary in May, the wast majority of their London 2012 Olympic team opting out in favor of training through for the London Olympics. Dennis Pursley, British Swimming Head Coach said: “Participation in the European Championships was made optional for the British Olympics. The…

  • Brits fill 8 more spots on Olympic roster

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    On this fourth day of the British Olympic Trials, Rebecca Turner qualified in the 200 freestyle with a 1:57.65, ahead of Caitlin McClatchey in 1:58.07, Eleanor Faulkner in 1:58.39 and Joanne Jackson in 1:58.70, who’ll qualify as relay swimmers. In the men’s 200 butterfly, Joe Roebuck secured himself a 2nd spot on the roster with a winning…