July 2005
31st July - DAVIES FACES USUAL SUSPECTS IN 1500M FINAL
Olympic medallist David Davies goes in tomorrow’s World
Championship final of the 1500m Freestyle as fastest qualifier
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30th July - ILLNESS HAMPERS WORLD TITLE DEFENCE FOR SEXTON
World Champion Katy Sexton will have to watch her title go
to someone else tomorrow night after the British swimmer failed
to make the final of the 200m Backstroke
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29th July - RELAY FOUR MOUNT BRAVE CHALLENGE
A determined British 200m Freestyle quartet attacked the
women’s relay at the World Championships in Montreal
tonight as they went all out too increase the squad’s
medal count.
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28th July - DAVIES POSTS LIFETIME BEST TIME IN RECORD FINAL
British Olympic 1500m medallist David Davies swam a lifetime
best in the world’s fastest ever 800m Freestyle but
was unable challenge for a medal over the shorter distance
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27th July - GIBSON MISSES CHANCE TO DEFEND WORLD TITLE
World Champion James Gibson will be unable to defend his
50m Breaststroke title in Montreal after he failed to make
it through tonight’s semi-finals.
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26th July - IMPRESSIVE COOK HOLDS OWN IN FASTEST FINAL
Breaststroke swimmer Chris Cook flew the flag for Britain
as their only finalist on day two of the World Championships
in Montreal and in the fastest 100m final in the history of
the competition he finished a creditable sixth.
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25th July - MCCLATCHEY DELIVERS FIRST BRITISH MEDAL
Freestyler Caitlin McClatchey delivered British Swimming’s
first medal on day one of the World Championships in the same
city her uncle won an Olympic medal in 1976.
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25th July - WATERFIELD AND TAYLOR DELIVER FIRST WORLD MEDAL
Divers Peter Waterfield and Leon Taylor wrote their way into
the history books at the World Championships in Montreal when
they became the first ever Britons to win a medal in the history
of the competition.
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23rd July - 32 YEAR WAIT ENDS AS TANDI DELIVERS IN FINAL
Tandi Indergaard become the first British woman to make a
World Championship 3m Final since 1973 when she showed consistency
and strength of nerve to overcome a strong field as well as
the extreme variances of weather.
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23rd July - SWEETENHAM PRAISES SQUAD AHEAD OF WORLDS
On the eve of the World Championships in Montreal British
Swimming National Performance Director Bill Sweetenham has
praised the hard work undertaken by the squad.
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20th July - YOUNG DIVERS CONTINUE TO SHOW PROMISE
Britain’s young divers competing at their first World
Championships have gained valuable experience from their outings
over the past two days in Montreal
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17th July - BIRCHER FIFTH AS RAIN POURS ON 5KM
British open water swimmer Alan Bircher narrowly missed out
on a medal at the FINA World Championships
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17th July - TEENAGE PAIR SHOW TALENT IN WORLD FINAL
British newcomers Claire Blencowe and Tonia Couch overcame
the nerves of their first ever major diving international
to put in the performance of their young lives at the World
Championships in Montreal.
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17th July - TORN HAMSTRING ENDS BRITISH DIVING HOPES
An injury to diver Tony Ally ended any chance of Britain
threatening for World Championship honours in the Men’s
3m Synchro event in Canada
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17th July - LOWE AND HALSALL RAISE BRITISH MEDAL TALLY
Two of Britain's bright young stars pushed the team's medal
tally to nine on the final day of the European Junior Championships
in Budapest.
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16th July - ALDERTON WINS JUNIOR DISTANCE BRONZE
Great Britain's Chris Alderton boosted his team's medal tally
with a bronze in the 1500m Freestyle on the penultimate day
of the European Junior Championships in Hungary.
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15th July - HALSALL HITS THE TOP SPOT IN HUNGARY
Great Britain upgraded their medals on day two of the European
Junior Championships as the team collected a gold and silver
medal in Budapest.
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14th July - JUNIORS SWIMMERS START STRONG IN HUNGARY
The British European Junior team stamped their authority
on day one of the competition in Hungary as they collected
four medals and achieved a series of personal best times.
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14th July - DIVERS GEAR UP FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Olympic silver medallists Leon Taylor and Peter Waterfield
will lead a British contingent at the World Championships
in Canada
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13th July - EUROPEAN JUNIOR SQUAD OUT TO MAKE THEIR MARK
Great Britain's junior swimming elite will take on their
continental neighbours at the European Junior Championships
(EJCs) in Budapest
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8th July - GB SQUAD ARE BEST OF ALL TIME
Sixteen of Britain's brightest young swimming talents became
the most successful team ever at the European Youth Olympics
(long course)
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7th July - BRITISH MEDAL TALLY NEARS MEET TARGET
Less than 24 hours after Britain celebrated the London 2012
decision a compact squad of the country's future swimming
talent were celebrating at the European Youth Olympics in
Italy.
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6th July - SPARKES EXCITED AT LONDON 2012 PROSPECTS
British Swimming Chief Executive David Sparkes has spoken
of his delight at London's successful bid to stage the 2012
Olympic Games.
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6th July - The EYOF competition in Lignano, Italy - Halfway
update.
This has certainly been an impressive meet for British Swimmers
and at the halfway stage they've gathered seven gold, one
silver and one bronze.
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5th July - CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS FALL AT YOUTH OLYMPICS
Great Britain's swimmers are celebrating after a sensational
second night in the pool that saw them secure a new championship
record with each of their four gold medals at the European
Youth Olympic Festival in Italy.
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5th July - ASA TO PILOT SCHEMES FOR HEALTHIER NATION
The Amateur Swimming Association is working closely with
Sport England to transform a £3m award into a £12m
national scheme to help boost public health by increasing
participation in swimming.
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4th July - GIRLS SET THE STANDARD IN LIGNANO
Great Britain's junior swimmers kicked off the European Youth
Olympic Festival with five medals - three of them gold
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1st July - SWIMMERS OUT TO TASTE FIRST OLYMPIC SUCCESS
A squad of British Swimming's brightest prospects will face
what for most will be their first international test as part
of the multi-sport team contesting the European Youth Olympic
Festival in Italy.
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