March 2005
29th March - WORLD MEDALLIST LOOKS TO MEDICINE
Current World Championship silver medallist Ian Edmond is
leaving the sport of swimming to pursue another passion -
medicine.
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20th March - TEN SWIMMERS BOOKED FOR WORLD CHAMPS TRIP
Great Britain's swimmers doubled the contingent headed for
Montreal as a further five athletes qualified at the ASDA
British Swimming World Championship Trials in Manchester.
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19th March - TANCOCK LOWERS BACKSTROKE BAR
Loughborough University's Liam Tancock set a new British
record as two more swimmers were added to the squad for Canada
at the ASDA British Swimming World Championship Trials in
Manchester.
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18th March - MARSHALL & CO MAKE RELAY GRADE
There were relay qualifications in the pool on day three
of the ASDA British Swimming World Championships Trials as
Loughborough University's Melanie Marshall and her club mates
qualified for the 4x200m freestyle relay.
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17th March - THREE SWIMMERS QUALIFY AS RECORDS FALL
Three swimmers qualified for the FINA World Championships
in Montreal this summer and five home nation records fell
on day two of the ASDA British Swimming World Championship
Trials in Manchester.
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17th March - EMOTIONAL FAREWELL FROM CHAMPION PRICE
Double Commonwealth champion Sarah Price, one of the most
successful female swimmers of her generation, announced her
retirement at the ASDA British Swimming World Championship
Trials tonight.
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16th March - HAYWOOD LOWERS BAR IN SEMI FINALS
Loughborough University's Kate Haywood proved she meant business
as she clocked a new British record in the semi final of the
100m breaststroke at the ASDA British Swimming World Championships
in Manchester.
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16th March - YOUNG DIVERS HEAD TO MADRID
A squad of seven of Britain's up-and-coming-diving talent
will compete at the FINA Grand Prix in Madrid this weekend
as they continue to familiarise themselves with international
competition.
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15th March - OLYMPIC MEDALLIST PARRY CALLS TIME ON CAREER
Olympic medallist Steve Parry has announced his retirement
after more than a decade of competing at the pinnacle of international
swimming.
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14th March - WORLD TRIALS TO SHAPE FUTURE OF SWIMMING
The framework of British Swimming's World Championship squad
will be determined over the next five days when the sport's
elite compete for the right to represent their nation in Montreal
this summer.
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14th March - LEGG STEPS DOWN FROM SWIMMING ELITE
Multi-Commonwealth medal winner Karen Legg announced her
decision to retire from swimming this weekend at the Dorset
County Championships in Littledown.
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10th March - SMART TRACK STEPS UP WITH SCREENING DAY
A group of 44 young athletes will attend a Talent Identification
screening session this weekend as part of British Swimming's
Smart Track programme aimed at unearthing future champions.
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