December 2006
29th Dec - OLYMPIC SWIMMER WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
Kirsty Balfour has been awarded the British Olympic Association's
(BOA) 2006 Olympic Athlete of the Year Trophy for aquatics.
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22nd Dec - BRITS TAKE OPEN WATER HONOURS DOWN UNDER
A small squad of British swimmers picked up a medal a piece
at the Australian Open Water Championships in Melbourne.
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21st Dec - POSTHUMOUS AWARD GIVEN TO EXPERIENCED DIVING
COACH
Wally Clark has been awarded the Jeff Cook memorial trophy
at the 2006 British Diving Championships in Manchester last
weekend.
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20th Dec - AQUATIC SCHOOL COMPETITION FRAMEWORK UNVEILED
The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) will launch its Aqua
Skills Festivals in 2007 to introduce more children to its
range of pool-based activities.
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20th Dec - BRITAIN TO BID FOR 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Great Britain is one of seven nations hoping to stage the
2010 IPC Swimming World Championships following an initial
application made by the county's national governing body for
swimming.
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19th Dec - YOUNG DIVERS SELECTED FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
A squad of seven young divers has been selected to compete
at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) in Sydney
from the 17-21 January 2007.
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19th Dec - YOUTH SWIMMERS IMPRESS ON AUSSIE TOUR
Some of Britain's finest youth swimmers have ended their
tour of Australia at the Queensland Open and Age Group Championships
with a staggering 71 medals.
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17th Dec - FINAL DAY BRINGS OUT TOP CLASS DIVES
The Men's platform event dominated the day and with Leon
Taylor pulling out, all eyes were on Peter Waterfield (25).
Going into the final Waterfield, of Southampton Diving Club,
had a comfortable lead.
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16th Dec - TAYLOR AND WATERFIELD PROVE THEY ARE STILL TOP
OF THEIR GAME
Leon Taylor (29) and Peter Waterfield (25) put in an impressive
performance on the second day of the 2007 GB Diving Championships
to claim their first title 2006.
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15th Dec - DIVERS TAKE NATIONAL HONOURS IN MANCHESTER
City of Sheffield pair Tony Alley (33) and Nick Robinson-Baker
(19) were crowned British Diving Champions in the Men's 3m
Synchro event when they came from behind in the final round
to claim top spot
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15th Dec - SPORTS MINISTER PRAISES GB TEAM
Minister for Sport Richard Caborn has praised the British
swimming team for their outstanding performance at the IPC
World Championships in Durban this month.
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14th Dec - SWIMMERS TEST THEMSELVES IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS
A group of British swimmers are set to compete at the 2007
Swimming Australia Open Water Championships from 21-23 December
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14th Dec - SWIMMERS TO RECEIVE THANKS FROM THE QUEEN
Her Royal Majesty the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will
host a reception at Buckingham Palace on 19 December to recognise
those who have made a significant contribution to local or
national life
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14th Dec - OLYMPIC CHAMPION COMPETES IN BRITISH DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Olympic Champion Thomas Bimis will be travelling to Manchester
this weekend to compete against the best talent in British
diving for the 2007 GB Diving championships
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11th Dec - DIVERS DESCEND ON MANCHESTER FOR VITAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Some of the best divers from across the UK will be returning
once again to the Manchester Aquatic Centre on the 15-17th
December for the 2007 GB Diving Championships.
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10th Dec - BALFOUR AND SIMMONDS COMPLETE EUROPEAN MEDAL
HAUL
Britain's Kirsty Balfour enhanced her reputation as arguably
Europe's best female breaststroke swimmer when she added a
European Short Course 100m silver tonight to the gold she
won in the 200m event two days before in Helsinki.
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9th Dec - BRITAIN DOUBLES EUROPEAN MEDAL HAUL IN HELSINKI
Britain doubled their medal tally on day three of the Helsinki
European Short Course Championships when they won three medals
in a productive night in the pool.
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8th Dec - BALFOUR WINS GOLD TO ADD TO EUROPEAN TITLES
Britain's Kirsty Balfour took gold at the European Short
Course Championships in Helsinki tonight as she continues
a remarkable year that has seen a return of six medals from
major international meets.
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7th Dec - FINAL FLOURISH PUTS GB ON TOP
Four more golds at the IPC World Swimming Championships ensured
Britain's spot at the top of the medal table on the final
night of action at the Kings Park Aquatic Centre in Durban.
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7th Dec - BRITAIN CLAIM TWO MEDALS ON DAY ONE IN HELSINKI
British teenager Jess Dickons announced her arrival onto
the senior international swimming circuit with a bronze medal
and a new British Record on day one of the European Short
Course Championships in Helsinki.
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7th Dec - SWIMMING NAMED AS TOP PARTICIPATION SPORT
Swimming is one of the most popular forms of physical activity
in the country according to a Sport England survey unveiled
today.
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6th Dec - BRITISH TRIO WIN GOLD IN WORLD RECORD TIME
Individual Medley events provided six of Britain's eight
medals in the pool tonight as the country's top swimmers swam
to three world titles in world record times.
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5th Dec - WHORWOOD LEADS CHARGE ON DAY FOUR IN DURBAN
Silver from 16-year-old Matt Whorwood signalled the start
of another flurry of medals for Britain at the IPC World Championships
in South Africa.
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5th Dec - BRITISH SQUAD READY FOR EUROPEAN TEST
European titles will be at stake this week for Britain's
swimmers in Helsinki but they will be competing with one eye
on the bigger prize of world medals in just under four months'
time.
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4th Dec - BRITISH SWIM SQUAD STRIKES GOLD IN DURBAN
The British swimming team celebrated day three of the IPC
World Championships in Durban with seven gold medals and an
impressive four world records.
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3rd Dec - STANDARD RAISED FOR FINAL DAY OF CHAMPIONSHIPS
The final day of the 2006 British Synchronised Swimming and
National Age Groups saw excellent performances from all competitors.
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3rd Dec - ROBERTS DEFENDS WORLD TITLE IN DURBAN
Britain boosted its medal tally by five as Paralympic Champion
Dave Roberts successfully defended his title at the IPC World
Championships in Durban.
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3rd Dec - MILEY CLAIMS TWO MORE GOLD IN EINDHOVEN
Hannah Miley won two gold medals on the final day of the
Dutch World Championships Trials in Eindhoven when she took
the 400m Freestyle and 200m Individual Medley titles.
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2nd Dec - MILEY SHINES TO SET NEW BRITISH RECORD
Hannah Miley continues to impress as part of the British
squad competing in Eindhoven this weekend with a British Record
in the Women's 100m Individual Medley.
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2nd Dec - BRITISH QUARTET SET NEW WORLD STANDARD
Britain won gold in the men's 39-point 4x100m Freestyle in
world record time to top off an awesome first night for the
team at the IPC World Championships in Durban.
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2nd Dec - FIRST DAY OF CHAMPIONSHIPS SEES PROMISING PERFORMANCES
The first day of the 2006 British Synchronised Swimming Championships
and ASA National Age Groups was dominated by the performances
of Jenna Randall and the City of Birmingham Synchronised Swimming
Club.
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1st Dec - DAVIES ON ROAD TO WORLDS AFTER COMEBACK SWIM
David Davies secured qualification to the British squad destined
for next year's World Championships when he made he long-awaited
return from injury in Eindhoven to win the 1500m Freestyle
in 14:55.46.
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1st Dec - TOUGH MEET AHEAD FOR BRITISH SWIMMERS
Britain's disability swimmers will face possibly their toughest
IPC World Championships yet when the competition kicks off
in Durban tomorrow (Saturday 2 December).
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