March 2006
31st Mar - COMMONWEALTH CHAMPS RETURN TO ACTION
A host of Britain's Commonwealth medallists will be in action
for the first time since Melbourne when they compete at the
British Swimming Championships in Sheffield
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25th Mar - WATERFIELD ADDS SILVER ON FINAL NIGHT
Peter Waterfield added a silver to Team England's diving
medal tally on the final night of competition at the Melbourne
Sports and Aquatic Centre.
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24th Mar - ALLY AND SHIPMAN'S SILVER SWANSONG
Tony Ally and Mark Shipman competed in what could be their
final major international to double Team England's diving
tally with a silver in the 3m Synchro.
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23rd Mar - SPARKES PRAISES GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT
British Swimming Chief David Sparked today praised the Government
on its commitment to achieving excellence in sport.
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23rd Mar - ALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH SPRINGBOARD RESULT
Team England's divers finished outside the medals tonight
as athletes fought for the titles in a strong field that included
World Champion Alexandre Despatie and world silver medallist
Loudy Tourky.
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22nd Mar - DIVERS JUST MISS OUT IN MELBOURNE
Team England's divers were just out of medal contention on
the first night of action at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic
Centre.
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22nd Mar - BRITISH SWIMMERS ARE TESTAMENT TO NEW ERA
The success of the home nations in Melbourne has highlighted
a generation of young swimmers who have come of age under
the Sweetenham regime.
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22nd Mar - NEW PAIRING TAKE FIRST DIVING MEDAL
Tandi Indergaard and Hayley Sage got Team England's diving
medal hunt off the board with a splash when they won a bronze
in the women's synchronised 3m springboard competition at
the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games this morning.
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21st Mar - MARSHALL MAKES HISTORY IN MELBOURNE
Team England swimmer Mel Marshall today made history by becoming
the most prolific English woman medallist at a single Commonwealth
Games.
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20th Mar - ENGLAND CELEBRATE SIX-MEDAL SUCCESS IN THE POOL
England's swimmers continued to challenge the Australians
for the medals as they collected two gold and four silver
on the penultimate night of competition in the pool.
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19th Mar - HISTORIC NIGHT IN THE POOL FOR TEAM ENGLAND
England's Becky Cooke became only the second swimmer in history
to defend an 800m Freestyle Commonwealth title as she joined
Simon Burnett at the top of the podium on day four of the
Games.
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18th Mar - DOUBLE GOLD IN THE POOL FOR TEAM ENGLAND
Team England more than doubled their medal tally on the third
night in the pool with gold and silver in the men's and women's
relays and the men's 100m Breaststroke and bronze in the women's
100m Backstroke and men's EAD 50m Freestyle.
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18th Mar - RANDALL SECOND AT SYNCHRO HALFWAY MARK
England's Jenna Randall put in a strong performance in synchronised
swimming today, finishing at the end of day one in second
position after the solo technical routine.
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17th Mar - TEAM ENGLAND CELEBRATE BUMPER NIGHT IN THE POOL
Team England are celebrating Commonwealth success in the
pool with gold and silvers in both the 50m Backstroke and
200m Freestyle events.
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16th Mar - MARSHALL WINS TEAM ENGLAND'S FIRST MEDAL OF MELBOURNE
2006
Team England's Mel Marshall (Loughborough University) collected
her country's first medal in the pool as she swam to bronze
in the 200m freestyle final.
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15th Mar - SWIMMERS READY TO MEET TOUGHEST CHALLENGE
Team England's swimmers go into the Commonwealth Games tomorrow
off the back of a preparation camp that has delivered readiness
and relaxation in equal measure.
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9th Mar - MARSHALL READY FOR DAUNTING AUSSIE TEST
There can be fewer challenges as daunting as facing the world
' s number one swimming nation in their own backyard but for
England ' s women that will be the size of it when the Commonwealth
Games start in just a week ' s time.
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8th Mar - TANCOCK READY FOR COMMONWEALTH CHALLENGE
As England ' s Liam Tancock prepares for his first Commonwealth
Games it ' s hard to imagine that a little over six months
ago the backstroke swimmer was yet to make a senior international
squad.
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7th Mar - ENGLAND WISH THORPE A SPEEDY RECOVERY
England's swimming squad have sent best wishes to Ian Thorpe
while wishing him a speedy recovery from the illness that
has forced him to pull out of next week's Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne.
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6th Mar - COOKE GOES THE DISTANCE IN MEDAL HUNT
As a double Commonwealth Champion, England's Becky Cooke
knows what it takes to win medals and when the action starts
in Melbourne in 10 day's time
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3rd Mar - GIBSON SET TO PUT PAST BEHIND HIM
Former World Champion James Gibson aims to banish the past
two years of his swimming career when he steps into the Commonwealth
arena in less than two week's time with a reinvigorated passion
for success.
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3rd Mar - TOP YOUNG SWIMMERS IN ACTION IN SHEFFIELD
Great Britain's top young athletes will be in action this
weekend at the Disability Sport Events National Junior Swimming
Championships in Sheffield
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3rd Mar - THORPE WITHDRAWAL WOULD BE "SAD LOSS"
The possibility of Ian Thorpe's forced withdrawal from the
Commonwealth Games has been described as a real blow to the
Melbourne event by England Head Coach Ian Turner.
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2nd Mar - ASA SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR NATIONAL EVENTS
The Amateur Swimming Association and British Swimming are
looking for volunteers to lead the sport through to London
2012.
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2nd Mar - SYNCHRO TEAM COMPLETE AQUATIC CHALLENGE
England's synchronised swimmers have arrived at their holding
camp ahead of the Commonwealth Games later this month.
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1st Mar - PARRY PARTNERS ASA TO INSPIRE YOUNG SWIMMERS
Steve Parry and the ASA are spearheading an initiative to
inspire and motivate Britain's future swim stars.
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1st Mar - SEARCH BEGINS FOR OFFSHORE CENTRE RECRUITS
British Swimming is searching for the next generation of
male swimmers to train and school at its Offshore Centre on
the Gold Coast, Australia.
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1st Mar - SWIMMERS ON COURSE TO MEET MELBOURNE CHALLENGE
Head Coach Ian Turner has described the England team of swimmers
as "strong and unified" as they prepare to take
on the might of Australia and the rest of the Commonwealth.
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