November 2006
29th Nov - EINDHOVEN WARM UP FOR HELSINKI-BOUND BRITS
Britain's swimmers will be in action at the Dutch World Championship
Trials in Eindhoven this weekend as a warm up ahead of the
European Short Course Championships in Helsinki.
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29th Nov - SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS HIT GLOUCESTER
Some of the best Synchronised swimmers from across the country
will be descending on Gloucester this weekend where the British
Synchronised Swimming Championships and ASA National Age Groups
will take place.
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28th Nov - WORLD SQUAD MAKES FINAL PREPARATIONS
British Swimming's IPC World Championship squad has entered
its final phase of preparation ahead of the six-day disability
meet which kicks off in Durban this Saturday.
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23rd Nov - YOUNG DIVEING TALENT TO START APPRENTICESHIPS
A group of the nation's brightest diving talents have been
introduced to a pioneering Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting
Excellence (AASE) programme designed to provide athletes with
the necessary skills to become champions while continuing
their education.
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22nd Nov - BIRCHER LEADS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD
A team of three open water swimmers will contest the distance
events at the FINA World Championships next year following
the squad's formal selection by British Swimming.
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21st Nov - OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS PAY TRIBUTE TO THORPE
British Olympic medallists David Davies and Graeme Smith
have paid tribute to Australian swimming legend Ian Thorpe
who announced his retirement from the sport today.
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21st Nov - LEVEL FOUR COACH QUALIFICATION TO CEASE
The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) is to phase out its
current Level 4 Coach course as part of its education restructure.
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21st Nov - 50th CENTRE JOINS FORCES WITH THE ASA
Mid-Devon District Council has become the 50th centre to
join forces with the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) by
signing an Official Partnership Agreement to improve its swimming
provision.
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20th Nov - WORLD SQUAD PREPARES FOR DURBAN CHAMPS
Thirty-three of the country's top swimming talent head to
South Africa today to make final preparations ahead of the
IPC World Swimming Championships in Durban next month.
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17th Nov - DIVERS BEGIN BEIJING COUNTDOWN IN MANCHESTER
The British Diving Championships in Manchester next month
will kick start a vital four months for Britain's divers as
National titles will not be the only thing at stake.
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17th Nov - DAVIES RETURNS FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIAL
Olympic, World and Commonwealth medallist David Davies is
ready to put the past eight months behind him when he competes
for the first time since suffering a foot infection and subsequent
surgery.
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14th Nov - BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS TAKE ON NEW FORMAT
The British Swimming Championships in 2007 will adopt a new-look
programme as organisers prepare the nation's swimmers for
the 2008 Beijing Olympics
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13th Nov - TAYLOR CLOSES IN ON BEST AFTER CAREER THREAT
Olympic and world diving medallist Leon Taylor will put the
problems of the past eight months well and truly behind him
when he competes next month for the first time since injury
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10th Nov - SWIMMERS DEFINING BLUEPRINT FOR BEIJING FINALS
Britain's swimmers have begun the process of preparing themselves
for the morning finals they will have to endure at the Beijing
2008 Olympics following last week's decision that medals will
be won in the morning as opposed to evening finals.
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7th Nov - GIBSON SEALS FRENCH CONNECTION for 2008
Commonwealth medallist and former World champion James Gibson
has joined the CN Marseille swimming club in a move that will
see the breaststroke swimmer live and train full time in the
south of France.
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1st Nov - DEAL TO AID DISABILITY SWIMMING
British Swimming and Disability Sport Events (DSE) have joined
in partnership to ensure Britain's athletes have the best
opportunity to prepare ahead of major international championships.
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