October 2006
30th Oct - FINAL DAY DOMINATED BY MILLS AND VAN RYSEL
On the final day of the ASA National Masters Championships
Alexander Mills and Willy Van Rysel continued their impressive
form in Ponds Forge.
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28th Oct - WORLD CLASS VAN RYSEL CONQUERS MASTERS SECOND
DAY
Willy Van Rysel continued her strong form on the second day
of the ASA National Masters Championships in the pool with
an impressive three World records.
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26th Oct - DISAPPOINTMENT AT 2008 SWIMMING FINALS SHIFT
British Swimming has voiced its disappointment over an International
Olympic Committee decision to shift swimming finals from their
traditional evening slot to morning sessions for the Beijing
2008 Games.
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26th Oct - ASA WORK SUPPORTS CHANCELLOR'S 2012 FIT WISH
A national campaign launched today by Chancellor Gordon Brown
to "Get Britain Fit for the Olympics" will compliment
the good work being done by the Amateur Swimming Association
(ASA) as part of the successful School Sports Partnerships.
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24th Oct - MASTERS READY TO TAKE SHEFFIELD BY STORM
Records look set to tumble this weekend when the best Masters
swimmers from across the country descend on Sheffield for
this year's ASA National Masters 25m Championships.
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23rd Oct - SWIMMING TALENTS BEGIN APPRENTICESHIPS
More than 70 of the nation's brightest young swimming 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 Oct - LANCASHIRE TAKE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE TITLE
Lancashire pulled it out of the bag yet again to take a fifth
consecutive title at the National County Team Championships
at Ponds Forge today.
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18th Oct - FOREST FIRES SPARK SHIFT IN TRAINING
Athletes on a British Swimming camp in Singapore have been
forced to adopt a different approach to their training schedules
after forest fires in Indonesia caused the city to become
shrouded by thick smoke.
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18th Oct - LANCASHIRE GO FOR FIVE IN A ROW
This year's National County Team Championships sponsored
by Topline and Wm Taylor Swimming Pools Ltd promise to bring
the best swimmers from around the country together for a day
of high-adrenaline competition.
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18th Oct - ASA PLAYS INTEGRAL ROLE IN SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT
The Amateur Swimming Association has welcomed a Government
report that highlights swimming as a key contributory factor
to a significant rise in the numbers of children undertaking
at least two hours PE and school sport each week.
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13th Oct - WORLD JUNIOR SQUAD TAKE POSITIVES FROM CHAMPIONSHIPS
A young British synchronised swimming squad that competed
at their first World Junior Synchro Championships in China
can take many positives in the lead up to their London 2012
target.
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6th Oct - SYNCHRONISED SWIMMERS VIE FOR WORLD HONOURS
A team of Britain's brightest synchronised swimming prospects
will continue their preparations towards the London 2012 Olympics
when they take part in the World Junior Synchronised Swimming
Championships in China.
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4th Oct - USA SWIMMING SQUAD TO COMPETE IN MANCHESTER
The world's number one swimming nation has confirmed it will
be sending a squad to the FINA World Championships (25m) to
be held in Manchester in 2008.
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