June 2007
29th Jun - CELEBRATIONS SHORT-LIVED AS HARD WORK CONTINUES
A silver medal at a major European event may have given British
Water Polo cause to celebrate after achieving their best result
for many years but any celebrations were tempered by the hard
work still required
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28th Jun - AASE ATHLETES GO OVERSEAS TO TRAIN AND SCHOOL
Close to 50 of the country's brightest young swimming talents
are experiencing an overseas training camp while continuing
a ground-breaking sporting apprenticeship.
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28th Jun - NEW STYLE POLO CHAMPS KICK OFF ON SATURDAY
The ASA Water Polo Championships will take place this weekend
(Saturday June 30th to Sunday July 1st) at Manchester Aquatics
Centre.
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28th Jun - SWIMMERS TOUR WORLD FOR OLYMPIC PREPARATION
British Swimming will send three teams to major international
meets this summer as swimmers look to personalise their preparations
ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
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26th Jun - SWIMMERS SELECTED TO TEAM GB FOR YOUTH OLYMPICS
An elite squad of 16 young swimmers has been selected by
the British Olympic Association (BOA) to represent Team GB
at this summer's European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF).
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24th Jun - BRITAIN TAKE SILVER IN CLOSE EUROPEAN FINAL
Britain's women took the silver medal at the LEN European
B Water Polo Championships after they were narrowly beaten
by tournament favourites France in today's final.
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21st Jun - BRITAIN'S WOMEN ARE THROUGH TO SEMIS
Britain's women's water polo squad are through to the semi
finals of the European B Championships in Prague after a hard
fought win against Slovakia in their final group match.
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21st Jun - BRITAIN'S WOMEN RECORD WELL DESERVED DRAW
Britain's women's water polo team took on tournament favourites
France last night at the European B Championships and took
a well-earned draw in Prague.
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21st Jun - BRITISH SWIMMERS SELECTED TO WORLD GAMES SQUAD
A squad of 19 British swimmers has been selected to compete
at the World University Games in Thailand.
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20th Jun - CLARKSON RECEIVES INAUGURAL BOA HONOUR
British Swimming board member Alan Clarkson OBE has become
the first person in history to receive a long service award
from the British Olympic Association (BOA).
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20th Jun - BRITAIN'S WOMEN GET OFF TO WINNING START
Great Britain's women's water polo team got off to a winning
start at the European B Championships in Prague yesterday.
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20th Jun - WATERFIELD FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM GRAND PRIX
British Diving's Peter Waterfield has been forced to sit
out the German leg of the FINA Grand Prix this weekend after
suffering a rib injury in training.
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19th Jun - FINA DIVING SERIES AWARDED TO SHEFFIELD
Sheffield is to host the first leg of the inaugural FINA
World Diving Series this Autumn as the sport gathers momentum
towards the Beijing Olympics.
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18th Jun - TANCOCK RETAINS PRESTGIOUS BUSA AWARD
British Swimmer Liam Tancock has received the highest sporting
accolade awarded to an athlete competing while in Higher Education
when he was named British Universities Sports Assocaition
Sportsman of the Year
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17th Jun - FINAL DAY BRINGS OUT STRONG PERFORMANCES
The last day of the British Masters Championships and Senior
Age Group Championships saw impressive performances in the
pool.
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16th Jun - BRITS CLAIM DOUBLE EUROPEAN GOLD IN LONDON
British swimmers Alan Bircher and Cassie Patten took a European
title a piece at the LEN 5km Open Water Swimming Cup in London
today.
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16th Jun - EUROPEAN RECORDS SMASHED IN MANCHESTER
Day two of competition at the British Masters Championships
and Senior Age Group Championships saw four European records
broken in the pool.
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16th Jun - MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS KICK OFF WITH NEW WORLD
RECORD
The British Masters Championships 50m and Senior Age Group
Championships kicked off in Manchester today with a new World
record in the pool.
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14th Jun - BRITISH WOMEN TO FACE FIRST EUROPEAN TEST
Britain's Water Polo women aim to put themselves into contention
for next year's European Championships when they play in a
qualification event that will also showcase the progress made
under a new coaching regime.
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14th Jun - MASTERS LOOK SET TO TAKE MANCHESTER BY STORM
Records look set to be broken this weekend as some of the
best swimmers from across the country descend on Manchester
for this year's British Masters 50m and Senior Age Group Championships.
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13th Jun - DU TOIT MAKES LONDON DEBUT
Paralympic champion Natalie Du Toit will take on her able-bodied
counterparts at the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup
in London this weekend (Sunday 17 June).
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13th Jun - SELECTION POLICIES TO SHAPE OLYMPIC SWIMMING
SQUADS
British Swimming has announced the selection criteria for
three major meets that will determine the strength and the
shape of next year's squad bound for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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11th Jun - DALEY SHOWS PROMISE AT GRAND PRIX MEET
Junior diver Thomas Daley reinforced his status as one of
the country's brightest prospects with a top four finish at
the FINA Diving Grand Prix in Madrid last night.
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10th Jun - THREE MEDALS CLAIMED ON FINAL DAY OF COMPETITION
The final day of the Seven Hills meet in Rome saw Britain's
swimmers claim three medals to take their medal tally to 14
throughout the weekend.
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9th Jun - BRITISH SWIMMERS CONTINUE TO SHINE IN ROME
Britain's top swimmers have continued to show their high
calibre with a string of medals in the Seven Hills Meet in
Rome this weekend.
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8th Jun - THREE MEDALS CLAIMED ON FIRST DAY OF COMPETITION
The seven hills meet opened in Rome seeing impressive performances
from Britain's top swimmers claiming three medals on the first
day of competition.
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8th Jun - GET SAFE 4 SUMMER KICKS OFF CAMPAIGN IN SALFORD
The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) will kick off its
annual Get Safe 4 Summer campaign on 15th June at Salford
Watersports Centre with the help of Olympic bronze medallist
Steve Parry.
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7th Jun - EPSAN ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR WATER POLO TROPHY
EPSAN POOL SPORTS & TECHNICS has been announced as the
official ball supplier for next month's LEN European Nations
Trophy to be held in Manchester.
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7th Jun - TEN-STRONG SQUAD SELECTED FOR EUROPEAN JUNIOR
EVENT
British Synchro have announced a 10-strong squad to compete
at the European Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships
in Spain.
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7th Jun - SPANISH TEST FOR EXCITING OPEN WATER SQUAD
World Championship silver medallist Cassie Patten will compete
as part of a British Open Water Swimming squad this weekend
in Spain at an event that has attracted arguably the world's
strongest field.
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6th Jun - BRITISH SWIMMING LEGION MOVES ON ROME
A 30-strong legion of British swimmers will compete in Rome
this weekend as the athletes continue to work through a period
of heavy training in time for a demanding summer schedule
of events.
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5th Jun - BRITISH SYNCHRO DEVELOPS COACHING STAFF
British Synchronised Swimming has enhanced their coaching
staff with the appointment of three coaches to work with the
national junior squad.
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5th Jun - YOUNG DIVING SQUAD TAKES ON WORLD IN SPAIN
A young and relatively inexperienced British Diving squad
will continue their international development in Madrid this
weekend at the latest leg of the FINA Grand Prix series.
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4th Jun - SYNCHRO GIRLS CONTINUE TO IMPRESS
Britain's young synchronised swimmers put in an impressive
performance at the European Champions Cup in Rome last weekend
to fulfil their aim of reaching the finals in their events.
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