March 2007
31st Mar - MILEY AND COOMBS RULE THE POOL
Hannah Miley took yet another Scottish record as she stormed
to victory in the 200m Individual Medley at the British Championships
in Manchester today.
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31st Mar - POLO DRAW CONFIRMED FOR EURO CHALLENGE
Great Britain will face Celtic rivals Ireland in the group
stages of the men's LEN European Nations Trophy, the largest
water polo competition hosted in Britain in recent years.
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30th Mar - SEXTON BACK FOR BRITISH TITLE
Former world champion Katie Sexton made her first steps on
the comeback trail to win gold in the 100m Backstroke at the
British Swimming Championships in Manchester.
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29th Mar - RELAY SETS NEW BRITISH STANDARD AS U.S. RULES
THE WAVES
A new British Record for the Women ' s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
team was just reward for a brave effort on day five of the
World Championships in Melbourne in a final that saw the U.S.
set their ninth World Record of the 10 already recorded this
week.
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29th Mar - PATTEN ADDS BRITISH TITLE TO RECENT HONOURS
World Championship Open Water medallist Cassie Patten proved
her stamina by taking the British 800m title just one week
after securing World silver over 10k.
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28th Mar - BRITS FAIL TO PACE AS WORLD SWIMMING EVOLVES
Britain's swimmers discovered what is required to compete
at the top of a sport that has moved forward further in the
past two days at the World Championships in Melbourne that
it has in the last three years.
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28th Mar - LOUGHRAN LOWERS WELSH STANDARD
Marco Loughran lowered the Welsh record in the 100m Backstroke
for the third time in as many days to take silver at the British
Championships in Manchester.
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27th Mar - BRITAIN IN THE MEDALS AS WORLD RECORDS TUMBLE
On a night where the world of swimming reached new and previously
unassailable heights, and four new World Records ignited the
12th FINA World Championships, Britain added to the drama
and excitement to claim their first medal at the Rod Laver
Arena pool.
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27th Mar - MILEY MAKES HISTORY IN MANCHESTER
Hannah Miley successfully defended her British 400m Individual
Medley title in Manchester after lowering the British record
by four seconds in the heats.
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26th Mar - CHARLESWORTH POSTS NEW DISTANCE BEST
Just one week after Britain celebrated open water success
at the World Championships in Melbourne, Hatfield's Richard
Charlesworth has swum a best ever indoor 5k time
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26th Mar - BRITISH RECORDS FALL AS SWIMMERS SHOW INTENT
Records fell at the World Championships in Melbourne as Britain's
swimmers let their intent be known at the Rod Laver Arena
pool and in doing so ensured they'll be in the hunt for medals
tomorrow'.
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26th Mar - DIVERS SIGN OFF FROM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Britain's divers signed off from their World Championship
campaign with a solid performance from the women's 3m synchro
pairing.
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25th Mar - BRITAIN MEET REST OF THE WORLD IN MELBOURNE
The World Championships opened in Melbourne amid a flurry
of impressive performances and Britain's swimmers were in
the thick of the action looking to give the team a solid platform
for the eight-day meet.
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25th Mar - WATERFIELD STRUGGLES AFTER PROMISING START
Olympic silver medallist Pete Waterfield (Southampton Diving)
came back from illness to qualify for the final of the men's
10m platform and finished 10th.
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23rd Mar - BRITAIN READY FOR FASTEST EVER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Britain's swimmers head into what is being regarded as the
toughest and certainly the biggest World Championships in
history on Sunday in Melbourne off the back of their best
ever preparation.
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22nd Mar - PATTEN BACK HOME FOR BRITISH CHAMPS
World Championship medallist Cassie Patten will be in action
at the British Championships (50m) just one week after claiming
silver at her first major senior international.
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21st Mar - EURO WATER POLO LINE-UP CONFIRMED
The line-up for the 2007 LEN Water Polo European Nations
Trophy in Manchester has been confirmed with the final five
teams making the grade at qualification tournaments over the
last week.
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21st Mar - BIRCHER MISSES OUT IN SCRAP FOR ON 10KM MEDALS
Britain's Alan Bircher had to watch as the closest 10km open
water World Championship battle in history unfolded before
him with gold and silver separated by just 0.06 of a second
off the St Kilda shore in Melbourne.
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21st Mar - SYNCHRO TEAM END WORLD EXPERIENCE WITH EXCELLENCE
Britain's young synchronised swimmers finished off their
first World Championships with a display that drew scores
of "excellence" from those judging the Duet Free
Routine.
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20th Mar - SO LONG, FAREWELL TO PARALYMPIC SWIMMER
One of Britain's best-known Paralympic swimmers Giles Long
has announced his retirement after a 13-year career at the
top of his sport.
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20th Mar - INJURY FORCES TAYLOR OUT OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Olympic and World medallist Leon Taylor has been forced to
pull out of the Melbourne World Championships after failing
to recover in time from a lower back injury.
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20th Mar - PATTEN TAKES SILVER DESPITE UNCOMPROMISING COURSE
Swimmer Cassie Patten delivered Britain's first medal of
the FINA World Championships in Melbourne when she overcame
a testing 10km open water course, the agony of being stung
by jellyfish and a world class field to take the silver.
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19th Mar - PROMISING PAIR SLIP UP AFTER IMPRESSIVE START
British divers Tonia Couch and Stacie Powell had a day of
highs and lows at the World Championship pool in Melbourne
after making the Women's 10m Synchro final impressively and
then finishing a disappointing ninth overall.
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19th Mar - SOLO EFFORT A JUST REWARD FOR WEEKS OF HARD WORK
British synchronised swimmer Jenna Randall gave an accomplished
performance in the Solo Technical Routine at the Melbourne
World Championships to give her first senior ranking within
the sport.
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19th Mar - DIVING PAIR FORCED TO WITHDRAW AS INJURY STRIKES
Britain's divers suffered further injury and heartache when
the Men's 3m Synchro team were forced to withdraw from the
event on day one of the World Championships in Melbourne due
to a sprained ankle.
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18th Mar - RANDALL SHOWS POTENTIAL ON WORLD SYNCHRO STAGE
British synchronised swimmer Jenna Randall showed her obvious
talent in the World Championship pool in Melbourne when gave
an accomplished display in her first solo event at senior
level.
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18th Mar - SWIMMERS TO FACE THEIR FEARS IN OPEN WATER
Open water swimming holds many challenges for those athletes
strong enough to brave the elements over large distances but
the biggest test to face the British contingent at this week's
World Championships will be a flood of new talent with aspirations
of Olympic success.
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17th Mar - SYNCHRO DUET RESULT IS AHEAD OF EXPECTATIONS
Britain's young synchronised swimmers have exceeded expectations
at their first World Championships in nearly a decade.
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16th Mar - TAYLOR FORCED TO DROP 10M AS DIVERS HIT BY INJURY
Britain's divers are facing a race against time to be fit
for Monday's start to the World Championships in Melbourne.
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16th Mar - SYNCHRO TRIO READY TO LAY DOWN WORLD MARKER
Britain's push towards synchronised swimming success at the
London 2012 Olympics will gather pace in Melbourne this week
when three talented young athletes represent their nation
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14th Mar - REJUVENATED JACKSON READY TO FACE MELBOURNE TEST
Britain's Jo Jackson will face arguably the greatest female
swimmer in the world today at this month's World Championships
when she lines up against Laure Manaudou of France
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14th Mar - SWEETENHAM VIEWS WORLDS AS BEIJING STEPPING STONE
British swimmers competing at next week's World Championships
in Melbourne are being urged to keep an eye on the ultimate
prize of an Olympic medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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13th Mar - Aquatic Sports Stars Recognised at The Splash
Awards
British aquatic athletes from the past, present and future
will gather for the third annual Splash Awards - British Swimmer
of the Year 2007 on Saturday 28th April at the Nursery Pavilion
at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
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13th Mar - BURNETT SET TO BANISH DEMONS AS HE FACES WORLD
British Freestyle swimmer Simon Burnett is ready to put the
personal disappointments of last year behind him and feels
he's in the shape of his life to do just that as he looks
to the World Championships in Melbourne later this month.
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12th Mar - BRITISH CONTINGENT HELPS LAND GPS CHAMPIONSHIP
British swimmer's at the Offshore Centre on Australia's Gold
Coast provided the winning impetus as their Southport School
(TSS) base contested the GPS Brisbane Championships this weekend.
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9th Mar - SYNCHRO TEAM READY FOR WORLDS EXPERIENCE
With just a week to go before the World Championships get
underway in Melbourne, Britain's synchronised swimmers are
being put through their paces at their preparation camp in
readiness for the toughest competition of their careers.
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9th Mar - OLYMPIC HOPEFULS INVITED TO TRAIN AT SOUTHPORT
Britian's Offshore Centre is looking for senior British swimmers
to join the programme on the Gold Coast where they will be
able to enjoy unparalleled access to outdoor 50m facilities
in preparation for next summer's Olympics.
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8th Mar - TEAM NAMED FOR SWIMMING WORLD CUP
British Swimming has announced its 18-strong squad to take
on some of the globe's best athletes at the Visa Paralympic
World Cup in Manchester this May.
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8th Mar - BIRCHER EXCITED BY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHANCE
Britain's open water swimmers will face uncharted waters
at this month's World Championships in Melbourne following
a surge of new talent into the sport after the 10km event
was adopted into the Beijing Olympic programme.
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7th Mar - DIVERS SHAPING UP FOR MELBOURNE CHALLENGE
Britain's divers have arrived in Australia for their preparation
camp ahead of this month's World Championships in Melbourne.
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6th Mar - OFFSHORE CENTRE LOOKS TO RECRUIT MALE TALENT
British Swimming is looking to recruit the next wave of young,
male swimming talent to its Offshore Centre based at The Southport
School (TSS) on the Gold Coast, Australia.
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6th Mar - TEAM GAINS EXPERIENCE AS IT SHADOWS WORLDS SQUAD
The next generation of elite coaches are being given a valuable
insight into the mechanics of Britain's World Championship
swimming squad as they closely monitor preparations ahead
of the Melbourne event later this month.
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5th Mar - SWIMMERS ON GOLD COAST FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
CAMP
Britain's World Championship swimmers have arrived on the
Gold Coast in Australia for a two-week preparation camp that
will see the athletes achieving their physical and mental
peak by the time the competition gets underway in Melbourne.
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