January 2008
31st Jan - OLYMPIC JOURNEY BEGINS FOR 10KM SWIMMERS
Britain's long distance swimmers aiming for a place on the
starting line of the inaugural Olympic 10km swim this summer
in Beijing will begin their journey in South Africa this weekend.
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29th Jan - TURNER TO STAND DOWN AS SWIMMING HEAD COACH
British Swimming today announced that Ian Turner is to stand
down as Head Coach of the national programme.
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28th Jan - HALSALL SETS NEW STANDARD ON RETURN TO BRITAIN
Teenager Fran Halsall lowered her own British Record in the
Women's 100m Freestyle just hours after completing a 12-hour
trip home from a warm weather camp in America.
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25th Jan - SYNCHRO DUET TO TEST THEMSELVES AT GERMAN OPEN
Britain's synchronised swimming duet of Jenna Randall and
Olivia Allison begin competition in Bonn today at the German
Open.
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21st Jan - BRITISH SWIMMING APPOINTS PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR
British Swimming has appointed Michael Scott as National
Performance Director tasked with leading the team to the Beijing
Olympics
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20th Jan - DALEY TAKES SECOND MEDAL IN MADRID
Young Tom Daley has continued to show the world his true
potential by claiming his second medal at the FINA Diving
Grand Prix in Madrid.
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19th Jan - DALEY AND ALDRIDGE TAKE SECOND SILVER FOR BRITISH
CONTINGENT
The new pairing of Thomas Daley and Blake Aldridge continued
to excel as they claimed the first of two medals for the Brits
at the FINA Diving Grand Prix in Madrid.
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18th Jan - BRITS BEAT CANADA TO SILVER IN MADRID
British Divers Monique McCarroll and Sarah Barrow have claimed
the first medal of the FINA Diving Grand Prix taking silver
in the women's Platform synchro.
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17th Jan - CRYSTAL PALACE DIVING REVIEW UNDERWAY
British Swimming and the ASA have begun the review process
of the current diving facility and associated programmes at
Crystal Palace.
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16th Jan - SWIMMING UNVEILS TARGET SQUAD FOR 2012 GAMES
A group of talented young swimmers with the potential to
ensure Great Britain achieves its goals at the London 2012
Olympics is to be unveiled by British Swimming.
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16th Jan - DIVERS LOOK TO IMPRESS IN MADRID
Britain's divers begin the final stage of preparation towards
the vital Olympic qualifier in Beijing when they take on Europe's
best divers at the first leg of the FINA Grand Prix series
this weekend.
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6th Jan - DALEY TAKES GOLD FROM WATERFIELD IN PLATFORM DUEL
Olympic hopeful Tom Daley showed skill, nerve and real belief
to secure his second gold medal with his final dive of the
British Diving Championships after a thrilling encounter with
Olympic medallist Peter Waterfield.
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5th Jan - DALEY AND ALDRIDGE CLOSE IN ON OLYMPIC DREAM
Young Tom Daley and team mate Blake Aldridge took another
step towards their dream of competing at the 2008 Beijing
Olympic Games with victory off the 10m at the British Diving
Championships.
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4th Jan - BRITISH PAIR BEAT OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS ON WAY TO
GOLD
British divers Ben Swain and Nick Robinson-Baker proved they
are fast-becoming a world class pairing when they beat the
current Olympic Champions on their way to taking gold
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2nd Jan - INJURY FORCES TAYLOR OUT OF NATIONAL CHAMPS
Olympic silver medallist Leon Taylor has been forced to pull
out of the British Diving Championships after suffering a
sports hernia injury.
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