May 2008
11th May - BRITAIN CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL WORLD CUP
Britain's swimmers competing at the Paralympic World Cup
in Manchester have proven to the world they are a force to
be reckoned with just four months out from Beijing by taking
seven gold, four silver and three bronze medals.
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6th May - world disability swimming Preview
Manchester plays host to the cream of this weekend as the
fourth annual Paralympic World Cup hits the city.
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4th May - DAVIES TAKES WORLD SILVER
Britain's open water swimmers continued their excellent performance
at the World Open Water Swimming Championships as David Davies
claimed the silver medal and guaranteed his nomination to
the Olympic team in the men's 10km race.
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3rd May - PATTEN AND PAYNE SHINE ON WORLD STAGE
Britain's long distance swimmers gained an excellent start
to the 5th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships with
both Cassie Patten and Keri-Anne Payne finishing in the top
ten to qualify their place at this year's Olympics against
a world-class field.
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1st May - DIVING PAIR EYE FURTHER INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS
British divers Nicholas Robinson-Baker and Ben Swain took
to the boards at the inaugural FINA Diving World Series as
a relatively unknown synchro pairing but left the competition
as Britain's only medallists
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April 2008
29th Apl - BRITAIN'S OPEN WATER SWIMMERS FIGHT FOR OLYMPIC
PLACES
Britain's long distance swimmers aiming for a place on the
starting line of the inaugural Olympic 10km swim this summer
in Beijing will be looking to guarantee their spot at this
weekend's 5th World Open Water Championships in Seville.
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27th Apl - WATKIN CLAIMS EUROPEAN RECORD
Kelly College swimmer Louise Watkin smashed the European
record in the S9 category on the final day of the British
International Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield.
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26th Apl - BRITS BREAK EUROPEAN RECORDS
The women's 100m Butterfly final saw two European records
lowered on the second day of the British International Swimming
Championships in Sheffield.
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25th Apl - ROBERTS LOWERS WORLD RECORD TWICE
Paralympic champion David Roberts (Swansea Performance) lowered
the world record twice in the men's 400m Freestyle on the
first day of the British International Swimming Championships
(50m) 2008 in Sheffield.
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24th Apl - BRITISH DIVERS TAKE ON WORLD'S BEST IN SHEFFIELD
Britain's top divers will be taking to the boards in Sheffield
at the FINA Diving World Series as they host the world's elite
divers in a two day competition just two months out from the
biggest sporting event in the world this summer.
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24th Apl - SQUADS UNVEILED FOR WORLD AND EUROPEAN TESTS
British Swimming has unveiled the next generation of elite
athletes within two squads bound for this summer's World Youth
Swimming Championships in Mexico and the European Junior Championships
in Serbia.
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22nd Apl - SWIMMERS FIGHT FOR PARALYMPIC PLACES
Britain's top disability swimmers will be battling it out
at this weekend's British International Disability Swimming
Championships to make their dreams of competing at the Beijing
Games a reality.
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20th Apl - ALLISON AND RANDALL MEET OLYMPIC SELECTION STANDARD
Olivia Allison and Jenna Randall have met the selection criteria
needed to book Britain's place at the Olympics after a superb
performance at the qualification tournament for synchronised
swimming.
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18th Apl - ALLISON AND RANDALL LOOK TO BOOK OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
Britain's Olivia Allison and Jenna Randall took to the pool
today in the Duet Free routine as the pair look to secure
their spot at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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18th Apl - EVERYDAY SWIM REPORT PROVIDES POSITIVE FEEDBACK
An independent Interim Report released today on the Amateur
Swimming Association's (ASA) Everyday Swim programme contains
significant findings for the sport and activity industries.
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18th Apl - SIMMONDS SWITCHES OLYMPIC PREPARATION TO LOUGHBOROUGH
British Champion Elizabeth Simmonds is set to train at Loughborough
University as she sets her sights on the 2008 Beijing Olympic
Games.
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16th Apl - BRITISH SYNCHRO PAIR BEGIN OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
CAMPAIGN
Britain's Jenna Randall and Olivia Allison began their journey
to qualify for the synchronised swimming duet event at the
Beijing today.
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16th Apl - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALLIST AND OLYMPIAN REBECCA
COOKE TO STAND DOWN 16th
Britain's top ranked distance freestyle swimmer in recent
years Rebecca Cooke is to retire from competitive swimming
at the age of 24.
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13th Apl - DAVIES TAKES SILVER ON FINAL DAY
David Davies helped Britain claim its 24th medal of the competition
on a day that saw the host nation celebrate its biggest medal
haul at a World Swimming Championships (25m).
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12th Apl - TANCOCK ADDS TO BRITISH MEDAL HAUL
Liam Tancock claimed his third World Championship (25m) medal
in the men's 50m Backstroke at the World Swimming Championships
(25m) in Manchester.
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11th Apl - GILCHRIST CONTINUES GB'S GOLD RUSH
Britain's Kris Gilchrist dominated his final to become Britain's
third gold medallist of the World Swimming Championships (25m)
in Manchester as the host nation took third place in the medal
standings.
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10th Apl - GOLD MEDALS CLAIMED BY BRITISH TEAM
The British team competing at the World Swimming Championships
(25m) claimed their first gold medals of the competition in
the women's 800m Freestyle and the men's 100m Backstroke.
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9th Apl - MILEY CLAIMS WORLD SILVER
Britain's Hannah Miley became the second fastest woman in
the world after claiming the silver medal in the final of
the women's 400m Individual Medley on the first day of the
World Swimming Championships (25m) in Manchester.
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8th Apl - WORLD CHALLENGE STARTS FOR RISING BRITISH TEAM
The first World Championships to be staged in Britain will
offer the perfect setting for the national swim team to showcase
their talents as they go into tomorrow's event riding high
off the back of a record breaking Olympic trials.
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6th Apl - OLYMPIC SWIM TEAM TAKES FORM
The final day of the British Swimming Championships saw the
final athletes meet the nomination criteria to add their names
to the list of swimmers that have the chance to go to this
summer's Olympic Games.
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5th Apl - MILEY CLAIMS EUROPEAN RECORD
Garioch swimmer Hannah Miley broke a seven-year-old European
record in this evening's heats of the 400m Individual Medley
at the British Swimming Championship (50m).
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5th Apl - ADLINGTON SECURES SECOND OLYMPIC NOMINATION
On the penultimate day of competition at the British Swimming
Championships (50m) all eyes were on the women's 800m Freestyle
final after Rebecca Adlington became the fastest woman over
the distance this year in the heats earlier this week.
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4th Apl - SWIMMERS CLOSE IN ON OLYMPIC GOAL
Britain's top swimmers continued to take a step closer to
the Beijing Olympics after seven swimmers met the FINA 'A'
qualifying time in this evening's heats at the British Swimming
Championships (50m).
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4th Apl - MORE SWIMMERS MEET NOMINATION CRITERIA
The fifth day of the British Swimming Championships saw more
British Swimmers meet the criteria to be nominated to Team
GB for this year's Olympic Games.
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3rd Apl - ADLINGTON SLASHES COMMONWEALTH RECORD
Rebecca Adlington became the fastest swimmer in the world
over 800m this year after smashing a 19-year-old Commonwealth
record at the British Swimming Championships (50m).
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3rd Apl - TAIT SMASHES COMMONWEALTH RECORD ON WAY TO BEIJING
Britain's top swimmers continued to impress at the British
Swimming Championships (50m) as they strive to achieve their
dream of meeting the selection criteria for this year's Olympic
Games.
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2nd Apl - TANCOCK POSTS NEW WORLD RECORD
Liam Tancock broke the world record for the 50m Backstroke
with his split time in the men's 200m Backstroke during this
evening's heats at the British Swimming Championships (50m).
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2nd Apl - RECORDS BROKEN AS SWIMMERS TAKE STEP CLOSER TO
BEIJING
The third day of the British Swimming Championships (50m)
saw three Commonwealth records broken and nine more athletes
achieve the qualifying standard for nomination to the British
Olympic squad.
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1st Apl - RECORDS CONTINUE TO FALL AT NATIONAL CHAMPS
Britain's top swimmers broke four British records on day
two of competition at the British Swimming Championships (50m)
as they aimed to secure the FINA 'A' qualifying time in this
evening's heats.
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1st Apl - FAST FINALS SEE FIRST SWIMMERS MEET NOMINATION
CRITERIA
Britain's swimmers today took another step closer to realising
their dreams of competing at this summer's Olympic Games by
gaining some more fast times in the finals of the British
Swimming Championships (50m).
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March 2008
31st Mar - RECORD BREAKING START TO BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS
The first day of the British Swimming Championships (50m)
saw two British records smashed in the heats of the women's
200m Butterfly and 100m Freestyle.
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28th Mar - SWIMMERS STRIVE TOWARDS OLYMPIC DREAMS
Britain's swimmers will be looking to realise lifelong dreams
at next week's British Championships as they aim to become
part of the British Olympic squad competing at the biggest
sporting event in the world this summer.
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28th Mar - BRITISH SWIMMING TO APPOINT WORLD CLASS TEAM
British Swimming is aiming to secure the services of leading
professionals within the sport as it implements a new performance
programme designed to maximise outcomes at the 2012 Olympics
while providing a legacy for the future.
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24th Mar - RELAY TAKES GOLD IN NEW EUROPEAN RECORD TIME
Britain's relay women swept to gold on the final night of
the European Championships in Eindhoven and with it added
their name into the record books.
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24th Mar - DALEY TAKES EUROPEAN CROWN AT JUST 13 YEARS OLD
At just 13 years of age Tom Daley became European diving
champion in Eindhoven tonight and with it wrote his name into
the record books as Britain's youngest diving gold medallist.
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23rd Mar - SWIMMERS TAKE FOURTH PLACE IN TOUGH RELAY FINAL
Britain's swimmers finished in fourth place in this evening's
4x200m Freestyle final at the European Swimming Championships
in Eindhoven.
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23rd Mar - GLOUCESTER WINS BID TO HOST EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gloucester is to host the European Junior Synchronised Swimming
Championships 2009 after LEN confirmed the bid had been successful.
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22nd Mar - DAVIES RACES FROM HOSPITAL TO EUROPEAN PODIUM
Britain's David Davies added European silver to his international
role of honours despite the fact that just a week ago he was
lying in a hospital bed.
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21st Mar - RELAY WOMEN TAKE SILVER AND SMASH BRITISH RECORD
Britain took the silver and nearly stole the show at the
European Championships in Eindhoven when they smashed the
British Record in the final of the Women's 4x200m Freestyle
Relay.
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19th Mar - RELAY TEAM IMPRESS ON ROAD TO 2012 GAMES
Britain showcased the emerging talent of its sprint relay
team at the European Championships in Eindhoven tonight and
they impressed with a best time as they continue their development
towards the London 2012 Olympics.
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17th Mar - BRITISH DIVERS SET TO TAKE ON BEST IN EUROPE
The British Diving squad make their return to the international
circuit at the LEN European Diving Championships this week
hungry to replicate their performance at the World Cup last
month.
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16th Mar - RANDALL SHOWS PROMISE IN TOUGH FINAL
Britain's Jenna Randall has continued to make a name for
herself on the European circuit after a strong performance
in the Solo Free final at the European Championship.
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15th Mar - DAVIES FACES REPEAT OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DUEL
Britain's swimmers face their toughest international test
so far of the 2008 Olympic year when they compete at the LEN
European Championships in Eindhoven.
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14th Mar - DUET SECURES FINAL SPOT AFTER STRONG START
Britain's Jenna Randall and Olivia Allison have booked their
spots in the final of the Duet Free Routine after once again
showing their true potential on an international stage.
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13th Mar - RANDALL REACHES FINAL AFTER PROMISING PERFORMANCE
Britain ' s Jenna Randall succeeded in securing her place
in the Britain final of the Solo event at the European Championships
after Britain her promising preliminary rounds.
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11th Mar - SYNCHRO SWIMMERS READY FOR TOUGH EUROPEAN CHALLENGE
After Britain's synchronised swimming duet yesterday struggled
with flight cancellations due to the turbulent weather they
have made it to the European Championships and are now ready
to test themselves against some of the world's best athletes.
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7th Mar - OLYMPIC MEDAL SCHEME TO REWARD COACH CONTRIBUTION
A reward scheme to recognise the efforts of swimming coaches
putting athletes onto the podium at the Beijing Olympics has
been unveiled by British Swimming.
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6th Mar - SHEFFIELD BACK ON DIVING WORLD STAGE
The FINA Diving World Series returns to Sheffield this spring
for the second year and with support from UK Sport and partners
from Sheffield and the Yorkshire region the event looks to
be even bigger than the first.
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4th Mar - LEADERSHIP GROUP DRIVES SWIMMING'S OLYMPIC EFFORT
British Swimming has unveiled a Leadership Group that will
be the driving force behind the Olympic squad's preparations
in the run up to the Beijing Games.
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4th Mar - SPRING SUCCESS BECKONS FOR SCOTTISH STAR
City of Edinburgh swimmer Kris Gilchrist will be one of only
ten men to challenge themselves at three tough competitions
this spring in a bid to prepare themselves for the biggest
sporting event in the world this summer.
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