After taking four golds last week at the British Gas International in Leeds, Jessica-Jane Applegate will aim to compete among able-bodied swimmers in 2013.
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Swimming: Jessica-Jane Applegate to compete against able-bodied swimmers
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Swimming: Rebecca Addlington announces retirement from competitive swimming
Rebecca Addlington, double Olympic gold medallist, announced her retirement from competitive swimming this week.
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Swimming: Miley narrowly pipped to podium in Istanbul
Hannah Miley narrowly missed out on a second medal at the 2012 World Short Course Championships as she finished fourth in the 800m Freestyle in Istanbul.
Swimming: Golden performance from Miley at World Short Course
Hannah Miley won the first world title of her career with 400m Individual Medley gold on the opening day of the 2012 World Short Course Championships in Istanbul.
Sarah Storey shares her golden journey with Sportsister
Multiple Paralympic gold medallist Sarah Storey recently addressed a conference for female teachers organised by the NASUWT teachers’ union and emphasised the importance of education in progressing the London 2012 legacy.
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Swimming: Olympic medallist Jo Jackson announces retirement
British swimmer, Joanne Jackson, today announced her retirement from competitive swimming.
Swimming: European hat-trick for Hannah Miley
Hannah Miley has become the first British swimmer to win three medals at a European Short Course Championships since Susan Rolph in 1999.
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Swimming: Hannah Miley claims record-breaking silver in Chartres
Hannah Miley produced a lifetime best and new British record as she began her short course season with a silver medal in the 200m individual medley at the European Championships in France yesterday.
Swimming: New research prompts Rebecca Adlington to search for ‘The S Factor’
New research has revealed that 40 per cent of children can’t swim, with a quarter of parents believing that schools and the government should be accountable for teaching children to swim rather than themselves.
Diving: Hannah Starling and Alicia Blagg secure synchro silver
Hannah Starling (pictured below) and Alicia Blagg have won silver in the girls 3m Synchro at the Junior World Diving Championships in Adelaide, coming back strongly in the final round after an earlier missed dive
