Tag Archives: swimming

Video: Swimming stars inspire the next generation to take the plunge

London 2012 swimming stars Rebecca Adlington, Keri-Anne Payne and Hannah Miley joined some of their Team GB team-mates in the capital for the start of a special tour to inspire thousands of children to get in the pool.

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Sportsister tests: Aqua Sphere Powered W-Racer Wetsuit

Specialists in swim and triathlon wear, Aqua Sphere offer a huge range of women’s clothing, including no fewer than four female specific wetsuits.

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Swimming: GB make 4x100m medley relay final

Great Britain is through to the 4x100m medley relay final, after coming fifth in their heat this morning.

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Swimming: Medals inspire Fran Halsall to make freestyle final

Fran Halsall will step out tonight for the 100 meters freestyle final after finishing joint fourth in her closely contested semi-final at the Aquatics Centre.

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Swimming: Halsall disappointed with heats performance

Fran Halsall and Amy Smith have both reached the semi-finals of the women’s 100m freestyle, following success in this morning’s heats at the Aquatics Centre.

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Swimming: Lowe through to semi-finals

Jemma Lowe has made it safely through to the semi-finals of the Women’s 200 metres Butterfly with a comfortable time of 2:07.64.

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London 2012: McClatchey makes 200m freestyle semi-final

Three-time Olympian Caitlin McClatchey powered through to tonight’s 200-metre freestyle semi-finals as she won her heat in style this morning.

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London 2012: Bluffer’s guide to swimming

Swimming is one of the easiest Olympic sports to understand with races in the pool being conducted over the middle eight lanes of a 50 metre long pool and including a variety of distances, from 50m (one length) all the way up to 1500m (30 lengths).

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Swimming: Brits take home more medals in Barcelona

Britain’s swimmers took their medal total even higher for the Barcelona leg of the Mare Nostrum tour with many being won within the last session at the Sant Andreu Club.

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Swimming: Lizzie Simmonds claims second gold in Canet

British swimmers added a further four medals to their tally on the second day of the Mare Nostrum event in Canet, taking their total to 10 over the two-day meet.

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