2015 British Swimming Championships: O’Connor On Course For Second Title After Day 3 Prelims
In a notably relaxed heat swim, Siobhan Marie O’Connor returned to the pool this morning for the Women’s 200m Individual…
Michael Jamieson On Missing His Targets, Dealing With a Swimming Slump
In following the British Swimming Championships that started this week, you may be wondering why a particular breaststroker’s name was…
Carlin and Pavoni Impressive on the Second Night of the British Swimming Championships
European Champion Jazz Carlin won the women’s 400 freestyle in the a time of 4:03.51 which places her second in the world rankings…
Chris Walker-Hebborn blasts 52.8 in 100 back to open British Nationals
The prelims were all about Great Britain’s loaded 200 breaststroking corps, but backstroker Chris Walker-Hebborn stole the show in the final with the world’s best 100 back time.
Ross Murdoch hits world’s 2nd-fastest 200 breast time to lead loaded British heats
The first session of the British Swimming Championships saw arguably the nation’s deepest and toughest event, the 200 breaststroke, contest its preliminary heats.
Paralympic Champion Ellie Simmonds and European Champion Andrew Mullen to train at British Para-Swimming National Performance Centre
Four-time Paralympic Champion Ellie Simmonds and four-time European Champion Andrew Mullen have moved their training base to the British Para-Swimming National Performance Centre in Manchester.
Cameron van der Burgh struggled after the Olympics, but has motivation back now – Video Feature
Nils Zätterström catches up with 2012 Olympic Champion Cameron Van Der Burgh at the Swim Cup Eindhoven 2015.
Highlander Hanlon Takes Second Breaststroke Crown in Record Time at Scottish Age Groups
Kara Hanlon checks her time in the final of the 50m breaststroke and discovers it’s another 17 years age group record, improving on the record she had set earlier in the heats
You’ve won an Olympic Gold Medal, now what?
BJ Bedford Miller: “When everything you’ve done is prologue to one minute, what do you do next? How long do you enjoy it, and where do you go from there?”
Lexie Waller Secures Backstroke Hat-Trick on Day 4 of Scottish Age Group Champs
The benefits of buoyancy on day 4 of the 2015 Scottish National Age Group Champs.
Girl Underwater: Exclusive SwimSwam Excerpt
The novel follows Avery, a competitive college swimmer, who boards a night flight from West coast to East, along with two team members and two hundred strangers. When the plane goes down over the Rockies, only Avery, three little boys, and Colin Shea, the only teammate who has ever challenged her to strike out on her own, survive.
Chris Walker-Hebborn Considered Quitting Swimming Post-2012 Olympics
Elite backstroker Chris Walker-Hebborn describes his thoughts on quitting after a disappointing London Olympics.
13-Year Old Sophie Smith Smashes National Age Record on Day 1 of Scottish Age Group Champs
13-year old Sophie Smith Smashed the age group record in the 1500 free on day 1.
5 things backstrokers must do
World Championships siliver medalist David Plummer offers his advice to backstrokers. How many of you actually do “point five” on a regular basis?
Meilutyte hits world’s second-fastest 50 breast time, Proud wins again in Sheffield Sunday
After putting up the second-fastest 100 breaststroke in the world this year on the first full day of the Premier Open Meet in Sheffield, England, Ruta Meilutyte added another breaststroking win on day 2.