Sports Personality of the Year – Swim England https://www.swimming.org/swimengland The business of swimming Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:49:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 Tom Daley and Adam Peaty in BBC Sports Personality of the Year top three https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/tom-daley-adam-peaty-bbc-sports-personality-year-top-three/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/tom-daley-adam-peaty-bbc-sports-personality-year-top-three/#respond Sun, 19 Dec 2021 21:37:39 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=14160 Olympic champions Tom Daley and Adam Peaty’s remarkable 2021 has been capped by finishing in the top three of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Peaty took third spot in the public vote, with Daley runner-up behind winner Emma Raducanu. Diver Daley and swimmer Peaty were among six contenders for the honour, alongside tennis … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/tom-daley-adam-peaty-bbc-sports-personality-year-top-three/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2021/12/tom_daley_spoty.jpg ‘Unacceptable’ 2,000 pools could be closed by end of decade, says Adam Peaty https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/adam-peaty-decade-decline-unacceptable/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/adam-peaty-decade-decline-unacceptable/#respond Sun, 19 Dec 2021 13:39:35 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=14153 Adam Peaty says it’s ‘unacceptable’ that almost 2,000 pools could be lost forever by 2030. The BBC Sports Personality of the Year nominee has been extremely vocal about the need for more funding for facilities, clubs and athletes. Swim England’s Decade of Decline report published earlier this year has forecast a huge reduction in the amount of … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/adam-peaty-decade-decline-unacceptable/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2021/12/adam_peaty.jpg Sports personality nominee Tom Daley hails ‘year to remember’ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/tom-daley-bbc-sports-personality-year/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/tom-daley-bbc-sports-personality-year/#respond Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:52:53 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=14135 Sports personality nominee Tom Daley has hailed a year to remember and thanked everyone who has supported him throughout his glittering career. The four-time Olympic medallist admits he is ‘super-excited’ to be in the running for the BBC’s prestigious prize, alongside swimmer Adam Peaty. Daley added a coveted Olympic gold to his impressive medal collection … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/tom-daley-bbc-sports-personality-year/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2021/12/tom_daley_matty_lee_olympic_gold.jpg Adam Peaty hopes ‘huge honour’ of SPOTY nomination will raise swimming’s profile https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/adam-peaty-bbc-sports-personality-year/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/adam-peaty-bbc-sports-personality-year/#respond Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:41:43 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=14126 Three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty admits it is a huge honour to be shortlisted for BBC Sports Personality of the Year – and hoped his nomination would raise the profile of aquatic sports. He is one of six sporting stars who are in the running for the prestigious prize, with Olympic diving gold medallist Tom … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/adam-peaty-bbc-sports-personality-year/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2021/12/adam_peaty_reaction.jpg Adam Peaty and Tom Daley in running for BBC Sports Personality of the Year https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/adam-peaty-tom-daley-bbc-sports-personality-year/ https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/adam-peaty-tom-daley-bbc-sports-personality-year/#respond Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:51:54 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/?p=14099 Olympic champions Adam Peaty and Tom Daley have been shortlisted for the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. They are among six contenders in the running for the accolade with the winner due to be announced on Sunday 19 December. Boxer Tyson Fury, tennis player Emma Raducanu, footballer Raheem Sterling and Paralympic cyclist … […]

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