Swimming News – Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub https://www.swimming.org/sport The home of the sport of competitive swimming in England Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:12:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 It’s a victory for me … emotional Adam Peaty wins Olympic Games silver medal https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-day-two-finals/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-day-two-finals/#respond Sun, 28 Jul 2024 20:47:44 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16767 An emotional Adam Peaty admitted his Paris 2024 Olympic Games silver medal was a ‘victory for him’ after he was denied a historic treble by the narrowest of margins. Peaty was bidding to become the first person to win the Men’s 100m Breaststroke title for a third consecutive Games but was touched out for the … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-day-two-finals/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/07/adam_peaty_silver.jpg Dominant Adam Peaty aims to be ‘fastest boy’ as he seeks third Olympic gold https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-day-one-finals/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-day-one-finals/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2024 21:03:58 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16755 Adam Peaty said he was ‘loving it again’ as he aims to be the ‘fastest boy’ in his quest to seal a historic third Olympic Games Men’s 100m Breaststroke gold medal. The double defending champion was the fastest qualifier in the semi-final, clocking 58.86 to secure lane four in tomorrow’s final at the Paris La … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-day-one-finals/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/07/adam_peaty_paris_olympics.jpg Adam Peaty ‘enjoying being the underdog’ as he heads in to Paris 2024 https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-adam-peaty/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-adam-peaty/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:27:16 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16731 With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games about to get underway, we’re taking a closer look at some of our aquatics athletes who are representing Team GB in the French capital this summer. Adam Peaty comes into his third Olympic Games looking to add to his ever growing list of accolades. He’s already done what no … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-adam-peaty/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/07/Adam_Peaty_headshot_Paris_2024_1200x675.png Ponds Forge set for biggest Swim England National Summer Meet ever https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-summer-meet-2024-preview/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-summer-meet-2024-preview/#respond Sun, 28 Jul 2024 18:28:22 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16727 Almost 1000 swimmers from clubs up and down the country will take part in the largest ever GoCardless Swim England National Summer Meet this week. For the first time the competition will take place across six days with 965 swimmers from 242 clubs heading to Ponds Forge, Sheffield. They’ll be involved across 58 events with … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-summer-meet-2024-preview/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/07/Summer_Meet_2023_generic_race_start_1200x675.png Laura Stephens’ journey from being DQ’d in her first meet to her second Olympics https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-laura-stephens/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-laura-stephens/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:48:41 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16717 With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games around the corner, we’re taking a closer look at some of our aquatics athletes who are representing Team GB in the French capital this summer. Laura Stephens heads into her second Olympics in Paris on the back of becoming a world champion in February and registering an Olympic consideration … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-laura-stephens/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/07/Laura_Stephens_World_Champs_2024_gold_1200x675.png Honey Osrin shares her love for swimming ahead of Olympic Games debut https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-honey-osrin/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-honey-osrin/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:01:49 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16712 With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games around the corner, we’re taking a closer look at some of our aquatics athletes who are representing Team GB in the French capital this summer. Honey Osrin is hoping to make the ‘close knit’ swimming community proud when she makes her Olympic debut at Paris 2024. The South African … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-honey-osrin/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/07/Honey_Osrin_headshot_Paris_2024_1200x675.png Jacob Whittle thanks support of his first clubs and coaches ahead of Paris 2024 https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-jacob-whittle/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-jacob-whittle/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:01:22 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16704 With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games around the corner, we’re taking a closer look at some of our aquatics athletes who are representing Team GB in the French capital this summer. At still just 19 years of age, Jacob Whittle heads into his second Olympic Games with high hopes for Paris. The Bath Performance Centre … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-jacob-whittle/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/01/Jacob_Whittle_Worlds_2023_1200x675.png History-maker Eva Okaro hoping to ‘enjoy the experience’ at first Olympics https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-eva-okaro/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-eva-okaro/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:58:13 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16688 With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games around the corner, we’re taking a closer look at some of our aquatics athletes who are representing Team GB in the French capital this summer. Teenager Eva Okaro will make history as soon as she enters the pool in Paris where she will become the first black female pool … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/paris-2024-olympic-games-eva-okaro/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/07/Eva_Okaro_headshot_Paris_2024_1200x675.png Great Britain’s top young swimmers to battle it out in Sheffield https://www.swimming.org/sport/aquatics-gb-summer-championships-preview/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/aquatics-gb-summer-championships-preview/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:45:56 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16684 Top young swimmers from up and down England and the rest of Great Britain are heading to Sheffield for the 2024 Aquatics GB Summer Championships. Well over 1000 swimmers from more than 200 clubs are expected to compete at what is one of the biggest events on the British Swimming calendar. The seven-day event will … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/aquatics-gb-summer-championships-preview/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/07/British_Summer_Champs_2022_1200x675.png Great Britain record highest medal haul since 2018 at European Juniors https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-junior-championships-2024-review/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-junior-championships-2024-review/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:54:08 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16662 Aquatics GB’s European Junior Swimming Championship squad have come away from the event in Lithuania with their highest medal tally since 2018. The 29-strong-team won 13 medals with three golds, four silver and six bronzes in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius with a number of English swimmers reaching the podium. Two of the golds went … […]

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