Competitive 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 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 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 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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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-junior-championships-2024-review/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/07/European_Junior_Swimming_Champs_2024_medallists_1200x675.png Fleur Lewis hits distance double at European Championships https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-championship-2024-review/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-championship-2024-review/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:41:25 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16634 Loughborough University swimmer Fleur Lewis came away with two medals as a young British swimming squad impressed at the European Championships in Belgrade. The ten-strong group headed to the Serbian capital looking to make their mark on the international stage and gain some valuable experience as they start to build towards their long term target … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-championship-2024-review/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/06/Fleur_Lewis_European_silver_800m_Free_2024_1200x675.png Great Britain win 26 medals at European Para Swimming Championships https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-para-swimming-championships-2024/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-para-swimming-championships-2024/#respond Fri, 03 May 2024 17:36:48 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16547 Great Britain’s para swimmers returned with 26 medals from the European Championships in Madeira last week as their road to Paris continues. The nations squad of 15 swimmers headed to Funchal, Portugal for a week of racing where they claimed 13 gold, eight silver and five bronzes. Their results meant they finished fourth in the … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-para-swimming-championships-2024/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/05/Maisie_Summers-Newton_Maderia_Europeans_2024_1200x675.png Nine English swimmers selected for European Championships in Belgrade https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-championships-2024-squad-named/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-championships-2024-squad-named/#respond Thu, 02 May 2024 11:02:06 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16532 Nine English swimmers have been selected out of a group of 13 British athletes to represent Aquatics GB in the pool and marathon swimming events at the European Aquatics Championships. European senior and junior medallists are amongst the group taking to the pool in June whilst the Olympic marathon swimming team continue their preparations for … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-championships-2024-squad-named/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/05/Josh_Gammon_Aquatics_GB_Champs_2024_1200x675.png British team of ‘medal-winning potential’ selected for European Juniors https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-junior-championships-2024-squad-selected/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-junior-championships-2024-squad-selected/#respond Fri, 03 May 2024 11:01:37 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16536 A 30-strong team of Britain’s young swimmers will make their way to Lithuania for this summer’s European Junior Swimming Championships in Vilnius. 24 of the 29 are currently based in England and come into the competition after a number of strong performances at the Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships last month. They’ll take on the … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/european-junior-championships-2024-squad-selected/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2023/08/skye_carter_gold.jpg English athletes light up London at Speedo Aquatics GB Championships https://www.swimming.org/sport/english-athletes-light-up-aquatics-gb-swimming-championships/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/english-athletes-light-up-aquatics-gb-swimming-championships/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:31:09 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16470 Twelve English athletes guaranteed their Paris 2024 places after a thrilling six days at the Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024 inside the London Aquatics Centre. Britain’s best swimmers and para-swimmers descended on the nation’s capital as they looked to cement their spot on the plane or Eurostar to Paris later this summer. As well … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/english-athletes-light-up-aquatics-gb-swimming-championships/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/04/Adam_Peaty_Gold_Aquatics_GB_Champs_2024_1200x675.png Great Britain win six golds at Para Swimming World Series in Italy https://www.swimming.org/sport/para-swimming-world-series-italy-2024-round-up/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/para-swimming-world-series-italy-2024-round-up/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:44:42 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=16443 Great Britain’s para swimmers continued their preparation for the British Swimming Championships with six golds and nine medals in total at the third leg of the Citi Para Swimming World Series in Lignano, Italy. Some of the nation’s top stars were in attendance for a host of multi-classification competition, just a couple of weeks out … […]

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