Pond life: The politics of Hampstead Heath’s swimming ponds August 27, 2024 Hampstead Heath's ponds are a wild swimming utopia, but politics bubble beneath the surface, writes Anna Moloney.
Alice Tai: ‘I used to cry before swimming. Now it’s my job’ August 22, 2024 Alice Tai is a Paralympic champion who has demonstrated that she is equally adept in front of the camera and in the pool. It has been some journey for an athlete who ran away from her first competition because of the crowd. The 25-year-old from Poole will head to Paris this summer looking to add [...]
Worms in the fish? Team GB star rails at food in Paris 2024 Olympic Village August 6, 2024 GB staff were forced to send their own chef to cater for the team following complaints about the food.
Team GB win relay gold in pool as Brit quad defends Olympic Games title July 30, 2024 Great Britain made a splash in the pool on Tuesday, winning a gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Tom Dean, James Guy, Duncan Scott and Matt Richards came home for Team GB at París La Defense Arena to win the team’s first gold in the pool. They held [...]
Golds for Pidcock and equestrian as Team GB climb Paris 2024 medal table July 29, 2024 Tom Pidcock headlined a stellar day at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as Team GB racked up a pair of golds and a number of minor medals. Pidcock was favourite in the men’s mountain bike event but suffered a puncture in the second half of the race. Over 35 seconds down on the leaders, the [...]
Adam Peaty wins silver at Olympics but misses out on Michael Phelps record July 28, 2024 Adam Peaty’s attempt at three 100m breaststroke golds in three consecutive games was denied by Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi yesterday in Paris. The Brit was looking to complete the three-peat but finished in a tie for second, losing out by 0.02 seconds. The 29-year-old would have become the second man after Michael Phelps to win three [...]
Phelps slams World Anti-Doping Agency over China row as US considers defunding June 26, 2024 Phelps and fellow US Olympic swimming star Allison Schmitt gave evidence at a congressional hearing.
Meet Team GB’s Hector Pardoe, Wrexham’s next sporting fairytale June 21, 2024 Pardoe hopes to become the first male Team GB open-water swimmer to win an Olympic medal since 2008.
UK sporting bodies join forces to call for action over dirty waters April 30, 2024 Seven UK sporting bodies have joined forces to protect the waters they rely on and campaign for “healthy and nature-rich blue spaces.” The Angling Trust, British Rowing, British Triathlon, GB Outrigger, Paddle UK, Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and Swim England have formed the Clean Water Alliance in response to concerns over sewage pollution in rivers [...]
Aquatics GB ‘extremely concerned’ about China positive drugs tests April 23, 2024 The country’s governing swimming body Aquatics GB has said it is “extremely concerned” by 23 Chinese athletes being cleared to compete at Tokyo 2020 despite testing positive for a banned substance before the Olympics. The swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ), which is a heart medication used to prevent angina attacks, at a training camp [...]