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Commonwealth Games: Day two of competition

  • Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Live Blogs

put it better myself Sir.22:27 Coming up tomorrow, we have many more medals to be won, in cycling, swimming

Melbourne 2006 was the only Games with more gold medals for Scotland in swimming, when they won six. 

But it's worth noting that it has been a rather chaotic few years in Australian swimming since then.

to key personnel which has seen the appointments of former British head of swimming Michael Scott as

We still have medal action to come tonight though, in swimming mostly, and also in weightlifting.20:04


Miley and Murdoch power to pool glory on golden night for Scotland

  • Aquatics

By Gary Anderson at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in GlasgowHannah Miley and Ross Murdoch

emanating from the packed stands in this arena that will live long in the memory on the first night of swimming

in third.The time of 3:30:98 surpassed the 3:31:72 set by The Netherlands in 2009.In the men's Para-swimming

Glasgow 2014April 2014: World champions Campbell, Sprenger and Magnusson headline 59-strong Australian swimming

squad for Glasgow 2014March 2014: Scottish swimming star Jamieson helps switch on official countdown


Record numbers turn out for Bosphorus swim from Asia to Europe

  • EOC

By Gary AndersonMore than 1,600 competitors took to the waters of the mighty Bosphorus to compete in the National Olympic Committee of Turkey's (NOCT) annual race from Europe to Asia, which was won for the second year in a row by home swimmer Hasan Emre Musluoğlu in a time of 41 minutes and 26 seconds.

The 26th Samsung Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race has been a fantastic success once again this

Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] Related StoriesJuly 2014: Olympic swimming



Brazil to spend $600 million in bid to win 30 medals at Rio 2016

  • Rio 2016

By Nick ButlerBrazil is aiming to win between 27 and 30 medals on home turf during Rio 2016, according to a leading official at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), which would mark a huge increase on the 17 medals they secured at London 2012.

judo glory, while Arthur Zanetti won the rings event in artistic gymnastics.Medals were also won in swimming


Commonwealth Games: Opening day of competition

  • Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Live Blogs

At the risk of being slightly biased to my Celtic cousins it has been a night for Scotland's swimming

.- Gary Anderson chose a good night to visit the Tollcross Centre.21:34 Well, what a first night of swimming

"- Gary Anderson on the latest swimming medals ceremony.21:01 There are more medals to come this evening

- Some more poolside news from Gary Anderson at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre. 19:37 Amid

Well here we go at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre as the first swimming medals of the Commonwealth


Glasgow 2014 Opening Ceremony gets Commonwealth Games off to uniquely Scottish start

  • Glasgow 2014

By Gary Anderson at Celtic Park in GlasgowAn extravaganza of music, dance and celebration got the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games off to a spectacular start here at Celtic Park tonight as the people of Glasgow and Scotland put on a party like only they can to start the 20th edition of the Games.

Games Federation Flag was carried by Canadian Paralympic champion Chantal Peticlerc, Australian Olympic swimming


No plans for a Commonwealth Paralympic Games

  • Paralympics

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in GlasgowCommonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Prince Imran has reiterated his support for the increased number of Parasport events on the Glasgow 2014 programme, although he insisted there are no plans for a standalone Commonwealth Paralympic-style event.

There will be a total of 22 medal events for Para-athletes in Glasgow, across five sports - athletics, swimming

time at Manchester 2002, when 20 countries sent athletes across 10 events in athletics, lawn bowls, swimming


Commonwealth Games: Countdown to the Opening Ceremony at Celtic Park

  • Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Live Blogs

Trinidad and Tobago, who lies seventh in the rankings with a best of 19.10.First Commonwealth Games swimming

Games to date.The likes of British Paralympic Games gold medallist David Weir and 13-time Paralympic swimming


Changes to sports programme at Commonwealth Games being considered

  • Commonwealth Games

By Nick Butler at The Hilton Hotel in GlasgowA process is underway to reconsider the make-up of the sports programme at the Commonwealth Games, subject to decisions being made next year.

sports - athletics, badminton, men's boxing, hockey, lawn bowls, netball, men's rugby sevens, squash, swimming


Scottish athletes to receive money for medals at Glasgow 2014

  • Glasgow 2014

By Paul OsborneScottish medallists at the Commonwealth Games will earn a share of a £300,000 ($511,270/€379,423) funding pool made available by Commonwealth Games Scotland as part of its "Medallist Reward Scheme".

Commonwealth Games gold medallist David Carry spoke of how the scheme benefitted him after his retirement from swimming

and bronze at Delhi 2010, paid tribute to the scheme having been a beneficiary on his retirement from swimming


Commonwealth Games: The build-up

  • Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Live Blogs

Commonwealth Games, is also promised.In an international sense, UNICEF are working on schemes such as swimming


Minister must "decide what is important for the future of sport in the UK" - Sparkes

  • Aquatics

By David OwenThe chief executive of British Swimming has made a strongly-worded call on UK Sports Minister

British Swimming chief executive Daivd Sparkes is urging sports Minister Helen Grant to "decide what

body said.The team's fate was sealed, apparently definitively, nearly two months later, when British Swimming

water polo's funding axe set to have knock-on effect at planned new Manchester baseMarch 2014: British Swimming


Former Maltese Olympic Committee President dies at age of 64

  • EOC

By Duncan MackayFormer Maltese Olympic Committee (MOC) and Commonwealth Games Association of Malta President Gino Camilleri has died at the age of 64, it was announced today.

Committee for integration of disabled athletes.Camilleri was also a former President of the Amateur Swimming


Japan launches Paralympic talent ID programme for Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

By Duncan MackayA talent identification programme for Tokyo 2020 is to be launched next month by the Japanese Para-Sports Association.

Former Olympic hurdler Dai Tamesue and Paralympic swimming medalist Junichi Kawai will give lectures