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Bismarck to host US Paralympic swimming trials for London 2012

  • Swimming News

By Duncan MackayJuly 20 - Bismarck in North Dakota will stage next year's United States swimming trials

excellent fast pool," said aid Julie O'Neill, the Team Leader, Sport Performance for Paralympic swimming

"One of our goals is to bring these kind of high quality events to Bismarck in an effort to promote swimming


Exclusive: All my focus is now on the London 2012 Paralympics states Simmonds

  • Swimming News

By Tom DegunJuly 20 - Britain's double Beijing 2008 Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds has revealed

London 2012 following a superb performance at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) European Swimming

route to second gold medal at European ChampionshipsJuly 2011: Simmonds leads British gold rush as IPC Swimming


British Cycling official criticises Olympic venue legacy plans

  • London 2012

By David GoldJuly 20 - Peter King, the executive director of British Cycling, condemned the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre for the London 2012 Olympics, saying that they were "the wrong buildings in the wrong places".

And I think if you spend £300 million ($483 million) on a swimming pool that's too much."


Sixty-four young athletes selected for Team GB at European Youth Olympic Festival

  • Latest

By Tom DegunJuly 19 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) have announced a 64-strong team to represent Team GB at the 11th European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Trabzon, Turkey, which is due to start on Saturday (July 23).

The 64 athletes from the six sports of athletics, cycling, gymnastics, judo, swimming and tennis will

went on to win two gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, in the 400 metres and 800m freestyle swimming


BMW gears up for London 2012 with new Performance Editions

  • Sponsor News

By Emily GoddardJuly 18 - BMW has launched two new Performance Edition models inspired by its BMW London 2012 Performance Team, which includes double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington, to celebrate the German car manufacturer's £150 million ($241 million) sponsorship of next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games.

world diving champion Tom Daley, Olympic gymnastic bronze medallist Louis Smith, two-time Paralympic swimming


Exclusive: Chechnya neighbour set to launch bid for Summer Youth Olympics

  • Buenos Aires 2018

By David OwenJuly 18 - Dagestan could launch a bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, aiming to extend a remarkable run of Russian success in securing major international sports events, insidethegames understands.

Russia's Sports City, had reason to celebrate this week when it was chosen as host of the 2015 World Swimming



Another major event heading to Russia as Kazan chosen to host 2015 World Swimming Championships

  • Aquatics

- Russian city Kazan and Mexico's Guadalajara were today chosen as hosts of the 2015 and 2017 World Swimming

The aim is to make Russian people to be more healthy, to build more swimming pools for children.

was broken up we had a lot of problems with that so we really want our nation to be healthy.Mexican Swimming

this story at [email protected] storiesApril 2011: Kazan launches World Swimming


Military World Games set to provide early test of Rio 2016 credentials

  • Rio 2016

By Tom DegunJuly 14 - Rio de Janeiro is set to face an early test of its credentials to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games as the Brazilian city gears up to stage the fifth Military World Games this weekend.

beach volleyball, boxing, equestrian, fencing, football, judo, modern pentathlon, sailing, shooting, swimming


Xavier Gonzalez: IPC Swimming European Championships was a great warm-up for London 2012

  • The Big Read (Paralympics)

The 2011 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming European Championships came to a close on

36 countries won at least one medal in the German capital.This, I believe, underlines the breadth of swimming

I expect the swimming events at next year's Paralympic Games to be one of the must have tickets for London


Alan Hubbard: Will Britain's lack of home-grown coaching talent limit the sustainability of London 2012's legacy?

  • Inside the Blogs

years has been behind the phenomenal success of British rowing, to Biz Price, the Canadian synchronised swimming

Men like Bill Sweetenham who came from Australia to give swimming the kick up the arse it needed and

Swimming's chief executive David Sparkes is more sanguine about the future of coaching here: "I believe in swimming

Michael Scott (Australia)Head coach: Dennis Pursey (USA)Diving: Alexie Evangulov (Russia)Synch swimming


Spence misses adding second British medal in Olympic test event

  • Modern Pentathlon

By Mike RowbottomJuly 11 - Mhairi Spence (pictured) narrowly missed out on adding a second medal to the one won the previous day by her British team-mate Nick Woodbridge in the Modern Pentathlon World Cup final in London, the Olympic test event.

on selection by one place for the 2008 Games, finished fifth in an event which held the fencing and swimming


Britain top the medal table at European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade

  • Aquatics

By Tom DegunJuly 10 - Britain's young swimmers took full advantage of the opportunity to show their class at the European Junior Championships in Belgrade as they claimed a total of six gold medals to finish at the top of the standings ahead of Italy and Germany respectively.

Mark Perry, British Swimming development coach, admitted he was very delighted with the final results

The professionalism and dedication of the British Swimming staff helped to create a team environment


South African Sports Minister to formally ask Government to bid for 2020 Olympics

  • Tokyo 2020

By Duncan Mackay in DurbanJuly 10 - South Africa's Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula will this week take the first formal steps to the country launching a bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, he has revealed.

precinct, with land available to build new facilities, and already have excellent facilities for cycling, swimming