By David GoldMarch 26 - New Zealand-based Times-7 Sport, the sport technical solutions provider, have announced that Skip Gilbert, who unexpectedly left USA Triathlon left summer, is to take up a role as its President and chief executive.

the Association of the Chief Executives of Sport.Gilbert also brings experience from roles with USA Swimming

By Tom DegunMarch 25 – British swimming star Stephanie Millward is hoping to pull off one of the most

By David GoldMarch 25 - England have joined forces with World Champion Karen Pickering to improve the team's performance ahead of the Cathay Pacific Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens event.

I was looking at what various other athletes do as part of their training and lots use swimming as part

A load of sports use swimming but probably don't have enough of a background in it to use it as well

I was following some of the players and Ben on Twitter and saw he was taking the guys swimming so I made

Brett has a swimming background so he understands the benefits but even so it's been great to extend

By Katy AndersonFirst, Shelly Woods admits she was talent spotted as a thrower; hard to believe, but not entirely unbelievable - enough to raise a smile, though.Then she details her changeable coaching history, briefly mentioning her previous tendency to over-train, a potentially cruel flip side to absolute dedication and motivation.And then of course there's her performance record; Beijing Paralympic Games silver and bronze medallist, IPC World Championships bronze medallist, T54 1500 metres world record holder, multiple British Record holder and one of the most experienced members of the current crop of Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland Paralympic athletes.

infectious enthusiasm for sport remained as she tried out various activities including basketball and swimming

Degun March 24 - Basildon have secured a major coup as they today announced that the Japanese Olympic swimming

This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Japanese swimming federation

leisure and arts, said: "This is wonderful news and I am delighted that we will be welcoming the Japanese swimming

At the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games the Japanese team came fourth in the swimming medal tables, just one

the British team, after winning two gold medals and three bronze.The agreement will see the Japanese swimming

team using the brand new 50 metre Olympic-size swimming while the athletes and coaches will also visit

He represented Britain three times in swimming at the Paralympic Games from 1996 to 2004, winning three

By Tom DegunMarch 23 - South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has achieved the B qualification standard for the London 2012 Olympic Games in the 400 metres as he ran a personal best of 45.61sec at the at the Provincial Championships at the Nedbank National Championships for Physically Disabled in Rustenburg.

Pistorius compete at the London 2012 Olympics, he will follow South African compatriot Natalie Du Toit, the swimming

By Mike RowbottomMarch 23 - Synchronised swimming has become the latest domestic sport to be awarded

Crucially, British Swimming has also demonstrated to us that they have a well developed plan in place

BOA director of sport and deputy Team GB Chef de Mission Sir Clive Woodward said: "Synchronised swimming

British Swimming chief executive David Sparkes said: "The hard work and dedication of the athletes has

In Synchronised Swimming, we have a young team and we have all worked hard to ensure that our athletes

The BOA has now confirmed that synchronised swimming, basketball, table tennis, judo, handball, beach

By Tom DegunMarch 18 - British Swimming has today announced a new four year rights deal with the BBC

to broadcast swimming and other aquatic sports in the run up to the London 2012 Olympics, the Glasgow

In addition, British Swimming will be partnering with the BBC to launch the Big Splash, a UK-wide mass-participation

chief executive David Sparkes said: "The BBC has worked with swimming for many years and we welcome

Everyone at British Swimming is also extremely excited about the launch of the Big Splash as we try and

encourage more people to be more active through swimming."

Champions Cup in Sheffield on May 20-22, 2011; and The British Gas Swimming Championships which will

By Tom DegunMarch 17 - Double Beijing 2008 swimming champion Ellie Simmonds (pictured) is set to lead

The swimming event at the BT Paralympic World Cup will be held on May 28 at the Manchester Aquatics Centre

I've always enjoyed swimming in Manchester for the BT Paralympic World Cup and have just broken a European

John Atkinson, national performance director for British Swimming, added: "The BT Paralympic World Cup

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By Mike RowbottomMarch 17 - Craig Hunter (pictured), England's Chef de Mission at last year's Commonwealth Games, will perform the same role for Britain at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Trabzon, Turkey from July 23-30, the British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced.

The former swimming team manager, who dealt capably with all the difficulties associated with the Delhi

By Tom DegunMarch 16 - Sophie Pascoe (pictured), the triple Paralympic champion from New Zealand, is refusing to let the earthquake that decimated her home city ruin her dream of competing at London 2012.

she stormed to three gold medals and a silver.However, Pascoe's Christchurch training base, the QEII swimming

The QEII swimming complex has been my second home," said Pascoe."

By Tom DegunMarch 16 – Britain's top disability swimmers look set to prepare for the Paralympic Games at Manchester Aquatics Centre away from the rest of the squad.

University of Bath indicated it remains happy to provide "whatever is needed" for the pre-2012 camps.British Swimming

purpose-built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games at a cost of £32 million ($51 million) and features two 50-metre swimming

By Tom Degun in LondonMarch 16 - Baroness Margaret Ford (pictured), chair of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC), has warned it is inconceivable for Leyton Orient to be allowed to move to Eton Manor after the London 2012 Games.

Eton Manor on the Olympic Park.This is currently being redeveloped and is due to host three temporary swimming

By Tom Degun in LondonMarch 15 - The official Olympic timekeeper Omega were today trying to fix the Countdown Clock after it stopped less than 24 hours after being unveiled in Trafalgar Square - a huge embarrassment for the company as London 2012 was the centre of attention with tickets going on sale to mark 500 days until the start of the Games.

legend Carl Lewis, five-time gymnastic gold medallist Nadia Comăneci, Britain's double Olympic swimming