As Ian Thorpe, five-times an Olympic swimming champion, gets back into serious training ahead of his

careering into his lane to send him thrashing down into the depths.All Thorpe has to worry about is swimming

By Duncan MackayMarch 15 - The University of Bath are hoping that several Russian teams competing at next year's Olympics in London will base themselves there before the Games, they have revealed.

which boasts some of the best facilites in Britain, is already in advanced negotiations for the Russian swimming

We are also in final discussions with the Russian swimming team, as well as with a number of other sports

 The aquatics team, including synchronised swimming, won a total of six medals, three of which were

By Mike RowbottomMarch 14 - Britain will apply pressure on its big rivals Australia and France at this month's World Track Championships as Sir Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton (pictured) and Ed Clancy defend their Keirin, sprint and omnium titles respectively.

month's World Cup event because of injury but is now fit.Storey, a Paralympic champion in cycling and swimming

By Tom Degun in BarcelonaMarch 10 – One out of every ten UK sports fans will not follow the London 2012 Olympic Games, according to a new survey.

fans were asked which sports they would most like to watch in 3D TV, gymnastics got the top slot with swimming

By Tom DegunMarch 9 - Members of Britain's wheelchair tennis team, including double Paralympic gold medallist Peter Norfolk (pictured), have visited the London 2012 venue at Eton Manor to inspect its progress.

Eton Manor will also provide temporary aquatic training facilities including three Olympic-size swimming

pools, a synchronised swimming pool and a water polo pool.After the Paralympics it will be transformed

- Double Paralympic Champion Ellie Simmonds picked up her second gold medal of the 2011 British Gas Swimming

By Tom DegunMarch 8 - One in ten men are planning to raid their wedding savings to secure tickets for the London 2012 Olympics, according to a new survey.

£20.12 to £2,102 ($32.74 to $3,274) for the opening ceremony and £1,500 ($2,440) for the closing.Women's swimming

By Tom DegunMarch 7 – The QEII Stadium in Christchurch, home of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in January, has been closed indefinitely because of damage sustained in the earthquake that left over 150 people dead.

20,000-capacity venue, which was built for the 1974 Commonwealth Games and now hosts track and field, swimming

DegunMarch 7 - Salford's Louise Watkin (pictured) was the standout performer on day three of the British Gas Swimming

was delighted to have secured the qualification time for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming

March 7 - David Teasdale has been appointed as the next chair of British Fencing, it has been announced.

the Football Assocation, the Rugby Football Union, England and Wales Cricket Board, the Amateur Swimming

the world record in the 100 metres backstroke in the S7 category on the second day of the British Gas Swimming

By Duncan MackayBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearMarch 6 - Leyton Orient would be prepared to drop their threatened legal action over West Ham United's proposed move to the Olympic Stadium if they allowed to move to Eton Manor after London 2012, the club's chairman Barry Hearn has revealed.

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

Simmonds swam to the gold medal in the women's MC 400 metres freestyle on the first day of the British Gas Swimming

medal.Her time was just outside of her personal best but within the qualification time for the IPC Swimming

By Tom DegunMarch 3 - The 2011 South Island Independence Games in Christchurch, which are open to any young person with a disability between the ages of eight and 17, have been cancelled due to the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that devastated the city last month.

to take place from April 15 -17, were set to feature a number of sports including track and field, swimming

March 2 - Construction work is underway on the BMX Track for the London 2012 Games, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today.

The first stage of construction work involves 14,000m3 of soil, enough to fill three Olympic swimming