Feb. 5, 2022
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Da Silva received 96% of the majority vote as the congress also voted 98-2 to dismiss the previous Bureau. A new board was also elected.
Feb. 1, 2022
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Federations have released statements in reaction to the World Championships delay, including British Swimming and the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB).
Now this is confirmed the @SwimmingCanada plans will be amended & then communicated. Further details are required re the 2024 Olympic Qualification process for both Pool/OW so we know what we need to plan for @TeamCanada@ownthepodium@CAN_SwimCoaches
Jan. 4, 2022
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British Swimming has announced the death of diving coach, Chen Wen, aged 80 who worked with the national team at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics
Dec. 23, 2021
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The event will take place at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre April 5-10, and will be the primary qualifier for May's World Championships
Dec. 14, 2021
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British Swimming's Andy Jameson and Jazz Carlin will commentate each session of finals live from Abu Dhabi on Eurovision Sport's All Aquatics platform
Dec. 10, 2021
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UK Sport has committed an additional £11.2m (~14 million USD) funding allocation to help support preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
June 22, 2021
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Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe will represent Team GB at their first Olympic Games after being selected for the artistic swimming competition in Tokyo.
March 26, 2020
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British Swimming has confirmed its Summer Championships have been cancelled. Chief executive Jack Buckner said they were left with ‘no alternative’ but to call off the event, which was due to take place at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge International Pool between 21-26 July, The cancellation was agreed following the latest guidelines about social distancing and with pools across the country closed in a bid to tackle the spread of coronavirus. With uncertainty about when those measures will be lifted, British Swimming said it was a ‘unanimous decision’ between itself, British Para-swimming a ...
March 24, 2020
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As revealed this morning, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially postponed the next Summer Olympic Games to next year, making it Tokyo 2021. Athletic federations around the world are issuing statements of support of the move, with reasons ranging from overall safety of athletes, spectators and the world at large, to the fact that must athtles across sports are currently unable to train due to closures and shelter-in-place-type orders. British Swimming, for example, says it ‘welcomes the decision of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee to postpone the Olympic and Para ...
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British Swimming "fully" supports decision to postpone Olympics.