PLYMOUTH Leander swimmer Ben Proud will compete at next month’s 2015 Mare Nostrum series in France and Spain. Great Britain are using the series to prepare for this summer’s World Championships in Kazan. A team of 42 British swimmers will head to event in Canet, France, over the weekend of June 6-7 before 33, including … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander claimed the National Swimming League title for an astonishing seventh time in eight years in Cardiff on Sunday. Guildford pushed Leander all the way for the crown, but the city side sealed the win with some stunning relay swimming at the end. Leander scored 362 points, with Guildford second on 342 points and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH will be well represented at this summer’s inaugural European Games in Baku. City athletes from the sports of diving, swimming, water polo and fencing have been named in Team GB’s squad, along with the likes of Olympic champions Nicola Adams and Jade Jones. Cousins Matthew Dixon, 15, and Shanice Lobb, 17, will compete in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander star Ruta Meilutyte jumped to the top of the 50m breaststroke world rankings by winning the British Championships time trial in London. The world record holder clocked 30.58 seconds for the one-length race to beat Great Britain’s Sophie Taylor, who clocked 30.77. Despite being the fastest time this year, it is well off … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander enjoyed a great penultimate night in the pool at the British Swimming Championships in London. The highlight of the evening was the men’s 50m freestyle final where Leander filled three of the top four places. As expected, British record holder and Commonwealth Games champion Proud won the event to add to the 50m … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander swimmers dominated the heats of the men’s 50m freestyle event on the penultimate day of the British Swimming Championships in London. Commonwealth Games champion Ben Proud was fastest into the final with a time of 22.16, but he was closely followed by two of his team-mates. Junior Tom Fannon produced a great performance … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Ben Proud suffered frustration in the final of men’s 100m freestyle event at the British Swimming Championships in London. Proud had set a personal best time in the heats of 48.70 to qualify fastest for the final. That moved him up to third in the British all-time rankings. But the 20-year-old, who had … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Joe Hulme finished second in the junior boys’ (EG) 100m backstroke final at the British Swimming Championships in London. Hulme improved on his morning heat time to clock 55.79 seconds for the two length final, but he was unable to edge out Cockermouth’s Luke Greenbank, who touched in 55.33. Hulme’s medal was Leander’s … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Ben Proud was victorious on the opening morning of the British Swimming Championships in London. The double Commonwealth Games sprint champion triumphed in the 50m butterfly time trial at the Olympic pool. Proud clocked 23.51 seconds, somewhat slower than his British record time of 22.93 for the one-length event, but more than enough … Continue reading
THE international hopes of city swimmers will be decided this week when they compete at the 2015 British Swimming Championships in London. The event, which takes place at the 2012 Olympic Games pool, are acting as trials for Great Britain team selection for the World Championships, World University Games, European Youth Olympic Festival, European Games … Continue reading