Swimming News – Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub https://www.swimming.org/sport The home of the sport of competitive swimming in England Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:55:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 Olympic champion Anna Hopkin announces her retirement from competitive swimming https://www.swimming.org/sport/anna-hopkin-announces-retirement/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/anna-hopkin-announces-retirement/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:10:21 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=17351 Olympic champion Anna Hopkin has announced her retirement from a swimming career that’s achieved things ‘beyond her wildest dreams’. The two-time Olympian took gold as part of TeamGB’s Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay quartet at Tokyo 2020, alongside Adam Peaty, James Guy and Kathleen Dawson in what was a world record time. She followed that up … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/anna-hopkin-announces-retirement/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/04/Anna_Hopkin_Aquatics_GB_Champs_1200x675.png British swimmers round out 2024 with three world medals in Budapest https://www.swimming.org/sport/world-short-course-championships-review-2024/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/world-short-course-championships-review-2024/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:15:12 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=17346 Two bronze medals from Abbie Wood and a silver winning British record effort from the Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay completed a thrilling year in the pool for Aquatics GB’s swimmers. The World Short Course Championships in Budapest rounded out a historic 2024 that brought five Olympic medals in the pool, silverware in both pool and … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/world-short-course-championships-review-2024/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/12/Wood_Okaro_Evans_Anderson_Womens_Mixed_Medley_Silver_World_SC_2024_1200x675.png Event details confirmed for the GoCardless Swim England National Summer Meet https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-summer-meet-2025-event-details/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-summer-meet-2025-event-details/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:55:24 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=17335 The entry conditions, qualification window and schedule for the GoCardless Swim England National Summer Meet for 2025 have been released. The window will open on Friday 7 March and close on Sunday 11 May 2025, where some of the top swimmers from across England will be looking to secure their spot at next year’s event. … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-summer-meet-2025-event-details/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/12/Summer_Meet_branding_1_1200x675.png Ponds Forge to host trio of Swim England swimming events in 2025 https://www.swimming.org/sport/dates-2025-national-events/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/dates-2025-national-events/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:12:55 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=17325 Sheffield’s Ponds Forge International Pool will host all three of Swim England’s national swimming events in 2025. It all begins with one of the biggest events of the calendar year as the GoCardless Swim England National Summer Meet is held across six days from Tuesday 29 July to Sunday 3 August. The event is set … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/dates-2025-national-events/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/12/Ponds_Forge_Summer_Meet_2024_branding_1200x675.png Aquatics GB team take to the pool for World Short Course Championships https://www.swimming.org/sport/world-short-course-championships-preview-2024/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/world-short-course-championships-preview-2024/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2024 07:51:31 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=17301 The curtain is set to come down on a memorable year of swimming as an Aquatics GB team start their six days of action at the World Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest today. At the end of a year that brought five Olympic medals in the pool for GB – including a historic relay … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/world-short-course-championships-preview-2024/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/08/abbie_wood_swims.jpg GoCardless Swim England National Winter Championships 2024 day three medallists https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-winter-championships-2024-day-three/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-winter-championships-2024-day-three/#respond Sat, 07 Dec 2024 22:47:20 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=17291 Amalie Smith rounded out day three of the GoCardless Swim England National Winter Championships with a new junior British record on her way to a fourth gold medal. After a junior and senior gold medal double in the Female 400m Individual Medley event on day two, the 15-year-old repeated a similar feat on day three. … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-winter-championships-2024-day-three/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/12/WinterChamps2024-day-three-female-100m-IM-1200x675.png GoCardless Swim England National Winter Championships 2024 day four medallists https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-winter-championships-2024-day-four/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-winter-championships-2024-day-four/#respond Sun, 08 Dec 2024 21:36:21 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=17296 A session full of lifetime bests and a new European record closed out the GoCardless Swim England National Winter Championships 2024. Loughborough University’s Charlie Hutchison completed a hat-trick of gold medals at these championships as he recorded a time that was the seventh fastest in British history in the Open/Male 400m Individual Medley (IM). He … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-winter-championships-2024-day-four/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/12/WinterChamps2024-400mIM-1200x675.png GoCardless Swim England National Winter Championships 2024 day two medallists https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-winter-championships-2024-day-two/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-winter-championships-2024-day-two/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:07:32 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=17284 A joint world’s best time stole the show on the second day of finals at the GoCardless Swim England National Winter Championships 2024. The S14 duo of Georgia Sheffield and Poppy Maskill both touched the wall in a time of 1:04.09 in the Multi-Classification 100m Backstroke Final to tie the gold medal position. The record … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-winter-championships-2024-day-two/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/12/Poppy_Maskill_Georgia_Sheffield_joint_gold_Winter_Champs_2024_day_two_1200x675.png GoCardless Swim England National Winter Championships 2024 day one medallists https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-winter-championships-2024-day-one/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-winter-championships-2024-day-one/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:53:46 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=17274 Records tumbled as an enthralling day of action opened up the GoCardless Swim England National Winter Championships in Sheffield. The first day of the Championships saw a number of impressive performances from some of the nation’s best and future stars of the sport. Two of the Team GB’s Paris 2024 stars went head-to-head as Eva … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/sport/national-winter-championships-2024-day-one/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/12/National_Winter_Champs_2024_day_one_medallists_1200x675.png William Ellard nominated for BBC’s Young Sports Personality of the Year https://www.swimming.org/sport/william-ellard-bbc-young-sports-personality-2024/ https://www.swimming.org/sport/william-ellard-bbc-young-sports-personality-2024/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:24:52 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/sport/?p=17272 Double Paralympic champion William Ellard has been rewarded for his remarkable 2024 by being shortlisted for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. The 18-year-old, who marked his Paralympic debut in Paris with two goals, a silver and a world record, is in illustrious company as he joins skateboarder Sky Brown and darts star … […]

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