News and Blogs – Swim England Artistic Swimming Hub https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming Home of the sport of artistic swimming in England Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:25:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 Swim England release dates for 2025 artistic swimming national events https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/dates-2025-national-events/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:16:00 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/?p=8421 The dates and venues for all four of Swim England’s national artistic swimming events in 2025 have been confirmed. These highly anticipated competitions will showcase and celebrate the best talent in the sport in the country. The year kicks off with the GoCardless Swim England Artistic Swimming National Age Group and Youth Championships. For the … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/12/Artistic_Champs_2024_branding_1200x675.png GB Juniors gain ‘great experience’ in Peru to round out historic season https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/world-junior-championships-2024-review/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:38:43 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/?p=8380 Great Britain’s artistic swimmers rounded out their season with some fine performances at the World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru. More than 250 of the world’s top artistic swimmers aged 15 to 19 for females and 15 to 20 for males took part and there were 12 sets of medals up for grabs in the … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/09/Ranjuo_Tomblin_World_Juniors_2024_1200x675.png Annabel Pattison hopes to inspire others with hearing loss try artistic swimming https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/annabel-pattison-inspire-to-try/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:36:54 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/?p=8373 City of Salford Synchronised Swimming Club’s Annabel Pattison (pictured centre) hopes to encourage more swimmers with hearing loss to take up the sport. Annabel has won medals at both the last two Swim England Artistic Swimming Combo Cups with silver as part of Salford’s Division One 13-18 Years squad last year and bronze as part … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/08/City_of_Salford_Combo_Cup_2023_Annabel_centre_left_1200x675.png Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe win Team GB’s first Olympic medal in artistic swimming https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/kate-shortman-izzy-thorpe-silver-paris-2024-olympic-games/ Sat, 10 Aug 2024 21:15:18 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/?p=8360 Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe made artistic swimming history after securing Team GB’s first-ever Olympic medal in the sport with silver in Paris. The Bristol based duo stunned the crowd with their rise of the phoenix free duet routine, earning them a score of 294.5084 – the highest of all the 17-strong field. It lifted … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/08/Kate_Shortman_Izzy_Thorpe_Paris_2024_silver_flag_1200x675.png Kate Shortman hoping to make history at Paris 2024 Olympics https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/paris-2024-olympic-games-kate-shortman/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 08:31:27 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/?p=8356 With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games underway, we’re taking a closer look at the some of the English athletes that will be competing in the French capital. Kate Shortman achieved a dream a decade in the making when she competed at the Tokyo Olympics Games three years ago. Now she has a new goal… an … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/08/Kate_Shortman_Paris_2024_headshot_1200x675.png Isabelle Thorpe hopes performances in Paris raises profile of artistic swimming https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/paris-2024-olympic-games-isabelle-thorpe/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:30:04 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/?p=8347 With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games underway, we’re taking a closer look at the some of the English athletes that will be competing in the French capital. Artistic swimming star, Isabelle Thorpe, is hoping that her performances at Paris 2024 – alongside duet partner Kate Shortman – will help raise the profile of the sport … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/08/Izzy_Thorpe_Team_GB_Paris_2024_1200x675.png Seven clubs win gold as National Masters Championships draws to a close https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/national-masters-championships-2024-session-two/ Sun, 07 Jul 2024 17:50:29 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/?p=8338 A competitive and fun-filled day at the GoCardless Swim England Artistic Swimming National Masters Championships concluded with seven clubs winning gold. This afternoon saw each of the Free Duet, Free Mixed Duet and Free Team events with Out to Swim London winning each of the Mixed Duet events. Their pairs of Martin Harding and Justin … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/07/Out_to_Swim_Harding_Morelli_Mixed_Duet_Masters_2024_1200x675.png Rugby Artistic Swimming Club win Combo Cup by a point in thrilling finale https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/rugby-win-combo-cup-2024/ Sat, 06 Jul 2024 20:46:11 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/?p=8301 Rugby Artistic Swimming Club were crowned champions at the GoCardless Swim England Artistic Swimming Combo Cup in a thrilling finale at Ponds Forge. They took home the prestigious trophy after a nail-biting final event which saw them edge out City of Salford Synchronised Swimming Club by just a single point. It all came down to … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/07/Rugby_Combo_Cup_winners_2024_1200x675.png Rushmoor swimmers star in opening session of Masters Nationals https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/national-masters-championships-2024-session-one/ Sun, 07 Jul 2024 14:55:22 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/?p=8324 Rushmoor Artistic Swimming Club’s Rachel Davies and Carolyn Macdonald are hoping to carry on the club’s legacy as they struck gold in the opening session of the GoCardless Swim England Artistic Swimming National Masters Championships. They took the 50–59 and 60–69 Years golds respectively as the Free Solo and Free Combination events kicked off this … […]

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]]> https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2024/07/Rushmoor_Masters_Nationals_2024_1200x675.png Salford at the double as Reading Royals grab their first gold https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/combo-cup-2024-session-two/ Sat, 06 Jul 2024 17:08:14 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/artistic-swimming/?p=8292 After a jam-packed morning, session two brought more fun and thrilling performances with three clubs taking golds from four afternoon events. The session began with Reading Royals’ Division 1 13-15 Years side taking the clubs first title of the day. Adhya Vineet Prabhu, Anna Von Benecke, Emily Woodard, Erin Round, Eva Nightall, Libby Wright, Liliana … […]

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