Category Archive: Racing

Jun
20
2011

2010-2011 Season Round Up

India Commonwealth Games Swimming

So my competitive season for 2010-2011 had finished, and unfortunately I did not qualify for the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai. This is the first time since 2007 that I have not qualified for a team, and is a very disappointing outcome to and otherwise very successful year. This season has been one of change. …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.rwswimming.co.uk/training/2010-2011-season-round-up

Mar
03
2011

2011 British Gas Championships [World Championship Trials]

So tomorrow I head up to Manchester ahead of the 2011 British Gas Championships which also double as the first set of World Championship Trials, the competition runs from 5th-12th March. My taper has gone really well, and with the noticeable absence of my notorious taper blues which is refreshing. Tapers are always hard to …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.rwswimming.co.uk/racing/2011-british-gas-championships-world-championship-trials

Dec
17
2010

Arena League Regional Final

On their debut year in the premiere division, the Somerset CHEETAS succeeded in making the Arena League regional final. This is a great achievement and a testament to the hard work of their coach and swimmers, making them one of the top 8 clubs in the South West. The other teams competing in the final …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.rwswimming.co.uk/racing/arena-league-regional-final

Nov
15
2010

Arena League Round 2

On saturday 13th it was the second round of the arena league, which was held at Hutton Moor Leisure Centre in Weston Super Mare. I was swimming for my new club, Somerset CHEETAS, and we were against some really stiff competition in Plymouth Leander, Taunton Deane, SX3, Bridgend and Force 5. We have had by …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.rwswimming.co.uk/racing/arena-league-round-2

Oct
12
2010

ASA South West Article

The ASA South West ran an article about my Commonwealth Games experience on their website, which can be found HERE.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.rwswimming.co.uk/media/asa-south-west-article

Oct
12
2010

2010 Delhi CWG Media Coverage

There have been a number of articles published about me whilst I was away at the Commonwealth Games, the links to them can be found below. Evening Post Articles One Two Gazette Articles One Two Three Four

Permanent link to this article: http://www.rwswimming.co.uk/media/2010-delhi-cwg-media-coverage

Oct
09
2010

Delhi 2010 CWG Review

Well my Commonwealth Games journey has come to an unexpected end. I came to this competition in the best mental and physical shape of my life and had high expectations of myself. Unfortunately these were not translated into the results and times in the pool I had hoped for. I have gained plenty of experiences …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.rwswimming.co.uk/racing/delhi-2010-cwg-review

Oct
03
2010

Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games UPDATE

Hey sorry I haven’t updated my website in a while, have had some internet issues since being away so heres a long overdue update. I departed the UK on the 22nd September for the British Swimming holding camp which was being held in Doha, Qatar. This was a combined camp for the English, Scottish and …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.rwswimming.co.uk/training/delhi-2010-commonwealth-games-update

Aug
26
2010

Gazette Review of European Championships

The local Gazette ran an article after interviewing post race in Budapest, the article can be found here.

Permanent link to this article: http://www.rwswimming.co.uk/media/gazette-review-of-european-championships

Aug
26
2010

Commonwealth Games Preparation

Its four weeks to go until I leave for the holding camp in Doha for the Commonwealth Games. Preparations are going well, I feel in great physical shape and I am really excited about going and race fast. I have a couple of weeks of hard training left to just add the finishing touches then …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.rwswimming.co.uk/training/commonwealth-games-preparation

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