Nov
25
2011
It has been a while since I posted a full update. Since then my training has really been taken to a new level, the intensity has just been upped every session in the pool and on land. I am now doing about 20 hours a week in the pool, with 5 hours of weights and …
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Aug
30
2011
So, there is less than 1 year to go until the London 2012 Olympics, and even less time until the Olympic trials in March next year. I started training again this week, after taking a break over the summer. It was really good to get away after the highs and lows of last season and …
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Jun
20
2011
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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Feb
01
2011
I know I have been pretty rubbish lately at updating my website, and a lot has happened since my last update. I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year and that 2011 has been good so far. I have had a couple of races since the new year started, and they have been …
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Dec
02
2010
So all of this bad weather we’ve been having may have been fun for a while but as expected its now becoming more of a nuisance! Swimmers may often be exposed to the worst of this weather as we are up early nearly every morning to go training, before the majority of people have ever …
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Oct
27
2010
So the 2010-2011 season has finally started for me. I ventured back in to the water this week for the first time since my last race at Commonwealths. I spent my break away from the pool, deciding what I wanted to do with my swimming, and whether I wanted to continue at all. Well I …
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Oct
03
2010
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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Aug
26
2010
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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Aug
15
2010
I flew out to Budapest on Monday 9th August for the European LC Championships. I was racing on the Wednesday in the 200 Breaststroke. I did not know what to expect from this competition as I was not rested at all coming in it and usually do not swim well unrested. The week did not …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.rwswimming.co.uk/training/european-lc-championships-review
Jul
07
2010
On Thursday 24th June I trapped a tendon in my shoulder during my gym workout. The following week was really tough, as I could only do kick or single armed swimming in the pool. This meant I was in the water for about an hour at a time, and spent the other hour in the …
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