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Greatest Moments in Olympic Swimming
Swimming is one of the main staples of the Olympic Games, having started in 1896 it has since become one of the most popular sporting events. To ...
Road to Rio Diary: Claire Cashmore Paralympic Swimming Medallist
With less than 50 days to go before the Rio games, I thought I would give you a quick update. It feels like only yesterday I looked at the countdow...
Which Swimming Events Are In The Olympics?
Swimming may not carry the same sporting glamour as other Olympic events, yet there's no denying that it can be a draw for both live spectators and...
Who Invented Swimming as a Sport?
Swimming as a motor skill has always been with the human race in the same way that a dog or a mouse can swim as an instinctive, natural, form of mo...
Who Won The Swimming Olympics 2012
Swimming has been an important and increasingly integral part of the Olympic Games since the first swimming events in the 1896 Olympics. Each succe...
Who's Swimming In The Olympics 2016?
With less than 100 days until the 2016 Olympic Games begin in Rio, the British Olympic Association has named the 26 swimmers that will represent Te...
A Brief History of Speedo Swimwear
Very few companies have been able to weather the turbulent economy of recent as well as Speedo. Since it was founded near the white sands of Bondi ...
Simply Swim Interviews: Keri-Anne Payne
Earlier this week we were thrilled to be invited up to Blenheim Palace by British Gas Swimming to chat about their Swim Britain Event, which is d...
Altitude Training Diary : Claire Cashmore Paralympic Swimming Medallist
Who uses Altitude Training? Altitude training is frequently used by elite athletes from a variety of summer and winter sports to gain a“competitive...
Record Breakers: The All-Time Best Swimming Achievements (Infographic)
Plenty of athletes have gained recognition for achieving swimming world records in top sporting events. In our very latest Infographic, we’re takin...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: What is your training regime?
Okay, so, I get up at 6:30, and that's quite a lie-in actually. I used to have to get up at 4:00, so now, it's a really nice lie-in. You know, get...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: How are you preparing for Rio Paralympics?
It's crazy that Rio is only now two and bit years away. I remember thinking after London "Oh gosh, it's another four years, that's a long a time" ...