Swimming

December 16, 2024 Swimming
The last two days of the 2024 World Short Course Swimming Championships featured many finals. Among them, the women’s 50 and 1500-meter freestyle finals saw two young swimmers, Amelie Blocksidge and Eva Okaro, who shone at an age where they could still compete in junior events. Read more Read More
December 13, 2024 Swimming
For the 2024 World Short Course Championships (December 10-15 in Budapest), the British Swimming Federation made the choice to send a small delegation, with only ten athletes, mixing experience and youth. Despite this, a medal was secured by Abbie Wood on the very first evening, marking her first-ever individual World Championship medal. Read more Read More
December 4, 2024 Swimming
Among the young British swimmers making a name for themselves on the world stage, Amelie Blocksidge is certainly one to watch. However, another swimmer born in 2009 is also turning heads with numerous junior age-group records and the ability to compete with older swimmers: Theodora Taylor. Read more Read More
November 21, 2024 Swimming
At just 15 years old, Amelie Blocksidge is already considered one of the greatest prospects in world swimming. Although she narrowly missed a spot for the 2024 Paris Olympics, she is now looking ahead to Los Angeles in 2028, where she hopes to leave a lasting mark on the history of the sport. Read more Read More
September 10, 2024 Swimming
For years, Adam Peaty has established himself as the undisputed king of breaststroke. A three-time Olympic champion, four-time medallist, and multiple-time world record holder, Peaty made history as the first swimmer to break the 58-second and later the 57-second barrier in the 100m breaststroke (56.88 seconds in 2019). His achievements in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 reshaped the standards of the discipline. However, as Peaty considers the end of his career, with his participation in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics still uncertain, a new generation of British swimmers is emerging. Among them, Oscar Bilbao seems poised to take up the mantle. Read more Read More