Swimming
Hynd and Henshaw make IPC Worlds team
Nova Centurion’s Paralympic medallists Oliver Hynd and Charlotte Henshaw have been named on the British team for the 2013 IPC World Championships.
Cooper breaks British Record
At the recent Leicester Age Group Meet Harriet Cooper smashed the British Junior short course 50m Freestyle record held by Olympian Fran Halsall since 2005.
Hynd and Smith recognised at Notts Awards
18th February 2013
Paralympic champion Ollie Hynd and his Nova Centurion coach Glenn Smith both triumphed at the annual Nottinghamshire Sports Awards.
Innovative new partnership to help fund community swimming groups
23 January 2013
A brand new partnership has been set up to provide a grant scheme with a focus on community participation in swimming over the next four years.
Wear it Pink Charity Calendar 2013
27 Nov 2012
Some of British Swimming’s top athletes have shed their swimsuits for a 2013 calendar to raise money for breast cancer research.
Sophie and Molly compete for GB in France
27th November 2012
Former City of Leicester swimmer Sophie Smith and Derventio eXcel’s Molly Renshaw competed for the Great Britain senior team at the European Short Course Swimming Championships last weekend.
‘Oldest athlete’ Nancy celebrated at awards
4th October 2012
Nancy Kelly from Melton was the star of the show as she was awarded the ‘Oldest Athlete’ award at the Leicester-Shire and Rutland Sport (LRS) Oldest Athlete Celebration Event.
Amber Valley Free Swim Vouchers
24th July 2012
Amber Valley Borough Council, Derbyshire, are offering free swim vouchers for you to claim and use between 23rd July and 31st August.
Swimming Times magazine hits the shops
17th July 2012
The August issue of Swimming Times (as well as subsequent editions) will shortly be available to purchase from a number of WH Smith branches and all good newsagents.
Swimming Participation Survey for School Children
The informatics team have been collecting information around the swimming participation behaviours, motivations and barriers of young people aged 11-16 years old.
