General News
New Chair for British Swimming at end of 2012
7th February 2012
British Swimming will seek a new Chairman of the board when Alistair Gray completes his four-year term of office at the end of 2012 - a year where he believes a further landmark in the history of the sport will be achieved at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
GLL set to run the Aquatics Centre
9th January 2012
Today marks the 200 days to go until the Olympic Games begin in London and it also marks the day that Grennwich Leisure limited (GLL) have been named as the facility operator of the London Aquatics Centre when it moves into its legacy mode.
Ian Armiger to leave Loughborough University
13th December 2011
Loughborough University Director of Swimming Ian Armiger has confirmed he will leave his post following the completion of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
David Sparkes presented with an OBE
6th December 2011
British Swmiming Chief Executive David Sparkes was presented with an OBE today having overseen a transformation in the fortunes of aquatic sports.
British Swimming CEO David Sparkes re-elected to BOA Board
1st December 2011
David Sparkes has been voted to serve a further four years as a member of the British Olympic Association board. Read on to learn more.
BOA Award for Olympian Diver Dr Elizabeth Ferris
Olympian Dr Elizabeth Ferris has become the first person to receive the BOA Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in the Olympic Movement.
Aquatics trio nominated for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2011
23rd November 2011
Ellie Simmonds, Tom Daley and Jack Laugher have all made the shortlist of 10 for the 2011 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.
Look up to Katie and Becky in 2012
9th November 2011
British Swimming stars Becky Adlington and Katie Dawkins feature in a new charity calendar celebrating women’s sport.
British coaches named on UK Sport initiative
9th November 2011
UK Sport have selected three British aquatics coaches for their Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme (ECAP) over the next two years.
Text to win London 2012 Games tickets
4th November 2011
A major national text-to-win-tickets promotion gets underway this weekend (5-6 November), offering members of the public the chance to enter daily competitions to win London 2012 tickets by text.
