Olympic legend Ian Thorpe partners with TW Steel
He hung up his trunks a little while ago, but Ian ‘Thorpedo’ Thorpe has just been made brand ambassador for Dutch oversized watch company TW Steel. A five-time Olympic gold medalist and eleven-time World Champion, Thorpe – still just 27 – retired from competitive swimming in 2006 but has been busy with other projects including [...]
Duel in the pool: Europe take on US in Manchester
There’s a chance to see eight times gold medal winner Michael Phelps competing in the UK for the first time as Europe takes on the US in the British Gas Duel in the Pool at the Manchester Aquatics Centre, December 18th and 19th. Both teams will include up to 18 men and 18 women with [...]
Review: Robson Green's Wild Swimming Adventure
Inspired by Wild Swim – the excellent book by Kate Rew – Robson Green’s Wild Swimming Adventure is as much about one man’s journey of self-discovery as it is about swimming. Still coming to terms with the recent death of his father, a former miner and apparently excellent swimmer “who could swim for miles in [...]
