Keri-Anne Payne took gold on day four of the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai, becoming the first British athlete to qualify for next year’s London Olympics in the process. Winning the 10km Open Water swimming competition at Jinshan City beach this morning (19th July), the Speedo-sponsored swimmer finished with a time of 2.01:58.1 ahead [...]
One of the things I’ve always loved about swimming is that you don’t need to spend too much money on gear. You can, in theory at least, just wear a pair of trunks or a swimming costume and go for a dip (though I could never, ever swim without goggles unless I was doing heads-up [...]
Michael Phelps turns from swim star to movie star in a new short film released as the 14th FINA World Championships gets underway in Shanghai. Made in Phelps’ home city of Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the Speedo sponsored film recounts Michael’s journey from a 7-year-old afraid to put his face in the water to a 15-year-old [...]
Last weekend I did The Great Swim in London’s Royal Victoria Dock. Must admit I was a bit anxious beforehand, especially after the tragic death of a 46 year old man in the previous Great Swim in the Lake District, coupled with a concern about the state of the River Thames. I am well [...]
It’s usually at this time of year that most of us who don’t have easy access to the sea, flood to our local lidos to soak up the sun (sometimes) and enjoy the experience of swimming outside rather than in overly chlorinated indoor pools – the type that make my nose run for days afterwards [...]
Want to work out how far or how well you are swimming? Until recently you had to remember how many lengths you’d swum and how long it took just to be able to get this basic information. But if, like me, your mind wanders when you swim, trying to recall how many lengths you have [...]
Last weekend saw The Great North Swim in Lake Windermere. Swimmers flocked to the Lake District from all over the country to raise money for various charities and to experience the sense of achievement of swimming up to 2 miles in open water. Unfortunately the events were marred by tragedy. One 46 year old man [...]
Share your favourite swims at Speedo’s new Unforgettable Swims website. You can see Goggleblog’s story here. Below is a beautifully shot video which just makes me want to run from my desk and jump into the nearest outdoor pool or lake (though difficult to find in the centre of London!)
Great swim in The Serpentine in London’s Hyde Park yesterday (1/6/2011). And it was all for a good cause too. Cancer Research invited me down to meet up with Gadget Show host Jason Bradbury and Speedo/Swim for Tri coach Dan Bullock. As announced last week, Jason will be attempting to swim The Irish Sea as [...]
By Elisabeth Edvardsen Today, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has released its Good Beach Guide for 2011, and the bathing water quality at UK beaches has reached one of its highest levels in the last 25 years. Hurrah! Having measured the water quality at beaches across all of the UK and Channel Islands – 782 [...]
