“Swimming unveils target squad for 2012 Games

A group of talented young swimmers with the potential to ensure Great Britain achieves its goals at the London 2012 Olympics is to be unveiled by British Swimming.

The group of 139 athletes that make up the Target Squad will come together for the first time this weekend in Nottingham [...]

“Swimming unveils target squad for 2012 Games

A group of talented young swimmers with the potential to ensure Great Britain achieves its goals at the London 2012 Olympics is to be unveiled by British Swimming.

The group of 139 athletes that make up the Target Squad will come together for the first time this weekend in Nottingham [...]

“French Swimming has decided to follow in the footsteps of the United States and Australia and will have an Olympic Trials-type meet of their own this year in April.  The French Championships, from the 21 to 27 of April, will take place in Dunkerque and will give none of its top athletes (Alain Bernard and Laure Manaudou included) [...]

“A harvest from the swimming events counts heavily for China’s hopes of making more Beijing Paralympic glory and much attention has been given and special plans have been made by the sport’s governing body to ensure the best results in 2008.”

(Via People’s Daily Online Swimming weighs heavily for China’s glory in Beijing
Paralympics: .)

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“Synchronised swimming is one of those activities we Brits refuse to take seriously. ‘More like synchronised drowning,’ an Olympic pundit once scoffed at something which seems a cross between Swan Lake, Baywatch and the Cirque du Soleil??? all waterproof mascara, lip gloss, upside-down splits and perma-smiles.”

(Via Olympics Wave dancer: Jenna has it all to swim [...]

“London 2012: Architects claim the Olympic aquatic centre will cost more than the sum promised by Tessa Jowell.”

(Via Guardian Unlimited Sport Olympics: Aquatic centre budget is unrealistic, warns architect: .)

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