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Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: Was it hard doing a degree whilst training?
Yeah, I got my degree in linguistics from Leeds University. So I started, straight out of Beijing. I literally flew back, arrived back, and then t...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: How did you get into swimming?
Yeah, really athletic from a young age. I loved sports. Any sport I could get my hands on I would enjoy. I did Irish dancing, swimming, running, t...
Simply Swim Interviews Claire Cashmore: How were your first Paralympic Games?
Yeah, my first Paralympics game was age 16 in Athens and it was actually my first international competition. So as you can imagine it's kind of be...
Simply Swim Interviews Paralympic Medallist Claire Cashmore
We recently had the pleasure of meeting Paralympic Medallist Claire Cashmore during a training session up in Manchester and she kindly allowed us ...
Wetsuits: Creating the artificial swimmer?
'Is a wearing a wetsuit cheating?' This is a question that we are sure many of you have thought about at least once so we have decided to open a de...
Will Disability Swimming Build on Paralympic Success
Though at the London 2012 O
Olympics Britain's swimmers underachieved, at the 2012 Paralympics it was a very different story...
The most notic...
Ian Thorpe Ready To Jump In One Last Time
Australian swimming legend, Ian Thorpe, recently revealed his intentions to continue his ill-fated comeback. After a publicised failure to mak...
The Future Of British Swimming in RIO 2016 and Beyond
Many of us were shocked when UK Sport announced that they’d be investigating Team GB Swimming after a disappointing medal display in London 2012. ...
Battle of the sexes in swimming world cup
For the first time – big drum roll! – a major international swimming championships is to feature mixed gender relays. The opening meet of the...
Take inspiration from the Paralympics swimmers
As a have-a-go triathlete I enjoy the cycling and the running, but the swimming has always been a challenge. Things have improved thanks to coachin...
The Future of Lifeguards
The Olympic and Paralympic Games have not only been inspiring a future generation of sports people but apparently been inspiring the next generatio...
Dealing with nerves and converting it to positive energy
Rebecca Adlington, Chad Le Clos, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte all swam incredibly well at the recent Olympic Games and considering their previous...