Aquatics






Simmonds holds off world champion Spofforth

By Tom Degun

March 31 - Loughborough swimmer Elizabeth Simmonds (pictured) tonight produced a major shock in the British Gas Swimming Championships when she held off world champion Gemma Spofforth in the 100 metres backstroke final at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.


Adlington holds off rivals to book place in Delhi

By Tom Degun

March 29 - Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington (pictured) could hardly contain her delight at seeing off close rivals Jazmin Carlin and Jo Jackson in the 200 metres freestyle on the opening day of the British Gas Swimming Championships at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. 



British Swimming to stage another Duel in the Pool

By Tom Degun

March 26 - British Swimming have announced that this year's British Open Championships, scheduled for July, have been cancelled because following the success of the Manchester Duel in the Pool event last December, which featured American superstar Michael Phelps (pictured), they have decided to focus its financial resources on staging a similar event in 2010.