Chris Furber

Chris Furber Departs British Swimming After Tokyo Success

Furber was the British Para-Swimming’s National Performance Director for more than eight years, leading the program to immense success at the last two Games.

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2021 World Para Swimming European Championships Preview

20-year-old Simone Barlaam racked up gold medals for Italy in the 100m free,  100 back, 100 fly and 50 free in 2019, setting two World Records.

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British Swimming Fully Supports Decision To Postpone Olympics To 2021

British Swimming says it ‘welcomes the decision of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee to postpone the Olympic and Paralympic Games.’

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Britain Names 60 to 2019-20 Para-Swimming World Class Programme

Multi-time world champion Alice Tai headlines the 21 selections to Britain’s Podium squad for 2019-2020.

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British Para-Swimming Names 2019 Performance Teams

55 athletes were named to the 2018-2019 team.

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Paralympic Champion Matt Wylie Retires After Being Classed Up

Paralympic champion Matt Wylie will retire from swimming after being classed up from S9 to S10.

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Ollie Hynd “Heartbroken and Confused” Over New Para Classification

British Swimming has begun the mandated para swimming reclassification process, including the move of Olympic gold medalist Ollie Hynd from S8 to S9.

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British Para-Swimming Announces Performance Squads For 2017

A group of 49 athletes has been selected to join the British Para-Swimming Podium (13), Podium Potential (18) Programme and…

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British National Performance Director Discusses Paralympic Team

National Performance Director Chris Furber discusses the British Paralympic team that has been selected.

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British Paralympian Sam Hynd Retires After Decorated Career

British Paralympian Sam Hynd has decided to hang up his goggles for good, “I’ll miss the sport but I was…

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