Hector Pardoe

British Coach Alan Bircher Not Nominated To Tokyo Staff Following Investigation

Bircher was named the head open water coach for the Tokyo Games in 2019 but will not be in Japan after Swim England conducted a 12-month investigation.

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FINA Releases List of 50 Confirmed Open Water Swimmers for Tokyo Olympics

The top 10 men’s and women’s finishers from the 2019 World Championships earned spots, while the other 15 were selected from last weekend’s race in Portugal.

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Oussama Mellouli Si Qualifica A 37 Anni Per La Sua Sesta Olimpiade

Il tunisino Oussama Mellouli si è qualificato oggi per la sua sesta olimpiade all’età di 37 anni. Gareggerà nella 10km maschile open water

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GBR’s Pardoe Snags Olympic Open Water Spot, Mellouli Qualifies For 6th Games

With his 10th place 10k open water finish in Portugal tonight, 37-year-old Ous Mellouli of Tunisia qualified for his 6th Olympic Games.

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2021 Euros: Van Rouwendaal And Paltrinieri Add To 5k Victories With 10k Golds

Van Rouwendaal and Paltrinieri both came back on day 2 ready to race, each collecting their second gold medals thus far.

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Manaudou se clasifica para sus terceros JJOO tras nadar los 50 libre en 21.73

Manaudou, de 30 años, se enfrentó a los 50 libre y ganó el evento cómodamente en un tiempo de 21,73. Eso redujo .16 de su esfuerzo matutino de 21.89.

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Manaudou Qualifies For 3rd Olympic Games With 21.73 50 Free

30-year-old Florent Manaudou is smiling, as he just clocked an Olympic qualifying time in the men’s 50m freestyle at the French Elite Championships.

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Newly-Funded Hector Pardoe Takes 25k Silver In France, Beats Bircher’s Record

Hector Pardoe of Great Britain broke through in a big way in the men’s 25k race of the 2020 French Open Water Championships.

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British Swimming Indica Gli Atleti Autorizzati Ad Allenarsi, In Teoria

British Swimming ha specificato i requisiti per gli atleti d’elite e le sedi di allenamento per riprendere secondo le nuove linee guida anti covid19

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British Swimming Identifies Athletes Able To Return To Training, In Theory

British Swimming’s Performance Leadership Group (PLG) is in the process of developing an ‘Elite Sport Return to Training Guidance (ESRTTG)’ plan.

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British Swimming Retains Core Open Water Olympic Swimming Qualification

British Swimming has published slight revisions to its open water (marathon) swimming selection policy for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

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British Team Announced For Olympic Marathon Qualifier

British Swimming have announced a team of 4 athletes who will try to secure qualification for Tokyo at the Olympic Marathon Qualifier meet in Japan this May.

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Via Discretionary Selection, 10 Make British European Junior Open Water Roster

We now know the British swimmers selected for the European Junior Open Water Championships taking place in the Czech Republic in August.

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2019 British Swimming C’Ships: Day 5 Prelims Recap

Benjamin Proud, to not much surprise from anyone, roared to the #3 time in the world this year and top seed for finals tonight.

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Jazz Carlin Transitions To Open Water, Leads British OW Euros Roster

Two-time Olympic silver medalist for Great Britain in Rio, Jazz Carlin, leads her nation’s open water roster for the 2018 European Championships.

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