Matthew Richards

Matt Richards Lowers Newly-Minted 200 Free British Age Record

16-year-old Matt Richards dropped his newly-minted 200m freestyle British Age Record for 16-year-olds from this morning another few tenths, ending his stellar British Championships with a bang.

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Matthew Richards Continues Age Record-Breaking Trend With 200 Mark

Competing on the final day of the 2019 British Swimming Championships, 16-year-old Matt Richards rocked another British Age Group Record, this time in the men’s 200m freestyle.

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2019 British Swimming C’ships: Day 4 Prelims Recap

Ross Murdoch will take on the men’s 200m breaststroke field on day 4 of the 2019 British Swimming Championships.

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14-Year Old Whittle Swims 50.3; 16-Year Old Richards Swims 49.9 in 100 Free

No timing errors in this one: the Brits have perhaps the world’s best young sprint duo.

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No Scratches Heading Into Day 3 Finals of British Champs

With no scratches to report, Daniel Jervies, Alys Thomas, and Duncan Scott will aim to defend their 2018 British titles.

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Matt Richards Takes Down Duncan Scott British Age Record

Finishing 9th in the heats and just out of the A-final of the men’s 100m freestyle for tonight was 16-year-old Matthew Richards, but he captured a couple of milestones nonetheless.

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2019 British Swimming Championships Preview: Emerging Male Edition

Could teenager Jacob Whittle make it into some senior finals this week in Glasgow at the 2019 British Swimming Championships?

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Swim Wales Kicks Off 2019 with Elite Winter Training Camp

2019 started with a splash for fourteen swimmers from the Senior Elite, Elite Development and Para Elite Development squads. Before the New Year began the carefully selected squad travelled to the Thanyapura Sports Resort in Phuket, Thailand to complete two weeks of intensive training.

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Swim Wales Winter C’ships Kick-off On November 30th

Commonwealth Games gold medalist Alys Thomas will get a bit of racing in this weekend, competing at the 2018 Swim Wales Winter Championships (SCM).

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Jacob Whittle Swims 3 British All-Time Bests for 14-Year Olds

British 14-year old Jacob “The Jet” Whittle of the Derventio Excel swim club, has broken 3 more all-time best age swims in…

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