Bournemouth Echo | Swimming

Swimming: Castle's trio earn a Palace placing

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Castle Court School’s year six boys team are heading for next month’s national biathlon finals at Crystal Palace after winning the South West title.

Swimming: Hardie's heroics fall short of trials times

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

They did battle with the weekend weather and won – but when it came to qualifying for the Olympic trials, they were a snowdrift short of their targets.

Swimming: Dan doubles up at the Olympic centre

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

POOLE’S Dan Speers doubled his programme for next month’s Olympic trials as he slashed 0.4 seconds off his personal best time for the 100m freestyle at Millfield.

Swimming: Castle Court's crown after relay success

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

CASTLE Court School stormed to an overall victory in the East Dorset Primary Schools relay gala at Canford.

Water Polo: Seagulls' joy inspires team spirit

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Seagulls extended their lead at the top of the Dorset Junior Water Polo League with a resounding 11-2 victory over Bridport Barracudas.

Swimming: Dan discovers gold in Wales

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Poole’s Dan Speers found there was gold in them there Welsh hills after making a lone foray across the border.

Dorset's dominance at Portsmouth meet

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

DORSET’S 11-year-old boys proved all-conquering as they led a 79-medal haul for local clubs at the Portsmouth Open Meet.

Swimming: Hardie mixing it with the stars

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

POOLE’S Fiona Hardie added the name of a former world champion to a remarkable list of high-profile opponents that she has come up against recently.

Swimming: Burton breaks county record

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

SWIM Bournemouth’s Jack Burton became the first Dorset county record-breaker of 2012 at Portsmouth – and the first Dorset junior to swim 100m breaststroke in under 69 seconds in a 50m pool.

Swimming: Woodward wants a three-way merger

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

SWIM Bournemouth assistant coach Sam Woodward has called for a fresh look at the idea of creating a South East Dorset “super-club” by merging the area’s three main clubs.