Swimming
#C4paralympics, London Met, Cheryl Cole, Hannah Russell
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By Ellen E Jones | Notebook | Thursday, 30 August 2012 at 10:36 am
Passing the flame on the GB way
The lowest point of the Olympics so far came in the BBC studio. No, it wasn’t Colin Jackson and Denise Lewis leaping around, screaming, and cheering Mo Farah to victory. It was the moment when Gabby Logan dangled the imaginary carrot of an appearance on Strictly Come Dancing in front of Rebecca Adlington.
By Tom Hill | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion, Sport | Tuesday, 7 August 2012 at 2:00 am
The British Chinese community and the UK media
The recent negative attention received by Chinese Olympic athletes in the press has made me consider the role that Chinese people often take in the UK media.
By Nyima Pratten | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion, Sport | Monday, 6 August 2012 at 10:31 am
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By Ellen E Jones | Notebook | Tuesday, 31 July 2012 at 10:43 am
Azad Al-Barazi: Swimming for Syria
A Californian surfer was among the more unlikely athletes being sworn into Syria’s team at the Olympic Village today. Swimmer Azad Al-Barazi is more accustomed to the sunny beaches of Santa Monica than the warring streets of Damascus, but he was one of 10 athletes at the country’s official welcoming ceremony this afternoon.
By Emily Dugan | Olympics | Wednesday, 25 July 2012 at 6:13 pm
Jo Brand plunges into the deep end of comedy
Jo Brand returns to our T.V screens this September, slipping on a custom made swimsuit for “Jo Brand’s Big Splash”. The new 4-part series combines travelogue and stand up during which the reluctant but intrepid explorer dives from the terrifying heights of Olympic springboards and even fishes for golf balls
By Siva Nagarajah | Arts | Thursday, 8 September 2011 at 10:13 am
In it for the long run: one month on
It’s hard to believe that today, one month ago, I finally realised after a week of anguish that I was going to run the London marathon despite a last minute injury. It feels like a lifetime ago.
By Jane Bainbridge | Health, Sport | Friday, 13 May 2011 at 3:00 pm
Five minutes with Rebecca Adlington
Becky Adlington’s swimming career had been quietly building momentum before she finally freestyled her way into the public eye, with a double gold medal victory at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and two gold and two bronze medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. In connection with Speedo’s Aqualab program I was invited to meet Adlington, fresh [...]
By Ellie Edmunds | Sport | Wednesday, 13 October 2010 at 5:13 pm
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