‘Getting noticed’: Swimming on the up in Manchester, says Fullalove ahead of inaugural international meet
Manchester’s Jessica Fullalove says she can’t wait to compete in her home town ahead of this weekend’s International Swim Meet.
Keri-Anne Payne pleased with form ahead of Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Former Stockport Metro ace Keri-Anne Payne is still confident of being at next year’s Olympics despite missing her first chance to book herself a plane ticket to Rio.
National Paralympic Day: ‘Come together’, right now, Ellie Simmonds urges Britain
Manchester-based Ellie Simmonds, a world and Olympic swimming champion and world record holder, goes back to where she captured the nation’s hearts in 2012 at the London Aquatics Pool for the National Paralympic Day this weekend.
Step it up: Stockport’s Quigley wants to challenge at World Swimming Championships
Lauren Quigley believes her rivals will see a much different athlete next month in Russia to the person who made her World Championships debut two years ago.
Paralympic swimming hero Simmonds confident of IPC World Championships glory
Ellie Simmonds has swapped Loughborough University for the National Performance Centre in Manchester this year as she turns her attentions towards Rio 2016.
Stockport ex-Team GB youth swimmer thanks Crossfit for second shot at success
Emma Gage, of Stockport, used to swim up to 80,000m a week and qualified for the European Olympics team, but opted to stop her professional training in order to focus on her education and career before Crossfit training sparked her interest again.
Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds on moving to Manchester and rising fame
Although she’s only lived in Manchester for less than two weeks, four-time Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds has said she’s settling in well ahead of what could be the biggest 18 months of her career.
Bury cerebral palsy sufferer to take on Swimathon to honour brave teen Super Josh
A cerebral palsy sufferer is set to tackle a 1.5km Swimathon in aid of late Bury teenager Josh Wilson – otherwise known as Super Josh.
Learning curve: Royton’s Fullalove says nationals ‘nerves’ won’t derail Rio Olympic hopes
After Jessica Fullalove clocked 2:11.33 in the 200m backstroke heats to qualify second fastest for the evening session things looked good for the Royton teen but a difficult race left her cradling a bronze medal.
Stockport swimming supremo Quigley to make amends at British Championships
A solitary silver medal over 50m was as good as it got for 20-year-old Lauren Quigley at last year’s Commonwealth Games after impressing in the nationals as she fell just short of the podium in the 100m and 200m.
Jessica who? Royton teen Fullalove vows to swim to fame at British Champs
Backstroke specialist Jessica Fullalove, 18, got a taste of the big time last year when she travelled with Team GB to the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing and came home with three silver medals, having also competed at the Commonwealth Games.