Nigel Evans MP: Swimming’s Olympic legacy (Epolitix via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
As a scheme to offer free swimming to over-60s and under-16s takes effect, Conservative MP Nigel Evans says the sport can do much to improve public health.
Free swimming scheme is launched
The government has launched a £140m scheme to offer free pool swimming to people aged 16 and under or over 60 in England.
Warner to remain as UKA chairman
UK Athletics confirm that Ed Warner will remain as chairman of the organisation until 2013.
Raising the roof on the Aquatics Centre
Work has started to lift the 2,800-tonne wave-shaped roof of the Aquatics Centre into position. The lift is considered one of the most complex engineering and construction challenges of the Olympic Park ‘big build’.
Aquatic Centre’s wave roof lifted
Work begins on lifting the 2,800 tonne wave-shaped roof of the 2012 Aquatics Centre in east London.
World Conference on Sport and the Environment underway
The eighth World Conference on Sport and the Environment is underway in Vancouver, Host City for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
GB chief ‘hurting’ after Worlds
British Cycling performance director Dave Brailsford believes a mixed performance at the World Championships is a wake-up call.
Pendleton gold shines as Brit rivals dominate (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
Olympic pacesetters Britain have been given an idea of what may be required if they are to repeat their record track cycling gold success of Beijing at the London Olympics.
Sprint queen Pendleton rescues gold-shy Britain (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Undisputed sprint queen Victoria Pendleton rescued gold-shy Britain on another mixed day for the world and Olympic pacesetters here at the world track cycling championships on Saturday.
British cyclists disappoint at world championships (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Britain will look to Mark Cavendish and Victoria Pendleton to rescue their world track cycling championships campaign after another disappointing day of results.
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