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Britain’s Swimming Stars turn GB Superheroes
Posted: 21 May 2012 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
It’s a new dawn for Britain’s aquatic superstars as leading athletes from each of the six disciplines gather for a stunning new photoshoot.
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Water Polo Stars Warm Up at London Test Event
Posted: 01 May 2012 | Channels: Sport
British Gas GBR Women’s Water Polo Team gets a first taste of competition at the Water Polo Arena at the Olympic Park.
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Adlington Encourages Britain to Swim for Free
Posted: 25 Apr 2012 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Double Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington is encouraging the nation to show its support for Britain’s Swimming Teams this year by taking the plunge for free.
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Britain's Swimming Stars Attend London Training Camp
Posted: 17 Apr 2012 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Britain's top swimmers get together in London for the final time before the Olympic Games
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Britain's synchronised swimmers battle for place on 2012 team
Posted: 11 Apr 2012 | Channels: Sport
Britain’s synchronised swimmers prepare to take to the pool at the London Aquatics Centre for the Olympic Games Qualification Tournament (Test Event).
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Payne's Olympic Preparations to include British Gas Great Swim Series 2012
Posted: 12 Mar 2012 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Olympic open water swimming silver medallist and world champion Keri-anne Payne launched the British Gas Great Swim Series 2012 today and confirmed that two of the open water events will feature in her training plan for the summer.
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Lucky kids take the plunge with the stars in the London Aquatics Centre at the British Gas Swimming Championships 2012
Posted: 05 Mar 2012 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Lucky Birmingham and London school children, have become the first kids to swim in the pool at the London Aquatics Centre, as part of the British Gas Pools 4 Schools programme at the British Gas Swimming Championships
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Britain's best swimmers battle for Olympic qualification at the British Gas Swimming Championships 2012
Posted: 03 Mar 2012 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Britain’s top swimmers take to the pool at the London Aquatics Centre this week for the British Gas Swimming Championships (selection trials)
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Foster predicts fireworks at the British Gas Swimming Championships (Selection Trials) as he launches exclusive films of Britain's top swimming stars
Posted: 28 Feb 2012 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Six-time swimming world champion Mark Foster launches emotive short films of Adlington, Payne and Kindred as the battle for Olympic and Paralympic qualification approaches
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Kindred Counts Down to the British Gas Swimming Championships 2012
Posted: 21 Feb 2012 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Six-time Paralympic champion Sascha Kindred sets his sights on qualification for a fifth Games.
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Payne prepares to challenge in the pool at the British Gas Swimming Championships (Selection Trials)
Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Channels: Sport
Open water World Champion Keri-Anne Payne sets her sights on qualification for the pool swimming events at the biggest competition of her career
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Adlington kicks off her final countdown to the British Gas Swimming Championships 2012 (Selection Trials)
Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Channels: Sport
Rebecca Adlington prepares to battle it out with Britain’s best swimmers to secure her spot for the biggest event of her life.
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World Champions Adlington and Payne celebrate victorious homecoming at British Gas Big Dip
Posted: 03 Aug 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Golden girls Rebecca Adlington and Keri-anne Payne celebrate their new World Championship titles at the British Gas Big Dip
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Double Olympic gold medallist and newly crowned world champion Rebecca Adlington teams up with her 'mini-me' at the British Gas Big Dip
Posted: 03 Aug 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Double Olympic swimming gold medallist and newly crowned world champion Rebecca Adlington meets 4-year-old swimming sensation Tae Smith at the British Gas Big Dip in London
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Britain's Swimmers Get Set for the World Championships in Shanghai
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
The fastest ever British Gas GBR Swimming Team has gathered at a holding camp in Osaka, Japan to make final preparations for the World Championships in Shanghai.
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Double Commonwealth Champion Cook Dives in to Ashington Pools 4 Schools
Posted: 05 Jul 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Double Commonwealth swimming gold medallist Chris Cook takes the plunge with British Gas Pools 4 Schools in Ashington, Northumberland.
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Britain's male swimmers stand proud ahead of the world championships
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Britain's top male swimmers show what they're made of before representing the British Gas GBR Swimming Team at the world championships.
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Jodie Kidd gets ready for the UK's ultimate swim festival
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer, Entertainment
Celebrity mum-to-be Jodie Kidd is encouraging people to enjoy swimming like never before this summer, at the British Gas Big Dip in London.
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Duncan Goodhew invites families to jump in to a summer of swimming
Posted: 27 Jun 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Olympic gold medallist Duncan Goodhew is urging all families across the country to get swimming this summer.
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Britain's Best Divers Turn Out for the British Gas National Diving Championships
Posted: 11 Jun 2011 | Channels: Sport
Britain's best divers compete at the British Gas National Diving Championships 2011
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Britain's Swimmers Start their Countdown to the World Championships at Cyprus Training Camp
Posted: 18 May 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Britain’s best swimmers have begun their final countdown to the World Championships in July, at a 10-day warm weather training camp in Cyprus.
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Keri-Anne Payne Gets Inspired Ahead of the British Gas Great Swim Series
Posted: 12 May 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Olympic open water swimming silver medallist and world champion Keri-anne Payne launches the British Gas Great Swim Series, with a special training session at the Serpentine in London for some truly inspirational competitors.
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Coventry School Brings Back Free Swimming Lessons with British Gas Pools 4 Schools
Posted: 04 May 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Coventry children, whose school swimming pool was closed due to unaffordable repair costs, are being taught to swim for free in an innovative portable pool which has been built at Coundon Court School by British Gas Pools 4 Schools.
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Lucky Kids Take the Plunge with Britain's Swim Stars at the British Gas Swimming Championships
Posted: 07 Mar 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer, Non Profit
Children from the British Gas Pools 4 Schools programme, will be swimming with the stars at the British Gas Swimming Championships in Manchester this week.
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Britain's Best Battle for World Qualification at the British Gas Swimming Championships
Posted: 05 Mar 2011 | Channels: Consumer, Sport
Britain's top swimmers take to the pool at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in a bid to secure a place in the British Gas GB Team for the World Championships in Shanghai.
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Commonwealth Champion Launches British Gas Pools 4 Schools in Salford
Posted: 15 Mar 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Triple Commonwealth swimming gold medallist James Goddard takes the plunge with Salford children who are learning to swim for free with British Gas Pools 4 Schools.
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Rebecca Adlington Reviews Her Success At The British Gas Swimming Championships
Posted: 15 Mar 2011 | Channels:
Double Olympic Gold medallist Rebecca Adlington talks about her successes at the British Gas Championships in Manchester
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British Gas Swimming Image Library
Posted: 25 Feb 2011 | Channels: Sport
British Gas Swimming Image Library
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Goodhew Dives into the Fight to Save Our Swimming Pools
Posted: 17 Feb 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Olympic swimming champion Duncan Goodhew has joined forces with the British swimming sponsor British Gas and the ASA to support the launch of Pool-watch.co.uk.
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Coach Adlington Puts Epsom Kids Through Their Paces
Posted: 20 Jan 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington puts Epsom schoolchildren through their paces in a special training session.
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Celebrity Santa Makes A Splash At World’s First Aqua Grotto
Posted: 13 Dec 2010 | Channels: Sport
Duncan Goodhew As Santa and Mark Foster As Elf Bring Festive Cheer To Kids
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British Swimmers Honoured At The Splash Awards
Posted: 09 Dec 2010 | Channels:
The UK's Top Swimmers Gather At The Prestigious Hurlingham Club to Celebrate Their Achievements In 2010
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Olympic Champion Teaches Redcar Kids to Swim for Free in Portable Pool
Posted: 15 Nov 2010 | Channels:
Olympic gold medallist Duncan Goodhew launches British Gas Pools 4 Schools in Redcar
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World Champion Teaches Birmingham Kids to Swim for Free with British Gas Pools 4 Schools
Posted: 03 Nov 2010 | Channels:
Six-times world swimming champion Mark Foster launches British Gas Pools 4 Schools in Birmingham
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Mark Foster Shows People How To Get Swimfit
Posted: 02 Nov 2010 | Channels: How To
Mark Foster Shows How Everyone Can Get Their Own Personal Swimming Coach, With British Gas Swimfit
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Rebecca Adlington Discusses her Gold Medals from Delhi
Posted: 12 Oct 2010 | Channels:
Rebecca Adlington discusses her two gold medals from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
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Penny Lancaster Stewart Challenges the UK to Take The Plunge For Free
Posted: 05 Oct 2010 | Channels:
Celebrity mum-to-be Penny Lancaster Stewart is encouraging people to take the plunge for free, as part of the British Gas 3 Free Swims campaign.
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British Swimmers Train in Doha Ahead of Commonwealth Games
Posted: 30 Sep 2010 | Channels:
With The Commonwealth Games Just One Week Away, English, Scottish And Welsh Swimmers Head To Training Camp In Doha To Prepare For Victory
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World Champion Launches British Gas Pools 4 Schools in Luton
Posted: 22 Sep 2010 | Channels:
Six times world swimming champion Mark Foster launches British Gas Pools 4 Schools in Luton
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Rebecca Adlington Takes The Plunge For Free, Free, Free
Posted: 17 Aug 2010 | Channels:
Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington is encouraging people to take the plunge for free today, as she launches the British Gas 3 Free Swims campaign
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British Swimmers Battle The Best Of Europe At The European Championships In Budapest
Posted: 16 Aug 2010 | Channels:
This week the young British Gas team eyes European glory and will use this week to build momentum for their Commonwealth Games campaign in October.
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Duncan Goodhew Previews the European Swimming Championships
Posted: 05 Aug 2010 | Channels:
Ahead of the European Swimming Championships in Budapest next week, the Olympic Gold Medallist predicts GB's potential medallists.
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30-Strong GB Disability Swim Team Predict A Gold Rush In Eindhoven At The IPC World Championships
Posted: 28 Jul 2010 | Channels:
Beijing Paralympic Sensation And Britain’s Youngest Ever Individual Medalist Eleanor Simmonds Heads To Holland With A Team From Around The UK To Face The Best Paralympic Swimmers In The World
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Supermodel Jodie Kidd makes a splash at British Gas Great London Swim
Posted: 05 Jul 2010 | Channels:
Over 5,000 swimmers took part in this weekend's British Gas Great London Swim
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Former Olympians Descend On Coventry To Mark 10,000th Child Taught To Swim Through Life Saving Initiative
Posted: 01 Jul 2010 | Channels:
Mark Foster, Dave Moorcroft & Steve Parry Celebrate 100,000 Swimming Lessons
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Portable Pool In St Helens Offers Hope To Young British Swimmers In The North West
Posted: 29 Jun 2010 | Channels: Government
Despite Government Cuts To Free Swimming The British Gas Pools 4 Schools Portable Swimming Pools Is Launched At Broadway Leisure Centre In St Helens
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The Best of British Diving Battle For Smooth Entry Into Commonwealth & European Teams
Posted: 28 Jun 2010 | Channels:
World Champion Tom Daley to Miss Commonwealth & European Team Trials Due To Back Injury
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The British Gas Great East Swim Gets Underway in Alton Water
Posted: 19 Jun 2010 | Channels:
Thousands of swimmers took on the challenge of a one mile outdoor swim in the glorious surroundings of Alton Water near Ipswich this weekend
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GB Team Set For Dominance At This Year’s European Swimming Championships
Posted: 28 May 2010 | Channels:
The British Gas British Swimming Team Bound For Budapest Are Announced This Week At Their Intensive Warm Weather Training Camp in Mallorca
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Duncan Goodhew Urges British Families to Take the Plunge this Summer
Posted: 18 May 2010 | Channels:
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Jodie Kidd Takes The Plunge With British Swimming Star David Davies
Posted: 11 May 2010 | Channels:
Olympic Silver Medallist Puts the Supermodel Through Her Strokes in Preparation for the British Gas Great Swim
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Synchronised Swimmers Add A Touch Of Elegance To The Pool As They Chase For National Titles
Posted: 30 Apr 2010 | Channels:
The team give their thoughts ahead of the British Gas Synchronised Swimming Championships in Gloucester this weekend
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British Swimming's Superstar Rebecca Adlington Promotes the British Gas Great Swim Series
Posted: 20 Apr 2010 | Channels:
Double Olympic Gold medalist promotes the British Gas Great Swim
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Our Top Swimmers Battle it Out at the British Gas Swimming Championships
Posted: 03 Apr 2010 | Channels: Audio
British Swimmers Descend on Sheffield for the British Gas Swimming Championships
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Underprivileged Children Take Lessons From British Swimming Legends
Posted: 31 Mar 2010 | Channels:
The Biggest Names in British Swimming – Including Past and Present Olympic Medallists – Invite School Children from Deprived Communities Across the Country to Experience a Special ‘Behind the Scenes’ Look at Life as an Elite Swimmer, at the Nation’s Biggest Swimming Event of the Year
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Britain's Top Swimmers Beat Germany in Swansea
Posted: 22 Feb 2010 | Channels:
The Wales National Pool in Swansea played host to the British Gas Great Britain v Germany Swim Meet
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Nell McAndrew Launches Campaign to Get British Families Swimming
Posted: 18 Feb 2010 | Channels:
With Nearly a Quarter of Parents Blaming the Great British Weather for Poor Family Exercise Habits - Fitness Queen and Mum Nell McAndrew is Fronting a Campaign to Get More Families Swimming.
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Rock Steals The Show While Team USA Takes Victory At British Gas Duel In The Pool 2009
Posted: 16 Dec 2009 | Channels: Audio
University law student Michael Rock Sees Michael Phelps found caught between a rock and a hard place in Manchester.
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The British Gas Swimming Team take on Europe's Best at the European Short Course Championships
Posted: 10 Dec 2009 | Channels: Audio
Exclusive Interviews With The British Team & Swimming Legend Mark Foster Are Available From This Week's European Short Course Championships in Istanbul
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British Swimmers Throw Down The Gauntlet To Michael Phelps
Posted: 07 Dec 2009 | Channels:
Michael Rock, James Goddard, Hannah Miley & Chris Walker-Hebborn Preview the British Gas Duel In The Pool on 18th & 19th December.
Posted: 17 Feb 2011 | Channels: Sport, Consumer
Goodhew Dives into the Fight to Save Our Swimming Pools
Pool-watch.co.uk is an online resource set up by swimming sponsor British Gas and the ASA to provide a potential lifeline for communities fighting to keep their local swimming pools afloat.
Users are taken through a five step journey divided into: building your case, making your views known, planning and consultation, transferring assets and keeping your pool open during the campaign process.
It’s hoped the information on pool-watch.co.uk will enable concerned groups or individuals
to build a strong business case which will help in their endeavours to
save pools from closure or even reopen pools that have already shut
down.
Swimming is the UK’s biggest participation sport, and more than 3 million people swim once a week. Nevertheless, 63 UK local authority and school swimming pools closed in 2009, while only 28 pools opened. There was also a 27% decrease in the number of school pools between 2002 and 2009.
People power has already helped save facilities such as, Beccles Lido, in Suffolk. The outdoor pool was reopened after a community run company agreed to take over control of the facility from the local council. The local community raised £40,000 in funds and, with an additional British Gas Green Streets programme grant, installed energy efficient technologies to lower the future running costs of the pool.