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Coronavirus: Premier League and elite sports allowed to continue during four-week 'circuit break' lockdown across England

Premier League football and other elite sports will be allowed to continue during a four-week 'circuit break' lockdown which will start in England on Thursday.T...

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Tokyo 2020: Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee secures home Olympics berth after battling leukaemia

Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee defied the odds and secured an Olympics berth after the leukaemia survivor won the women's 100-metre butterfly at the nationa...

European Aquatics Championships: Great Britain mixed 4x100 metre medley relay team break record

Great Britain's mixed 4x100 metre medley relay team broke the European record to clinch gold at the 2021 European Aquatics Championships in Hungary.It was also...

Kathleen Dawson: British swimmer wins gold in 100 metres backstroke at European Championships

Britain's Kathleen Dawson shrugged off the annulling of her victory in the women's 100 metres backstroke at the European Aquatics Championships by winning gold...

Swimming: Kathleen Dawson breaks two records as GB top European Swimming Championships medals table

Kathleen Dawson broke the British and European record on her opening leg of the women's 4x100m final as Great Britain topped the medal table at the European Swi...

Siobhan-Marie O'Connor: Swimmer retires after health issues ruled her out of Tokyo 2020

Swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor has announced her retirement from elite sport to focus on her health, after being unable to compete for a spot at the Tokyo Olymp...

Alice Dearing to be first Black woman to represent Team GB in Olympic swimming

Alice Dearing will be the first Black female swimmer to represent Britain at an Olympics after Team GB confirmed her place in the 10km open water marathon on Fr...

Black Swimming Association chair says FINA decision to reject caps for natural hair 'not what inclusion is about'

The chair of the Black Swimming Association says FINA's decision to ban swim caps created for natural hair will drive away swimmers from diverse backgrounds.Glo...

Tokyo 2020: Alice Dearing doesn't want young Black swimmers put off by Soul Cap ban

Alice Dearing says she does not want young Black swimmers to be discouraged from competing in the sport following the decision to ban specialist swim caps desig...

Tokyo 2020: Trailblazing open-water swimmer Alice Dearing targets top-10 Olympic finish

Alice Dearing has her sights set on a top-10 finish at the Tokyo Games as she prepares to become Britain's first Black female Olympic swimmer.Dearing will trave...

Duncan Scott wins third Olympic medal with silver in 200m medley as Luke Greenbank takes 200m backstroke bronze

Duncan Scott claimed his third medal of the Tokyo Olympics by taking silver in the men's 200m individual medley while Luke Greenbank secured 200m backstroke bro...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Great Britain earn fourth swimming gold medal with 4x100m mixed medley triumph

Great Britain equalled their best swimming medal haul at an Olympics after winning the inaugural mixed 4x100m medley relay final in a new world record time at t...