DEVON'S TANCOCK ON TOP THE WORLD
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 October 2012 00:26
- Published on Sunday, 31 July 2011 23:14
Liam Tancock defended his 50m backstroke world title to collect a third gold medal for the British Gas GBR Swim Team on the final day of the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai.
Having qualified fastest for the final, the world record holder from Exeter dominated from the gun before touching in 24.50 – the fourth fastest time of his career and his quickest for two years.
TANCOCK SIXTH IN WORLD 100 FINAL
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- Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 July 2011 14:43
- Published on Tuesday, 26 July 2011 14:18
Exeter's Commonwealth champion Liam Tancock narrowly missed out on the 100m Backstroke medals on day three of the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships in Shanghai.
The British Gas ITC Loughborough swimmer, who will begin the defence of his world 50m Backstroke title on Saturday, clocked a season’s best 53.25 from lane one to finish just 0.26 off the podium positions in China.
DEVON SWIMMERS TEAM UP FOR ENGLAND BRONZE
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 October 2012 00:26
- Published on Saturday, 09 October 2010 11:25
Exeter's double Commwealth Games backstroke gold medallist Liam Tancock and Plymouth Leander's butterfly silver medallist Antony James teamed up for England to win bronze medals in the men's 4x 100m medley relay at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.
Tancock put England ahead after the first 100 in 53.66 and James kept England in the hunt for silver in the third leg but England (3.36.31) just missed out with South Africa claiming silver in 3.36.12.
WEST TRIO GET WORLD JUNIOR CALL
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 June 2011 17:10
- Published on Saturday, 18 June 2011 18:41
The Great Britain team for August's 3rd FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru, will include Plymouth Leander's rising young star Grant Halsall and Bath teenage swiming sensation Siobhan-Marie O'Connor.
The 18-strong squad announced by British Swimming also includes Amelia Maughan (Millfield/British Gas ITC Bath) as well as new senior national 200 metres individual medley champion O’Connor (TeamBath/Bath University).
LIAM TANOCK celebrates golden Games
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 October 2012 00:30
- Published on Friday, 08 October 2010 15:24
South West swim star Liam Tanock made it another golden day for Team England in the Delhi pool by winning the XIX Commonwealth Games men's 100m backstroke in record time.
Tancock - from Exeter - saw off his final rivals with a superb swim to touch first in a new Commonwealth record 53.59 and add another Games gold medal to the one he raced to in the 50m backstroke.
PLYMOUTH'S JAMES FLYS TO WORLD FINALS
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- Last Updated on Friday, 17 June 2011 16:55
- Published on Friday, 17 June 2011 07:49
Devon’s Commonwealth Games silver medallist Antony James clocked a season’s best time in the British Gas ASA National Championships men’s 100m Butterfly final to dip under the time needed to qualify for next month's 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai.
The Plymouth Leander swimmer led from gun to wall, ultimately touching in a season’s best 52.13 at Pond’s Forge, Sheffield.
FLY GUY JAMES WINS SILVER MEDAL
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 October 2012 00:27
- Published on Friday, 08 October 2010 11:43
Plymouth Leander swim star Antony James has won a silver medal for England at the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
The 20-year-old Plymothian touched home in 52.50 along with Ryan John Pini (Papua New Guinea) in the men's 100m butterfly final behind gold medal winner Geoff Huegill (Australia).
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