In June’s Swimming Times

Swimming Times is the official monthly magazine of the Amateur Swimming Association and the Institute of Swimming.

FEATURES
The return of the champions – Speedo League finals
Roger Guttridge reports on Stockport Metro’s
victorious return after 19 years

Pathway to the top – World class development
John Atkinson explains the development programme after restructuring
                                                    
As good as it gets – Bill Sweetenham 
The national performance director on swimmers and coaches with attitude – or not
            
Swiss timing – Zurich’s 12-hour swim
Long distance swimmer Mark Blewitt spends all day in a 50m pool                          

Splashdown! Splash Awards                        
Award winners and other celebrities, pictured by David Betteridge              

MAIN FEATURE
The return of the champions
The sight of Keri-Anne Payne and James Goddard waiting behind the blocks for events one and two of the National Speedo League Cup final was not only a mouth-watering prospect but an unspoken message to everyone watching.  If anyone doubted, after their relative trouncing of the Cities of Salford and Liverpool in December’s North West final, that Stockport Metro meant business, those doubts were now dispelled.

For the women’s 200m IM, Payne found herself in the next lane to her Stockport training partner Cassie Patten, whose temporary return to the Plymouth Leander fold was itself a tribute to a commendable aspect of the Stockport philosophy.  ‘We didn’t allow Cassie, Joe Gannon and Michael Rock to swim for us,’ said head coach Sean Kelly.  ‘I think it’s really important that they swim for their local clubs.  If we are going to come forward in 50m pools and centres around the country, we have to do that’.

For the full report and photographs see pages 18-23 of Swimming Times.

PLUS...
Results and reports on:

· Diving
· Disability
· Masters
· Open Water
· Synchro
· Water Polo

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