Category Archives: “Weekly” Blogs

Ben Brophy

The National Swimathon

5000 meters, 4 swimmers per lane, quickest time wins. The Swimathon is an indoor nationalĀ eventĀ held every year, and this year I was keen to end my indoor training with a bang. I felt having this indoor race would help push … Continue reading

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Ben Brophy

Race Time!

Welcome to another blog from me!Today is a big day in the build-up to the big channel swim! Today I race in the national swimathon, 5000 meters and I’m aiming for a time of 1 hour 40 minutes. This means … Continue reading

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Ben Brophy

Another Blog From Ben

Welcome to another blog from me, this one focused towards training for the summer ahead! With spring less than a few weeks away I know that in this final month before the open water season, training will be psychically hard. … Continue reading

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Andy Read

Signing on the dotted line….

Hello all It is a privilege to speak to you as always, but today is not about me, instead it’s all about Ben. The team got together last weekend for a working session to sort out a number of different … Continue reading

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Ben Brophy

Ross Davenport

I was saddened to hear recently that TeamGB swimmer Ross Davenport has retired from competitive swimming, citing that he did not feel that he could be competitive at the next Olympic games in Rio. The sport has lost not only … Continue reading

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