South Whales Swim School Retains Prestigious Swim Wales Learn to Swim Gold Accreditation
South Whales Swim School, based in Caerphilly and Rhondda Cynon Taf, has proudly retained its Swim Wales Learn to Swim Gold Accreditation for a second consecutive year, reaffirming its commitment to excellence in providing life-enhancing swimming lessons for learners of all ages and abilities. SWSS was the first provider to be recognised with the award […]
Aquatics Honoured at Welsh Sports Hall of Fame
The Welsh Sports Hall of Fame added five new names to its Roll of Honour at the 33rd annual dinner at the Parkgate Hotel, Cardiff last night (Thursday, 24 October). The ‘Famous Five’ took the number of inductees over the past 34 years to 186 and there were also three other special awards. Both Hall of […]
Historic summer for Welsh stars
As the curtain came down on the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games, it brought an end to a historic summer for Welsh swimmers. For the first time, Welsh athletes earned gold medals at both Games, with Kieran Bird & Matt Richards clinching 4x200m Freestyle Relay gold, and Rhys Darbey playing a pivotal role in […]
Darbey storms to back to clinch silver!
Rhys Darbey mounted a stunning comeback to add the SM14 200m Individual Medley silver medal to his relay gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games. The 17-year-old stormed home to a lifetime best of 2:08.61 at La Defense Arena to take the Welsh medal tally in Paris to five. Trailing the leading pack after the opening […]
Paralympic Profile: Rhys Darbey
Rhys Darbey is ready to make a splash at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games after a rapid rise to the greatest stage. The Nofio Clwyd athlete will race at his maiden Games after making his international breakthrough in 2023 as he secured qualification for the Manchester Para Swimming World Championships in the Men’s SM14 200m […]
Hector Pardoe: Olympic Profile
Hector Pardoe is out for redemption in Paris after his Olympic debut was cruelly cut short. The Wrexham-born open water specialist has become a staple in the British team at every major meet since his time at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Pardoe, who covers 85km in the pool every week, marked himself out as one […]
Olympics glory for Welsh pool swimmers
Welsh swimmers starred in La Defense Arena pool as Team GB took five medals and came close to many more at the 2024 Olympic Games. The Paris edition of the Games will go down as the most successful in modern history for Welsh pool swimmers, with two relay golds and an individual silver returning across […]
Richards and Bird crowned Olympic Champions
Welshmen Matthew Richards and Kieran Bird were crowned Olympic champions after Team GB made history by defending their Men’s 4x200m Freestyle title. Richards, who won a sensational individual silver on Monday, swum a rapid third leg in the final after Bird helped Great Britain secure the fastest qualifying spot for the final after La Défense […]
Richards seals stunning silver
Matthew Richards became the first Welsh person to win a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after securing a stunning 200m Freestyle silver. The 21-year-old, who won relay gold in Tokyo four years ago, was in the hunt for individual glory at La Defense Arena, but faced a daunting challenge after qualifying seventh fastest […]
Medi Harris: Olympic Profile
Medi Harris has faced huge challenges in 2024, but she will realise her Olympic dream in Paris. The Porthmadog swimmer will make her Olympic Games debut in Paris off the back of winning her maiden World Championship medals in February and a consistent two years of international performances since her busy debut summer of 2022. […]
