Tag: Francesca Halsall
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Herning 2013 Europeans Day 1 – Finals
Russia rules with 4 gold medals, 1 world record and 1 championships record after the first day of competition, Efimova having clocked a couple of championships records en route to the final. Spain’s Mireia Belmonte set a new European record of 2:01.52 in the 200 fly, and Denmark won the women’s 4×50 freestyle in a…
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Fran Halsall previews the 2013 Duel In The Pool
Fran Halsall talks about the 2013 Duel In The Pool and discusses her memories of the previous two Duels in Manchester and Atlanta.
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British Swimming announces performance squads
See swimming.org British Swimming has announced the Podium and Podium Potential squads of athletes who will receive direct support from UK Sport through the World Class Performance Programme for 2014. Sixty-two athletes across Podium (22) and Podium Potential (40) will receive targeted financial assistance through receipt of an Athlete Personal Award (APA) in addition to…
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Fran Halsall to lead British challenge at Herning 2013 European Short Course Champs
See swimming.org Halsall (British Gas ITC, Loughborough) will be joined by the likes of Jazz Carlin (British Gas ITC, Swansea), Andrew Willis (British Gas ITC, Bath), Hannah Miley (Garioch, Scotland) and Craig McNally (Warrender, Scotland) as part of an 11-strong team. “This is a team which is focused on athletes that we feel can deliver medals either today or in the near future, 
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Europe vs USA 2013 Duel in the Pool teams revealed
See for instance swimming.org Olympic medallist Michael Jamieson and World Championship medallist Fran Halsall will lead the European challenge at the 2013 Duel in the Pool when the continent’s best swimmers go head-to-head with world number one swimming nation the USA. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Britain will be French Olympic champions Florent Manaudou, Yannick Agnel and Fabien…
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Fran Halsall: ‘I may never get over the disappointment of London 2012’
Read The Guardian The first anniversary of London 2012 is closing in on Halsall with almost suffocating intensity – and she needs a deep breath before revealing her scars. “I’m still dealing with it, and I will have to continue dealing with it, because it’s not going to go away, is it?” Halsall admits. “I’ll…
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Behind the scenes with Francesca Halsall
“Watch exclusive backstage footage taken from ‘World Silver 50m Freestyle Medalist’ Francesca Halsall’s recent photoshoot with us in Tenerife.”
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Adam Brown breaks Mark Foster’s 50m British freestyle record
Adam Brown broke Mark Foster’s five-year 50 metres freestyle British record at the British Gas Swimming Championships in Sheffield despite having to struggle along in the United States with no funding.
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CC photo #460: The Istanbul 2012 Women’s 50 Free Medal Podium
The women’s 50 meter freestyle medal winners at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Francesca Halsall (GBR, silver), Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR, gold) and Jeanette Ottesen Gray (DEN, bronze). See the result list here.