Dearing finishes 19th in women’s 10km marathon swim‘I know I can do better,’ says devastated 24-year-oldBy diving out into the toasty waters of the handsome Odaiba Bay early on a humid Wednesday morning in Tokyo, Alice Dearing had already made history….
The ocean in winter gives sustenance like nothing else I know | Alison Rourke
Drifting sand dunes and changing seasons beneath the water are worthy opponents of pandemic bluesThe sand dunes on the ocean floor are as beautiful as any desert I’ve seen. The waves that skim their peaks carve out gentle mountains and valleys. Eddies …
‘We are upset to come second’: how culture change lifted GB swimming | Andy Bull
In 2012 British swimmers were happy to come fifth or sixth but we are now third in the medal table with eight medalsJames Guy leant back against the wall, too tired to think, too tired to talk. Guy swam seven races in the past five days, the last of th…
‘It’s not really hit me’: Duncan Scott struggles to grasp winning four medals
Scottish swimmer first Briton to win four medals at one Games 4x100m medley relay makes it three silvers and one goldIf you had not just seen Duncan Scott do it, you could never have guessed what he had achieved. His silver in the men’s 4x100m medley r…
Olympic mixed team events bring the fun – and the golds – back to Britain
GB triumphs in triathlon and swimming throw spotlight on IOC moves towards gender parity with introduction of more mixed team sports in TokyoHaving just secured his third gold medal of Tokyo, British swimmer Adam Peaty said: “It’s a fun event and that’…
Great Britain beaten to Olympic men’s 4x100m medley gold by USA world record
Eighth medal means best-ever Olympic swimming result for GBUSA’s Caeleb Dressel wins his fifth gold of Tokyo 2020Duncan Scott became the first British athlete to win four medals at a single Olympics as Team GB celebrated their best swimming haul at a G…
Conservatives accused of cutting local sport funding by nearly half since 2010
Labour says 47% less spent on grassroots facilities, wasting chance to build on success of 2012 London Olympics Labour has accused the Conservatives of squandering the London 2012 Olympic legacy by slashing grassroots sport funding by nearly half sin…
Praise and pain in another day of drama for Team GB’s young squad
Triathlete Jonny Brownlee finally wins gold as Britain’s biggest track and field star Dina Asher-Smith reveals injury heartacheAs the sun began to rise on a blistering Tokyo morning, one of Britain’s most popular athletes, Jonny Brownlee, stood on the …
Wild swimming isn’t a new fashion and is no threat to wildlife | Letters
Pat Simmons and Paul Williams on the pleasures of swimming in rivers, lakes and seas in harmony with natureWild swimming “the latest fashionable activity” (Letters, 26 July)? Hardly. Seventy years ago I learned to swim in the River Wey, in the company …
Tokyo Olympics 2020: day seven – in pictures
The best images from the seventh day’s action in Tokyo, including swimming, trampolining, judo and athletics Continue reading…