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Swim Wales has issued a further update following the postponement of the Swim Wales National Championships. Swim Wales would like to take this opportunity to apologise to all competitors, coaches, volunteers and supporters who have been affected by the cancellation of the Swim Wales National Championships. We are deeply disappointed by this outcome after working […]

Swim Wales has been forced to postpone the Swim Wales National Championships 2023. Due to extraordinary circumstances with the facilities at Cardiff International Pool that are beyond our control we have had no choice but to postpone the meet. We will look to reschedule the event as a Level 1 Long Course Meet. Last night […]

Update as of 21:00 12/04/23 The Swim Wales National Championships 2023 will now be run Short Course after Swim Wales were informed of an issue with the facilities at Cardiff International Pool on Wednesday evening. We were faced with the difficult decision whether to cancel the event or change the format at 20:00 on Wednesday, […]

Matt Richards, Daniel Jervis and Medi Harris will fly the flag for Wales and Great Britain at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka this summer. The trio are a part of British Swimming’s 29-strong team that will take to the pool at the World Aquatics Championships in Japan this summer, one year out from the […]

Medi Harris defended her British crown in style on Wednesday night as she held off Lauren Cox and Kathleen Dawson to clinch 100m Backstroke gold. The Commonwealth bronze medallist had qualified third for the Ponds Forge final after competing in the 200m Freestyle final a day earlier. But Harris showed her class as she exploded […]

The Swim Wales National Championships 2023 will now be held at Cardiff International Pool after unforeseen issues with the facilities at Wales National Pool, Swansea. We have been made aware that the moveable ‘boom and floor’ which can be raised to split the 50m pool into two sections in Swansea has a mechanical fault which […]

Georgia Davies and Lily Rice have been selected as two of the 13 athletes who will join the new Team Wales Athletes Commission. The pair of Commonwealth medallists will join a group of current and former athletes who will be the voice for athletes as Team Wales prepare for Trinbago 2023 and Victoria 2026. 13 […]

The Swim Wales Challenge Series will return to two iconic open water locations for the 2023 edition. Llandegfedd Reservoir near Pontypool and Pembrokeshire’s Llys Y Fran Reservoir will play host to a variety of competitive races and come and try events in June and September respectively, and swimmers will be able to take advantage of […]

Rhys Darbey will make his Para Swimming World Championships debut in Manchester after being named in a 28-strong British team. Darbey made a splash at the Citi World Para Swimming Series inc. British Para Swimming Meet at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge earlier this month, where he was the top British male athlete in the MC200m Individual […]

Welsh Wanderers Men have secured promotion to the top flight of the British Water Polo League with two games remaining of the season. Promotion was secured after an exciting 8-6 victory over Sheffield in Manchester at the end of February. Wanderers will now aim to secure the Championship 1 title when they face Watford and […]