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Category: Swimming

Watch: Hannah Russell wins 50m freestyle to become double Paralympic champion

Salford University swimmer Hannah Russell took gold in the S12 50m freestyle in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The partially-sighted 20-year-old swam a stunning 27.79s...

Watch: Paralympic gold and new world record for Hannah Russell

Salford University Paralympic swimmer Hannah Russell wowed spectators in the Olympic Acquatics Centre last night to swoop for gold in the S12 100m backstroke. Russell,...

Salford swimmers celebrate a splashing summer of success

Hot on the heels of Adam Peaty, Jazz Carlin and their Team GB swim teammates, swimmers from the City of Salford Swimming Club excelled at the British National Swimming...

Finding Dory swim sessions making a splash in Salford

Community swimming sessions inspired by Disney Finding Dory start this week at pools across Salford and everyone’s invited. Each one-hour session is inspired by...

Watch: Dying for a swim: water company issues safety warning

With temperatures predicted to soar this bank holiday weekend and half term, United Utilities is urging people not to be tempted to cool off in a reservoir. Sudden...

Salford swimming sensation Jack, 13, wins funding for Toyko Olympic dream

A 13-year-old paraswimmer from Salford has been awarded one of the country’s first ever bursaries to support the next generation of sporting talent. Moorside High...

Salford swimmer Lewis Clough picked for GB Juniors

City of Salford swimmer Lewis Clough has been selected to represent Britain in the European Junior Championships to be held in Hungary in July. Lewis, who is studying...

Salford swims for Dementia

Great Britain Swimming Team member City of Salford’s Lewis Clough will be joining swimmers raising awareness of Dementia next Saturday May 21 at Worsley Leisure...

Jacob triumphs in pool for Salford Community Leisure

The extraordinary record of success for Salford Community Leisure supported swimmers has continued with 12 year old Jacob Chambers becoming National Age Group Champion...

Olympic dreams for superstar Salford swimmer Lewis

A second year student from Salford City College’s Eccles Sixth Form Centre is one step closer to his dream of representing Team GB in the Olympics. Lewis Clough from...