Embed from Getty Images The ex-Team GB Olympian diver is teaming up with Swim England in an attempt to raise interest in the sport by improving diving facilities at pools in the West Midlands and surrounding areas. Barrow competed in several LEN European Aquatics Championships and Commonwealth Games, including winning gold in in Eindhoven 2012 […]
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Retired GB Olympian diver Sarah Barrow to lead exciting new diving project in West Midlands
Embed from Getty Images Ex-Great Britain and European Championship Gold winner Sarah Barrow has teamed up with Swim Britain to announce that she will front an exciting new initiative scheme to develop grass roots diving in the West Midlands region. The former Team GB Olympian has embraced her new role as a Diving Development Officer […]
Former Olympian Sarah Barrow to front project on developing diving in West Midlands
Embed from Getty Images Retired Olympian diver Sarah Barrow is in line to be the face of a new initiative scheme in the West Midlands which will look to help develop diving in the region, in the hope of attracting young people into the sport. The former European Championship Gold winner is working with Swim […]
“London 2012 was a big boost to the country. I think this will be the same” – Commonwealth Games volunteer-applicant on Birmingham 2022
Birmingham 2022 volunteer-applicant Chris Dunn-Veale believes that next year’s Commonwealth Games can have a similar impact on the country as the London 2012 Olympics. The games start on July 28 and Dunn-Veale – one of 25,000 applicants – will find out if he’ll be part of the ‘Commonwealth Collective’ in January. The man from Salisbury […]
Birmingham 2022 volunteer-applicant hopeful that Commonwealth Games will be a family affair
Birmingham 2022 volunteer-applicant Chris Dunn-Veale is hopeful that next year’s Commonwealth Games will be a family affair. After being involved in the opening ceremony in Weymouth for the 2012 Olympics, Dunn-Veale is keen to play his part in Birmingham. The man from Salisbury – who applied for a volunteering role in September 2020 – is […]
“We’re working closely with local trusts within the community to keep the programme going post Birmingham 2022” – Sarah Barrow on wanting to make the West Midlands Diving Programme A Success And Thoughts On Funding For The Games
Diving has been one of the many sports that has had its place at the Commonwealth Games since the event’s inception in 1930 and the West Midlands Diving Programme is a project two-time European Championship Gold medallist in diving Sarah Barrow wants to be a real success both in the build up and beyond the […]
2022 Commonwealth Games: The five new Commonwealth Games sports to look out for in Birmingham, and the English athletes favourites to win
It’s seven months until the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games kicks off on the 28th July, and the excitement ahead of the tournament is already building. Athletes from 15 nations are taking part in 20 different sports, which are hosting 283 different events across 12 days, as the competition kicks off in Birmingham’s Alexander […]
Sarah Barrow On Diving Course Logistics And The Hopes Of Enhancing Other Facilities
The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in March 2022 will be the first time the Games have been held in England since Manchester played host in 2002 and Sarah Barrow expressed her desire to make sure all the diving facilities in the West Midlands are up to scratch to ensure the next generation are able to […]
“Just being part of the process has been amazing” – Chris Dunn-Veale on volunteering for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Chris Dunn-Veale has revealed that “just being part of the process has been amazing” as he hopes to be involved at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as a volunteer. Speaking exclusively to Park Life Sport, Dunn-Veale said: “Just being part of the process to where I’ve got now has been amazing. It was so well-ran […]
Retired Olympic Diver Sarah Barrow on being named West Midlands Diving Development Officer and preparing facilities across the region
Former Olympic Diver Sarah Barrow has revealed her excitement at being named West Midlands Diving Development Officer in preparation for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in July 2022. Speaking to Park Life Sport, Barrow, who was a two-time Gold medallist at the European Championships in 2012 and 2014, explained what her job as Development Officer entails: […]