Steve Parry Comes to Guernsey
At the invitation of the Club’s new sponsors, Specsavers, members of the Beau Sejour Barracudas Swimming Club were treated to a motivational weekend with Steve Parry, Olympic Bronze medalist and one of Britain’s greatest ever swimmers.
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With 11 major titles under his belt in a career spanning over 10 years, Steve retired at the top of his Game after winning his Olympic medal in Athens 2004 and is now dedicated to improving the standard of swimming on a national scale and is also one of the BBC’s most popular sports pundits. At a reception held at the Duke of Richmond Hotel on Friday evening attended by senior swimmers, parents, teachers, coaches, sponsors and special guests, Steve kept the audience captivated as he talked openly about his swimming career, the Olympic Games, how he turned failure into success and how his team and his parents were fundamental to his success. |
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| COMMONWEALTH Games stars Ian Powell and Tom Hollingsworth have been flying the Guernsey flag and setting personal bests across the world. Hollingsworth recently took part in the SCU Metropolitan Long Course Championships in Sydney, Australia, while fellow Beau Sejour Barracuda, Ian Powell, who is based at Florida State University in Tallahassee, competed in the USA Short Course Championships. Powell, 23 (pictured), enjoyed a particularly successful time in the Georgia Tech pool, Atlanta. |