RSS Feed. Sam Osborne has been selected by British Swimming as part of a very small group of just 4 swimmers being given the opportunity to train in Japan. The trip will take place between the 9th and 21st December and will see Sam training alongside the other GB athletes as part of the Japanese National team camp. With the Tokyo Olympics not too far away British Swimming is looking to work closely with Japan in the lead up to the games.
The city of Suzuka will play host to the small group of aspiring talent that will look to work on building resilience, grit and character. Ex-senior squad member Luke Davies attended this same camp with GB in , alongside other swimmers who have also gone on to represent GB on senior teams.
To have two Birmingham representatives on such a small team, shows British Swimming have faith in our programme and acknowledge the great work that the swimmers are doing at City of Birmingham but also have trust in our coaches.
For more Information Click Here. The National Winter Champs offers a Christmas feast of fast swimming with a range of historic and prestigious swimming trophies handed out to event winners. The partnership plans to announce its first scholarship September and offer placements to current students from February The collaboration will see university students secure work placements with the club, where they will gain valuable experience working with elite athletes in areas such as sports massage, nutrition and fitness.
Swimmers will also benefit, with the partnership set to create a new scholarship to support high-achieving swimmers to train and compete throughout their studies at the University. The process of working with Birmingham City University has been so seamless and all the staff involved have been so willing and motivated to create this link. With Birmingham hosting the Commonwealth Games, sport in the city is front and centre and the time to develop this new way of working is now".
