Goddard swims

The Road To Beijing James Goddard sees action at the World Champtionship trials in Manchester tomorrow:

"National performance director Bill Sweetenham believes the ... trials being held in Manchester over the next few days will herald the start of a new era for British swimming.

The event, starting at the Manchester Aquatics Centre tomorrow, gives swimmers one of two chances to qualify for the global competition in Helsinki in July and Sweetenham expects to see a new generation of competitors emerge in the run-up to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing."

And in related news, Steve Parry has announced his retirement. [about]