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Pursley starts in October and will be charged with guiding the swimming programme to the 2012 Olympics in London,

Swimming: Britain pulls off coup by signing Pursley for 2012 medals push

The former United States team director, Dennis Pursley, has been appointed as the new national head coach of British Swimming in a significant development for the sport.

Inside Aquatics

Diving: Back injury ends Taylor's dream of fourth Olympics

Friday, 30 May 2008

The Olympic and world diving medallist Leon Taylor has retired less than three months before the Beijing Games because of recurring injury.

Diving: Perfect 10s take Daley to Olympics

Monday, 25 February 2008

Tom Daley, 13, will become the youngest British male Olympian in Games history this summer after the Plymouth prodigy yesterday produced the latest astonishing performance of his young career at a World Cup event in Beijing.