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Post by Kev on Aug 17, 2004 14:26:12 GMT -5
Britain's Stephen Parry has won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres butterfly at the Olympics. He finished third behind Takashi Yamamoto of Japan, who took silver and American Michael Phelps who won gold, his second of the Games. I believe he is from ALLERTON? Well done lad  |
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Post by LV on Aug 17, 2004 18:24:40 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Hurrah![/glow]Hearty news indeed, Kev. Well done that Scouser. 
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Post by Kev on Aug 18, 2004 4:16:24 GMT -5
Best wishes to his dad who couldnt travel cause he is ill.
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Post by Kev on Aug 18, 2004 7:46:00 GMT -5
It looks like Liverpool will get an olympic sised swimming pool after-all!
Work is due to start at the end of the year!
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Post by FKoE on Aug 18, 2004 13:20:33 GMT -5
Well done lad I second that ;D ....... Well done Stevie |
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Post by FKoE on Aug 18, 2004 13:21:45 GMT -5
It looks like Liverpool will get an olympic sised swimming pool after-all! Work is due to start at the end of the year! Will they allow bombin' off the boards though ;D |
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Post by Kev on Sept 16, 2004 7:55:13 GMT -5
A £12m Olympic-standard swimming pool could be built in Liverpool.
The long-held dream of building a top-class pool in the city seems set to become a reality when the council's executive board meets tomorrow.
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Post by Kev on Sept 30, 2004 15:30:16 GMT -5
The building of an Olympic-sized swimming pool is expected to be given the go-ahead in Liverpool.
The £12m facility is planned for the Wavertree area of the city and will be one of only a handful in the UK.
Councillors are expected to give the green light to the project at a meeting on Friday.
The plans are being backed by Olympic and Commonwealth medallist Stephen Parry, from Allerton, who makes a 100-mile trip everyday to train.
The site for the 50m pool - funded by the council and Sport England - is the Picton Leisure Centre, which closed two years ago because of structural problems.
Mike Storey, leader of Liverpool City Council, said: "This will be a valuable facility not just for our own elite swimmers, but also the local community including recreational groups, mothers and toddlers and schools.
"It will also be used by up-and-coming junior swimmers who are rising through the ranks and are potential Olympic and Commonwealth medal winners of the future."
Stephen Parry is backing the pool
The plans also include a 20m and four-lane training pool, 400-seater spectator arena and a refurbishment of the changing facilities.
Stephen Parry, who won a bronze medal in the Athens Olympics butterfly and a silver and bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002, currently travels to Stockport to train.
He said he was "thrilled" that the pool looks set to go ahead, adding: "Liverpool has a strong tradition of producing fine sportsmen and women, and the 50m pool will mean the swimming stars of the future will be able to train locally without facing the additional hassle of having to travel in order to train."
If the scheme is approved, it is expected to be finished in 2006.
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Post by Kev on Oct 1, 2004 5:23:50 GMT -5
Good news, the pool has been approved at a meeting this morning!!!!
Come on!!!
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