Watch the BBC’s ‘Swimming East’

18 Jul 2017

With the start of the swimming at the FINA World Championship just days away, fans are being offered unique access into the world of the Hungary-bound British Swimming team on their tour of the Far East after the BBC were granted unprecedented access.


Watch the BBC's 'Swimming East - click here

The BBC crew accompanied the group of swimmers, coaches and support team on the week long intensive training camp in Phuket, Thailand and the Japan Open International swim meet, in Tokyo back in May of this year.

Georgia Davies
Georgia Davies being interviewed

Over 40 hours of footage has been jam packed into an exclusive 30 minute behind the scenes programme with the opportunity to live with the team through a week of preparation and training ahead of arriving in Hungary to contest and defend world titles.

The half-hour programme includes unrivalled contact with swimming’s biggest names and personalities with feature interviews and introduces a number new team members making their World Championships debuts.

BBC Interview - Sarah Vasey and Jocelyn Ulyett
BBC's Nick Hope interviewing Jocelyn Ulyett and Sarah Vasey

Hear what Olympic Champion Adam Peaty and Olympic medallists James Guy and Siobhan-Marie O'Connor have to say as they approach the major meet of the year that will see the World’s best go head-to-head in Budapest’s newly build Duna Arena.

The championship preview will also open the door in the world of the ‘team behind the team’ and meet the individuals that support the athletes before, during and after each race.

The programme will be available on the BBC iPlayer here and on the Red Button from today (Tuesday 18 July).