THE 15TH FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 MEDIA GUIDE swimming DIVING SYNCHRO WATER POLO WATER THE 15TH FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 BARCELONA contents MEDIA CONTACTS MEDIA PROTOCOL LIST OF ATHLETES AND EVENTS – SWIMMING – DIVING – SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING – WATER POLO SWIMMING DIVING SYNCHRONISED WATER POLO SWIMMING TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM STAFF EVENT SCHEDULE EVENT SCHEDULE EVENT SCHEDULE EVENT SCHEDULE ATHLETE PROFILES ATHLETE PROFILES ATHLETE PROFILES OPEN WATER SCHEDULE SELECTION POLICY FORMER MEDALLISTS SELECTION POLICY ATHLETE PROFILES: MEN FORMER MEDALLISTS: MEN FORMER MEDALLISTS ATHLETE PROFILES: WOMEN FORMER MEDallists: women PERSONAL BESTS SELECTION POLICY OPEN WATER SELECTION POLICY FORMER MEDALLISTS: MEN FORMER MEDALLISTS: WOMEN OPEN WATER FORMER MEDALLISTS WORLD RANKINGS RECORDS THE 15TH FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 BARCELONA media contacts swimming IN barcelona Dave Richards – Head of Communications M: +447789 926 136 E: [email protected] Gemma Field – Senior Communications Officer M: +447917 726 431 E: [email protected] DIVING Ruth Norfolk – Senior Communications Officer M: +447917 794 382 E: [email protected] USEFUL WEBSITES British Swimming: SYNCHRO www.swimming.org/britishswimming/ Official Event Website: www.bcn2013.com FINA: www.fina.org WATER POLO WATER THE 15TH FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 BARCELONA media protocol swimming The media protocol has been designed to Performance Director via the Head of help achieve an understanding between ACCESS TO ACCESS TO BRITISH Communications. all media and those representing THE NATIONAL COACHES DURING Access to athletes and coaches will be British Swimming. It aims to create limited to the official mixed zone, press opportunities for the media as well as PERFORMANCE COMPETITION After the final event of the day a coach or conferences or through prior arrangements appreciate the commitments of athletes DIRECTOR coaches with relevance to that evening’s made via the Head of Communications. and staff. This media protocol will be AND HEAD finals will be available to the media at a All athletes will be encouraged to speak utilised leading up to and during all location within the venue. This will be to the media, however, due to the need international competitions. COACH DURING co-ordinated through the Head of to recover by ‘’swimming/ warming COMPETITION Communications. These coaches will only down’’ immediately after an event, time The protocol recognises that everybody is Media requests in relation to the speak on their athlete’s performance. in the mixed zone will be limited and it is present at a major competition to do a job – National Performance Director and Head Comments on the overall team envisaged the media will collect at a good whether they are athletes, coaching staff or Coach should go through the Head of performance will only be given by the Head vantage point to be informed as a group the media. Each group experiences Communications. Those wishing to put Coach or National Performance Director. rather than as individuals. The swimmers its own pressure to deliver, however, a question to the National Performance have between three to six minutes from the consideration of each other’s circumstances, Director and Head Coach should provide time they’ve finished their race to get to the roles and responsibilities will help ensure as much notice as possible so the Head ACCESS TO swim down pool. Within this time there is a everybody has a successful and productive of Communications can identify a window ATHLETES OR need to service all areas of the mixed zone - experience. of opportunity to respond. If the National broadcast and print - fairly. Performance Director and Head Coach COACHING The swim down pool is off limits to all is unable to respond in person, the Head STAFF DURING media as indicated by accreditation. No of Communications will pass on their member of the British Swimming squad will views. During the competition the National COMPETITION be available at swim down. Requests for interviews with athletes or Performance Director and Head Coach will The Head of Communications will try team coaching staff must go through the only give views on the performances of to obtain quotes from athletes if, for Head of Communications. Whereas media British athletes and the team as a whole. whatever reason, access has been limited deadlines will always be considered, these Due to the demands of the job at hand, the further. These will hopefully be provided interviews will be arranged at a time the National Performance Director and Head before swim-down or drug testing. If it athlete or coach can be made available. Coach’s time will be limited so as much is not possible to meet these needs then This is obviously due to the demands of the prior notice to any requests would be interviews may take place following warm- competition on time. Athletes and team greatly appreciated. down. Where a swimmer has an event the coaches will only comment on their relevant next morning, there will be no post swim- performances. Overall comments will be down interviews that evening. provided by the Head Coach or National If an athlete has achieved a notable result THE 15TH FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 BARCELONA media protocol swimming their specific coach will also be encouraged understand that priority has to be given to activities during these events. to make themselves available to the media those who are in attendance at the event. There will be no access to athletes or at the end of the session. The Head of Efforts will be made to meet all requests coaching staff at the team hotel. It is Communications or Team Manager will and British Swimming asks that protocol be requested that this privacy be respected. be present during interviews. The Head of respected at all times. All media enquiries should be made to the Communications and Team Manager will Head of Communications. If unavailable the always consider special requests made by MISCELLANEOUS media should approach the Team Manager. the media. The Head of Communications and Team All media requests will be considered on When an athlete has finished their final Manager must both be aware of all their individual merits and decisions made event of the championships they will be free media activity. in the best interests of British Swimming. to consider additional media requests made Athletes can only talk about their own via the Head of Communications. Efforts will Several requests for separate interviews at the same time will be dealt with in order of performance, coaches can only comment be made to meet these as long as they don’t on athletes in their own specific group impact on the rest of the team. deadlines. Media with the tightest deadline will be dealt with first. and not the overall team performance, the Head Coach can talk on the overall team If photographers require access to and all matters. Support staff are unable to members of the squad for non-action MEDIA NOT comment on performance. PRESENT AT THE shots away from the competition then all requests should be made through the Head CHAMPIONSHIPS of Communications. Not all media will be accredited for For all media interviews, athletes and international events but the Head of staff will only wear British Swimming kit Communications and Media team in the supplied for the event by the team sponsor UK will try to look after all enquiries via apart from unbranded swimsuits. phone or email. The same protocols should All interviews will only involve be followed. Athletes, staff or the Head representatives of the British Swimming Coach should not be contacted directly. team. No persons outside of the team will Their time is limited and therefore the be allowed to contribute to an interview Head of Communications will arrange for involving a British Swimming squad information to be forwarded at a convenient member. moment. No team member or programme- British Swimming encourages the sport supported athlete is allowed to be part to be covered by all media, present or of any media team during camps or not present. However, all media should competitions, or to disclose or discuss THE 15TH FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 BARCELONA SWIMMING LIST OF ATHLETES AND EVENTS Adam Brown 50m Free, 100m Free Sophie Allen 100m Breast, 200m IM Jack Burnell 10km Jazmin Carlin 400m Free, 800m Free, 1500m Free Daniel Fogg 800m Free, 1500m Free, 10km Georgia Davies 50m Back, 100m Back James Guy 400m Free, 4x200m Free Relay Eleanor Faulkner 200m Free, 400m Free, 800m Free Michael Jamieson 100m Breast, 200m Breast Francesca Halsall 50m Free, 50m Fly Ieuan Lloyd 200m Free, 200m IM, 4x200m Free Relay Danielle Huskisson 10km Craig McNally 200m Back Jemma Lowe 100m Fly, 200m Fly Ross Murdoch 50m Breast, 100m Breast Siobhan-Marie O’Connor 50m Fly, 200m IM Roberto Pavoni 200m IM, 400m IM, 200m Fly Hannah Miley 200m Breast, 400m IM Ben Proud 50m Free, 50m Fly Keri-anne Payne 10km Robbie Renwick 200m Free, 400m Free, 4x200m Free Relay Lauren Quigley 50m Back, 100m Back, 200m Back Michael Rock 100m Fly Amy Smith 50m Free, 100m Free Jak Scott 4x200m Free Relay Aimee Willmott 400m IM Chris Walker-Hebborn 100m Back, 200m Back Daniel Wallace 400m IM Josh Walsh 4x200m Free Relay Andrew Willis 200m Breast THE 15TH FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 BARCELONA SWIMMINGdiving ATHLETELIST OF ATHLETES PROFILES AND EVENTS Tom Daley 10m Platform Daniel Goodfellow 10m Platform Jack Laugher 1m Springboard/3m Springboard Chris Mears 1m Springboard/3m Springboard/3m Synchro Nick Robinson-Baker 3m Synchro Sarah