MANCHESTER, England, November 25. THE combined forces of Great Britain, Italy and Germany will come together under the team name of E-Stars to go head-to-head with the might of the U.S. at the British Gas Duel in the Pool in Manchester next month.
E-Stars comprises 14 British, 14 Italian and eight German swimmers and will take on the world's number one swimming nation at the Manchester Aquatic Centre on 18th and 19th December.
The combined team will be lead by British Swimming Head Coach Dennis Pursley who believes it will be a "thrilling event".
"This is going to be an exciting encounter for everyone involved whether you're a swimmer, a coach or one of the thousands of spectators," said Pursley. "We've got a great opportunity to race many of the best athletes in the sport and all in our own backyard.
"I'm very much looking forward to presenting a strong challenge to the Americans with athletes from Britain, Italy and Germany in the first competition of it's kind in Europe."
"The format is made for a thrilling event. It's short and sweet with just one opportunity to get it right as the programme is made up of straight finals with no heats. It will be very exciting for spectators and I'm sure our team will feed off this."
Double Olympic Champion Becky Adlington believes the opportunity to see so many stars in action in Manchester should not to be missed.
"Following the success of the World Short Course last year, it's great that the British public will have another opportunity to watch a world class swimming event in Manchester next month," said Adlington.
"It's been an outstanding year for British Swimming with a best ever medal haul at the World Championships in Rome and it seems only fitting to finish the year on a high with some of the greatest swimming talent going head-to-head.
"To be able to watch the cream from Britain, Italy and Germany race the best of the United States, including the likes of Michael Phelps, is an amazing opportunity."
British Gas, principle partner of British Swimming, is the headline sponsor of the event, which provides a unique opportunity for fans to see the world's greatest swimmers going head-to-head for supremacy in the pool.
Both teams will include up to 18 men and 18 women with British Swimming, Germany and Italy sending a combined team for the short course (25m) meet.
The British contingent comprises:
David Davies - British Gas ITC Loughborough
James Goddard - British Gas ITC Stockport
Thomas Haffield - City of Cardiff
Michael Rock - British Gas ITC Stockport
Liam Tancock - British Gas ITC Loughborough
Christopher Walker-Hebborn - British Gas ITC Bath
Robbie Renwick - City of Glasgow
Rebecca Adlington - Nova Centurion
Francesca Halsall - British Gas ITC Loughborough
Joanne Jackson - British Gas ITC Loughborough
Hannah Miley - Garioch
Elizabeth Simmonds - British Gas ITC Loughborough
Gemma Spofforth - Portsmouth Northsea/University of Florida
Caitlin McClatchey - British Gas ITC Loughborough
The Italian contingent comprises:
Fedrico Colbertaldo - GS Fiamme Azzurre / Montebelluna Nuoto
Christian Galenda - Fiamme Gialle / Canottieri Aniene
Edoardo Giorgetti - Canottieri Aniene
Filippo Magnini - Larus Nuoto
Luca Marin - Ispra Nuoto
Joseph Davide Natullo - Can Napoli
Fabio Scozzoli - Imolanuotoromagna - GS Esercito
Ilaria Bianchi - Imolanuoto Asd
Chiara Boggiatto - Nuoto Livorno
Alessia Filippi - Aurelia Nuoto
Caterina Giacchetti - Canottieri Aniene
Federica Pellegrini - Canottieri Aniene
Ilaria Scarcella - Nuotatori Rivarolesi
Francesca Segat - Fiamme Gialle / Ispra Nuoto
The German contingent comprises:
Steffen Deibler - TG Biberach
Hendrik Feldwehr - SG Essen
Marco Koch - DSW 12 Darmstadt
Benjamin Starke - SG Neukölln
Annika Melhorn - SG ACT/Baunatal
Caroline Ruhnau - SG Essen
Daniela Schreiber - SV Halle
Daniela Samulski - SG Essen
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December 3, 2009 Why isnt Bidermann Going for Germany? I would have liked to see him and Phelps race again. Submitted by: DASHOWNS
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