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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The combined team will be lead by British Swimming Head Coach Dennis Pursley who believes it will be a "thrilling event".<\/p>\n
"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.<\/p>\n
"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."<\/p>\n
"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."<\/p>\n
Double Olympic Champion Becky Adlington believes the opportunity to see so many stars in action in Manchester should not to be missed.<\/p>\n
"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.<\/p>\n
"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.<\/p>\n
"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."<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The British contingent comprises:
\nDavid Davies – British Gas ITC Loughborough
\nJames Goddard – British Gas ITC Stockport
\nThomas Haffield – City of Cardiff
\nMichael Rock – British Gas ITC Stockport
\nLiam Tancock – British Gas ITC Loughborough
\nChristopher Walker-Hebborn – British Gas ITC Bath
\nRobbie Renwick – City of Glasgow
\nRebecca Adlington – Nova Centurion
\nFrancesca Halsall – British Gas ITC Loughborough
\nJoanne Jackson – British Gas ITC Loughborough
\nHannah Miley – Garioch
\nElizabeth Simmonds – British Gas ITC Loughborough
\nGemma Spofforth – Portsmouth Northsea\/University of Florida
\nCaitlin McClatchey – British Gas ITC Loughborough<\/p>\n
The Italian contingent comprises:
\nFedrico Colbertaldo – GS Fiamme Azzurre \/ Montebelluna Nuoto
\nChristian Galenda – Fiamme Gialle \/ Canottieri Aniene
\nEdoardo Giorgetti – Canottieri Aniene
\nFilippo Magnini – Larus Nuoto
\nLuca Marin – Ispra Nuoto
\nJoseph Davide Natullo – Can Napoli
\nFabio Scozzoli – Imolanuotoromagna – GS Esercito
\nIlaria Bianchi – Imolanuoto Asd
\nChiara Boggiatto – Nuoto Livorno
\nAlessia Filippi – Aurelia Nuoto
\nCaterina Giacchetti – Canottieri Aniene
\nFederica Pellegrini – Canottieri Aniene
\nIlaria Scarcella – Nuotatori Rivarolesi
\nFrancesca Segat – Fiamme Gialle \/ Ispra Nuoto<\/p>\n
The German contingent comprises:
\nSteffen Deibler – TG Biberach
\nHendrik Feldwehr – SG Essen
\nMarco Koch – DSW 12 Darmstadt
\nBenjamin Starke – SG Neuk\u00f6lln
\nAnnika Melhorn – SG ACT\/Baunatal
\nCaroline Ruhnau – SG Essen
\nDaniela Schreiber – SV Halle
\nDaniela Samulski – SG Essen<\/p>\n
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