Congraulations must go out to Loughborough swimming alumni Rachel Hares who has been selcted to represent Great Britain in modern pentathlon. The World Cup event is taking place at Medway, kent, from the 8th-11th April.

Whilst completing her Msc in Nutrition at the university, Rachel teamed up with Loughborough swimming alumni, Lisa Dargavel to produce a paper titled:

“Salt Balance of Well-Trained Swimmers in Training”. International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism, Dec2009, Vol. 19 Issue 6, p598-606