Southgate has named a 33-strong training squad that has to be cut to a maximum of 26 players by June 7.
Great Britain’s three top waterskiers will compete at the prestigious Masters in Georgia, USA, this coming weekend including one who trains in Oxfordshire.
To understand why some Olympians would go into bat for the mining magnate on a matter unrelated to the pool, one need only look at the financial hold she has over the sport