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In the fast lane for Local Heroes award

10:58am Friday 5th March 2010

THEY have what it takes to swim lengths in record speeds but now this team aims to be a high flyer with Flybe’s help.

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Redknapp: Why I quit Portsmouth for Spurs

10:20am Sunday 26th October 2008

Former Saints boss Harry Redknapp has revealed why he quit rivals Portsmouth to join Tottenham Hotspur. The club's need to sell players was just one of the main reasons, he has said.

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Ben Ainslie

11:17am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Ben Ainslie, MBE is British sailor and a double Olympic gold medal winner.

Derek Warwick

11:16am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Derek Warwick has been classed, like Sir Stirling Moss, as one of the greatest drivers who never became Formula 1 World Champion although he won quite a few other titles.

Ronnie Draper

11:15am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Ronald Diaper, who fought in the canvas ring as Ronnie Draper, brought boxing glory to Southampton in the late 1940s.

Justin Rose

11:14am Wednesday 20th June 2007

BURST to prominence at the The Open Championship in 1988, famously pitching in at Royal Birkdale's final hole to tie for fourth while still an amateur.

Terry Paine

11:13am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Terry Paine, MBE, born in Winchester in 1939, remains Southampton Football Club's all-time record appearance holder, playing a huge 713 league games.

Harry Redknapp

11:12am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Harry Redknapp, born 1947, has a long-standing, controversial relationship with football in Hampshire, having managed Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Saints during a 23-year management career.

Dee Caffari

10:59am Wednesday 20th June 2007

FORMER PE teacher Dee Caffari is the first woman in history to sail single-handed non-stop around the globe against prevailing winds and currents.

David Gower

10:59am Wednesday 20th June 2007

David Gower, born 1957, is a former Hampshire cricketer and England cricket captain.

Sir Chay Blyth

10:58am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Sir Chay Blyth, CBE, born in Scotland in 1940, is most famous for being the first person to sail alone non-stop around the world against the prevailing winds.

Robin Smith

10:58am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Robin Smith, born in Durban, South Africa in 1963, was a revered Hampshire batsman and captain in the 80s and 90s.

Sir Alf Ramsey

10:57am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Sir Alf Ramsey, 1920-1999, is famous for winning the World Cup for England in 1966.

Ted Bates

10:56am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Ted Bates MBE was the most legendary and influential figure in Southampton Football Club's history.

Alan Ball

10:43am Wednesday 20th June 2007

WORLD cup winner Alan Ball MBE was best known for being the youngest member of the 1966 squad to triumph at Wembley, a game in which he was named man of the match for supposedly covering every blade of grass.

Jimmy Dickinson

10:42am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Jimmy Dickinson, 1925-1982, was a legendary player at Portsmouth Football Club, holding the club record for the most ever appearances.

Barry Richards

10:41am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Barry Richards, born 1945, is a legendary South African batsman and current president of Hampshire Cricket.

Colin Ingleby- MacKenzie

10:40am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie OBE, 1933-2006, was a Hampshire cricket legend, captaining the county to its first ever County Championship win in 1961.

Saints FA Cup winning team

10:39am Wednesday 20th June 2007

It was one of Hampshire's greatest sporting achievements, and still burns brightly in the memory of all those lucky enough to remember it.

Lawrie McMenemy

10:39am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Lawrie McMenemy MBE, born 1936, is the most successful manager in Southampton Football Club's history.

Peter Waterfield

10:28am Wednesday 20th June 2007

OLYMPIC Silver medallist Peter Waterfield claimed Great Britain's first medal in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens together with synchronised diving partner Leon Taylor.

Shane Warne

10:27am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Shane Warne is an internationally-renowned cricketer famed as much for his antics off the field as for his high-speed legspin bowling.

John Arlott

10:26am Wednesday 20th June 2007

John Arlott had a wonderful gift for evoking cricketing moments.

Kriss Akabusi

10:23am Wednesday 20th June 2007

Known not only for his sporting talent but also for his infectious laugh, Kriss Akabusi certainly brightened up the south coast during his years here.

Matt Le Tissier

11:54am Tuesday 19th June 2007

FOR many, he was the most exceptionally gifted player ever to pull on the red and white stripes of Southampton.

Jody Scheckter

11:51am Tuesday 19th June 2007

HE may be defined by his days of thunder on the race track but Jody Scheckter has refused to be shackled by them.

Iwan Thomas

11:49am Tuesday 19th June 2007

British and European record holder, Iwan Thomas is one of the finest 400m runners that Britain has produced.

Dame Ellen MacArthur

11:44am Tuesday 19th June 2007

INTREPID sailor Ellen MacArthur made huge waves when she became the fastest person to race around the globe without stopping.

Roger Black

11:38am Tuesday 19th June 2007

Portsmouth-born Olympic medallist Roger Black enjoyed winning a number of titles throughout his successful athletics career, as a member of Team Solent.