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Why didn't play Lane & Vendy in their Thomas Cup match against . They've basically just ceded the possibility of qualifying for the quarterfinals by losing 3-2. Their single players really stepped up, it's such a shame that they didn't field their top doubles pair.

Some great results for in Samarkand Beth Potter starts the season with a win in the women's event finishing 10 seconds ahead of Leonie Periault. Georgia Taylor Brown finished in 4th with Sian Rainsley in 8th. Tilly Anema made the top 10, with Jessica Fullagar in 11th. Olivia Mathias was the last of the Brits in 20th. On the men's side, Oliver Conway was 5th with Hugo Milner 7th. Michael Gar finished in 19th. Harry Leleu was the last of the British finishers down in 34th. Unfortunately, both Max Stapley and Jack Willis failed to finish the course. With the Olympic ranking window opening later in the year, assuming Alex Yee returns to competition, I think will have decent shot at getting a full squad of 6 qualified for LA.

European team selected - https://www.britishswimming.org/news/latest-swimming-news/olympic-champions-and-rising-stars-headline-european-championships-team/ Along with the 1st and 2nd place Qs, Dean, Shanahan and Cohoon make the team, if prove fitness. Jones, Melbourne-Smith, Daodu and Ward also. No place for Morgan, Blocksidge et al. Seems a team that is relay focused more than individual, especially in the discretionary spots. Will be interesting to see after the Jnr team and the HN Commies teams are announced who will do what.

women finish group stages of World Cup Division 2 with a 17-9 win over which will secure them a place in the quarterfinals - probably in 5th place which will likely see them face

women are 1W - 1L in the Water Polo World Cup Division 2 after a loss on penalties to and a 21-6 victory over . Next up is

Shepherd is already there for the 4x100 relay, so they could choose to put him in the 4x2 as well - as well as putting him in the mixed free relay as well, which I presume will be the lowest priority of the relays there). With Blockside, i think it more comes down to which 'double' makes most sense from a taper point of view - which is obviously different for every athlete - as well as which provides her with the best opportunity to develop. She's already been to 3 Euro Jnrs and the selection policy for that comp quietly discourages athletes from doing 3 or 4 editions of it, albeit not outright banning it. Personally I think that, regardless of her form, there is some merit in getting her acclimatised to the senior ranks, in the hope that she will develop further moving forward towards LA. But I don't think there's a 'wrong' answer with her. Or indeed others.

I agree - it was a very positive set of results in what has been a pretty decent season for the team so far. I've actually got hopes that we could qualify a decent sized judo team for LA - and go to see that we've got a couple of weight classes where we're likely to have some decent domestic competition including W70Kg, W57Kg and M73Kg. First key indicator of the team's ambitions will become evident at Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam in June. This is the first ranking event for LA and at the same event in 2022, we only sent 7 athletes (6 men and 1 women) but this tends to be one of the weaker Grand Slam events so is actually a great opportunity to pick up some big points early on in the process.

They'll want to bring Max Morgan, I'm pretty certain; the dynamic between Peaty, Nowacki and Morgan is very important for the develpment of the two youngsters. I would imagine Shephard will be brought for 4 x 2 heat experience too; the depth in GB200 is ungodley...once you bring back Dean, there's a genuine argument the nearest european competitor to GBR 4 x 200 (say Richards, Guy, Scott, McMillan) would be GBR2 (Dean, Shephard, Max Litchfield, Jones)! Blocksidge n the other hand has clearly plateaed, and might be better off doing a Commie/Euro jr double

Between Toprak, Nairne Levy and obviously Reid, it seems that we've maybe overachieved given what looked like a soft team on entry. Wasn't expecting much of anything, quietly pleased at this

Looks like we can basically write off the clay court season for most of the top singles players - Sonay Kartal isn't planning on playing again until the grass court season gets underway. Jack Draper has withdrawn from Madrid and Rome - two tournaments where he had very good results from 2025 to defend. Jacob Fearnley is also out of Madrid. Finally, Emma Raducanu is.......being Emma Raducanu. Hasn't played since Indian Wells and shows no sign of returning any time soon.

Team squad for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in : Women's 4x100m: Mabel Akande Alyson Bell Success Eduan Desiree Henry Imani Lansiquot Kissiwaa Mensah Renee Regis Aleeya Sibbons Jasmine Wilkins Nia Wedderburn-Goodison Men's 4x100m: Jeremiah Azu Jona Efoloko Romell Glave Zharnel Hughes Elliot Jones Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Jody Smith Jeriel Quainoo Teddy Wilson Ethan Wiltshire Women's 4x400m: Charlotte Henrich Yemi Mary John Poppy Malik Emily Newnham Laviai Nielsen Louisa Stoney Nicole Yeargin Men's 4x400m: Harry Bradley Lewis Davey Seamus Derbyshire Charlie Dobson Josh Faulds Alex Haydock Wilson Toby Harries Jake Minshull Lee Thompson

You're right - not sure how I missed that given it was the last race of the night. I should avoid posting at 4am

Jimmy G made it on the 200 free as well as the 400. If memory serves, the Euros allow 4 per nation to enter but only 2 can qualify out of the heats, so I wouldn't be shocked if both Dunks and McMillan get to swim it as well. Similarly with Shepherd, Whittle et al in the 100. Obviously we don't know swimmers' plans yet, but assuming that they want to take as close to the 40 as possible (not guaranteed) and also assuming the athletes want to go to the Euros (also not assured, with Commies being close and Euro Jnrs being an option for some), I'd presume the following stand a decent chance of being added: Tom Dean, Katie Shanahan - missing through injury/coming back from injury. Their past records make them both a no brainer for me assuming fitness. Amelie Blocksidge, Max Morgan - two juniors who would probably benefit from the senior exposure more than going back to the Jnr ranks. And to those I'd personally add Evan Jones, Matt Ward, Charlie Hutchison, Blythe Kinsman, Anna Morgan and Ciara Schlosshan. Provide a variety of cover for relays, as well as depth in some of our weaker events.

Team have announced their squad for next month's European Championships - A key qualifying event for 2027 European Games where Olympic quotas will be on the line. Recurve Men: Alex Sillitoe-Price Patrick Huston Johnny Smart Recurve Women: Penny Healey Megan Havers Thea Rogers Compound Men: Ajay Scott Adam Carpenter Luke Davis Compound Women: Ella Gibson Izzy Carpenter Layla Annison

At the end of the British Championships, the team for Paris has increased to 29. If my numbers are correct, that would give room for 11 discretionary picks to make up the team to the maximum of 40. Individual Qualifiers: (22) James Guy (200/400Free), Keanna Macinnes (200m Fly, 4x100 Med), Emily Richards (200m Fly), Adam Peaty (50/100m Breast), Filip Nowacki (50/100/200m Breast), Amalie Smith (400m IM), Duncan Scott (200m Fly/200m IM), Edward Mildred (100/200m Fly), Lauren Cox (50/100m Back), Max Litchfield (400m IM), Angharad Evans (100/200m Breast), Oliver Morgan (50/100/200m Back), Freya Colbert (200m Free/200m IM), Matt Richards (100/200m Free) Jack Skerry (50m Back), Eva Okaro (50m Fly/50m Free), Jacob Peters (50/100m Fly), Abbie Wood (200m IM), Gregory Butler (200m Breast), Joshua Gammon (50m Fly), Luke Greenbank (200m Back), Theodora Taylor (50m Free) Relay Qualifiers: (7) Evelyn Davis (4x100m Free), Freya Anderson (4x100m/4x200m Free), Leah Schlosshan (4x200m Free), Jacob Mills (4x100m Free), Jacob Whittle (4x100m Free), Gabriel Shepherd (4x100m Free), Jack McMillan (4x200m Free)

GB Aquatics Championships 2026 - Day 6 Finals Women's 100m Breaststroke: OQT - 1:06.10 European QT - 1:06.64 1. Angharad Evans - 1:04.96 (NR) 2. Anna Morgan - 1:07.69 3. Gabrielle Idle-Beavers - 1:07.69 4. Kara Hanlon - 1:07.94 5. Leah Schlosshan - 1:08.90 6. Amy Crowley - 1:09.62 7. Imogen Myles - 1:09.66 8. Sienna Robinson - 1:10.17 Men's 50m Butterfly: OQT - 23.55 European QT - 23.13 1. Joshua Gammon - 23.10 2. Jacob Peters - 23.11 3. Kieran Grant - 23.24 4. Lewis Fraser - 23.60 5. Dean Fearn - 23.66 6. Edward Mildred - 23.76 7. Brogan Hyde - 23.84 8. Brodie Gordon-Gibson - 23.98 Women's 800m Freestyle: OQT - 8:26.71 European QT - 8:28.37 1. Amelie Blocksidge - 8:33.02 2. Alexandra Bastone - 8:40.79 3. Lucy Parsons - 8:40.93 4. Lucy Fox - 8:42.65 5. Abbie Roscoe - 8:42.82 6. Emma Price - 8:47.03 7. Phoebe Arbuckle - 8:47.34 8. 9. Madison Rens - 8:49.19 9. Kerry Hennie - 8:58.73 10. Ava Cook - 9:05.33 Men's 200m Backstroke: OQT - 1:56.05 European QT - 1:57.87 1. Oliver Morgan - 1:55.86 2. Luke Greenbank - 1:56.01 3. Jack Skerry - 1:57.60 4. Cameron Brooker - 1:58.57 5. Daniel Ransom - 1:58.99 6. Toby Godsell - 1:59.94 7. Hendrik Van Der Leest - 2:01.03 8. Jordan McPhail - 2:01.94 Women's 50m Freestyle: OQT - 24.56 European QT - 24.73 1. Eva Okaro - 24.42 (PB) 2. Theodora Taylor - 24.59 (PB) 3. Darcy Revitt - 24.77 4. Harriet Rogers - 25.00 5. Rebecca Guy - 25.26 6. Skye Carter - 25.40 7. Izabella Okaro - 25.45 8. Hannah Capron - 25.64 Men's 200m Freestyle: OQT - 1:45.83 European QT - 1:45.96 1. Matt Richards - 1:44.77 2. James Guy - 1:45.38 3. Duncan Scott - 1:45.44 4. Jack McMillan - 1:45.91 5. Gabriel Shepherd - 1:46.39 6. Evan Jones - 1:46.50 7. Tyler Melbourne-Smith - 1:46.67 8. Max Litchfield - 1:47.58

Looks like will be sitting out the 3rd and final stage of the UCI Track World Cup which is due to take place next weekend in Nilai. Only see Emma Finucane listed to compete in the Women's Sprint and Women's Keirin.

Hong Kong World Cup Results Team top the medal table in Hong Kong with 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze ahead of on 3 Gold, 1 Silver and 4 Bronze. Men's Team Sprint: 1. 2. 3. Women's Team Sprint: 1. 2. 3. Men's Team Pursuit: 1. 2. 3. Women's Team Pursuit: 1. 2. 3. Men's Sprint: 1. Matthew Richardson 2. Kaiya Ota 3. Leigh Hoffman Women's Sprint: 1. Emma Finucane 2. Mina Sato 3. Hetty Van De Wouw Men's Keirin: 1. Harrie Lavreysen 2. Kaiya Ota 3. Shinji Nakano Women's Keirin: 1. Liying Yuan 2. Iana Burlakova 3. Emma Finucane Men's Omnium: 1. Philip Heijnen 2. Kazushige Kuboki 3. Matthew Bostock Women's Omnium: 1. Tsyuaka Uchino 2. Amalie Dideriksen 3. Yareli Acevedo Mendoza Men's Madison: 1. 2. 3. Women's Madison: 1. 2. 3. Men's Elimination: 1. Matteo Fiorin 2. Thomas Sexton 3. Yoeri Havik Women's Elimination: 1. Anita Stenberg 2. Sze Wing Lee 3. Valentine Fortin

Going into the final session of the British Championships, the team for Paris has increased to 26 Individual Qualifiers: (19) James Guy (400Free), Keanna Macinnes (200m Fly), Emily Richards (200m Fly), Adam Peaty (50/100m Breast), Filip Nowacki (50/100/200m Breast), Amalie Smith (400m IM), Duncan Scott (200m Fly/200m IM), Edward Mildred (100/200m Fly), Lauren Cox (50/100m Back), Max Litchfield (400m IM), Angharad Evans (200m Breast), Oliver Morgan (50/100m Back), Freya Colbert (200m Free/200m IM), Matt Richards (100m Free) Jack Skerry (50m Back), Eva Okaro (50m Fly), Jacob Peters (100m Fly), Abbie Wood (200m IM), Gregory Butler (200m Breast) Relay Qualifiers: (7) Evelyn Davis (4x100m Free), Freya Anderson (4x100m/4x200m Free), Leah Schlosshan (4x200m Free), Theodora Taylor (4x200m Free), Jacob Mills (4x100m Free), Jacob Whittle (4x100m Free), Gabriel Shepherd (4x100m Free)

Silver for Emma Reid at the European Championship -78Kg class First medal at Europeans for since 2023.

GB Aquatics Championships 2026 - Day 5 Finals Women's 100m Butterfly: OQT - 57.38 European QT - 57.48 1. Keanna Macinnes - 57.57 2. Ciara Schlosshan - 58.41 3. Lucy Grieve - 58.56 4. Betsy Wizard - 58.65 5. Emily Richards - 58.72 6. Eva Okaro - 59.22 7. Lucy Fox - 59.89 8. Holly Hibbott - 59.98 Men's 800m Freestyle: OQT - 7:47.04 European QT - 7:50.14 1. Reece Grady - 7:56.42 2. Lucy Hornsey - 8:00.18 3. Sean McCann - 8:00.45 4. Harry Wynne-Jones - 8:02.17 5. Alexander Sargeant - 8:03.93 6. Jame Froggatt - 8:05.79 7. Luke McGee - 8:09.56 8. Luke Trebilcock - 8:09.81 Men's 50m Freestyle: OQT - 22.00 European QT - 21.88 1. Jacob Mills - 21.91 2. Matt Richards - 22.07 3. Gabriel Shepherd - 22.12 4. Alexander Painter - 22.19 5. Kieran Grant - 22.31 6. David Cumberlidge - 22.37 7. Aiden Symons-Brown - 22.38 8. Jordan Cooley - 22.38 Women's 200m IM: OQT - 2:09.90 European QT - 2:11.27 1. Abbie Wood - 2:08.17 2. Freya Colbert - 2:10.82 3. Amalie Smith - 2:11.18 4. Leah Schlosshan - 2:13.05 5. Theodora Taylor - 2:13.35 6. Candice Hall - 2:16.53 7. Suzie McNair - 2:16.90 8. Innes Guimond-Beetham - 2:17.34 Men's 200m Breaststroke: OQT - 2:09.35 European QT - 2:09.55 1. Filip Nowacki - 2:08.52 2. Gregory Butler - 2:09.51 3. Christian Ryan - 2:12.09 4. Maxwell Anderson - 2:13.45 5. Olivier Vedrenne - 2:13.45 6. George Smith - 2:14.02 7. Joshua Mitchell - 2:14.25 8. Alexander Casey - 2:14.27

Adam loses out on the stage win on the final short sharp climb, but takes the overall for his 10th Tour win.

GB Aquatics Championships 2026 - Day 4 Finals Men's 50m Backstroke: OQT - 23.35 European QT - 24.70 1. Oliver Morgan - 24.36 2. Jack Skerry - 24.66 3. Cameron Brooker - 24.85 4. Rio Daodu - 25.33 5. Scott Gibson - 25.34 6. Jamie Ferguson - 25.41 7. Gabriel Knight - 25.64 8. Zachariah Dale - 25.81 Women's 50m Butterfly: OQT - 26.57 European QT - 25.99 1. Eva Okaro - 25.95 2. Harriet Rogers - 26.28 3. Ciara Schlosshan - 26.38 4. Theodora Taylor - 26.46 5. Betsy Wizard - 26.46 6. Kate Clifton - 26.69 7. Rebecca Guy - 26.71 8. Skye Carter - 26.82 Men's 100m Butterfly: OQT - 51.06 European QT - 51.35 1. Edward Mildred - 51.02 2. Jacob Peters - 51.34 3. Lewis Fraser - 51.81 4. Joshua Gammon - 52.02 5. Nicholas Finch - 52.04 6. Jack Brown - 52.21 7. Jamie Ingram - 52.54 8. Joe Litchfield - 53.02 Women's 400m Freestyle: OQT - 4:06.27 European QT - 4:06.23 1. Freya Colbert - 4:06.91 2. Lucy Fox - 4:10.08 3. Amalie Smith - 4:11.13 4. Alexandra Bastone - 4:13.17 5. Amelie Blocksidge - 4:15.80 6. Lucy Parsons - 4:17.17 7. Emma Price - 4:19.27 8. Phoebe Arbuckle - 4:20.70 Men's 200m IM: OQT - 1:57.54 European QT - 1:57.77 1. Duncan Scott - 1:56.08 2. Evan Jones - 1:58.09 3. Max Litchfield - 1:58.70 4. Daniel Ransom - 1:59.11 5. Matthew Ward - 1:59.15 6. Charlie Hutchison - 2:00.33 7. David Annis - 2:00.60 8. Filip Nowacki - 2:01.15 Women's 200m Backstroke: OQT - 2:08.95 European QT - 2:08.68 1. Katie Shanahan - 2:09.89 2. Honey Osrin - 2:10.12 3. Holly McGill - 2:11.71 4. Niamh Ward - 2:12.55 5. Darcey Smith - 2:13.83 6. Martyna Karabacz - 2:15.48 7. Candice Hall - 2:15.55 8. Isobel Mather - 2:15.68

Great day for Adam Yates in O Gran Camino - big win in a mountain stage and takes over the leader's jersey. Final stage tomorrow is also a big climbing stage, so one to watch.