Swimming Qualification to Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024

[Josh 10,489]

21.25 in the men’s 50m freestyle for  Benjamin Proud at the British Olympic Trials 

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10 minutes ago, Josh said:

21.25 in the men’s 50m freestyle for  Benjamin Proud at the British Olympic Trials 

very impressive swim by Ben 

 

he's definitely one of the top (gold) medal candidates in Paris

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7 minutes ago, phelps said:

very impressive swim by Ben 

 

he's definitely one of the top (gold) medal candidates in Paris

Yes I’d say so along with Dressel, Bukhov, McEvoy, and likely the American athlete that finishes second at the US Olympic Trials. Most likely option is Alexy, but there’s a fair few names that are in contention. 

 

Manaudou might be in the mix but I think he’s too “old” to be contending for gold, as I think it’ll probably take a time in the 21 lows. Medal is very much possible though. But in front of a home crowd he’ll be very motivated to perform at his best so who knows. 

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British Swimming Championships

Day #5

men's 800m Freestyle

1.Tobias Robinson, 7.51.51
2.Tyler Melbourne-Smith, 7.59.59

women's 100m Fly

1.Keanna Macinnes, 57.92
2.Lucy Grieve, 58.31

men's 200m Breaststroke

1.James Wilby, 2.10.03
2.Gregory Butler, 2.10.48

men's 50m Freestyle

1.Benjamin Proud, 21.25 (British OQT)
2.Matthew Richards, 21.83 (British OQT)

women's 200m IM

1.Abbie Wood, 2.08.91 (British OQT)
2.Freya Colbert, 2.10.46 (British OQT)

[Josh 10,489]

 British Qualification Tracker (after Day 5) 

 

Priority 1: 1st place finishers with nomination time (guaranteed selection) (13 swimmers)

• Freya Colbert - W 200m Freestyle, W 4x200m Freestyle Relay, W 400m Individual Medley, W 200m Individual Medley
• Kathleen Dawson - W 100m Backstroke
• Keanna MacInnes - W 200m Butterfly, W 4x100m Medley Relay
• Anna Hopkin - W 50m Freestyle
• Ollie Morgan - M 100m Backstroke
• Adam Peaty - M 100m Breaststroke
• Daniel Jervis - M 1500m Freestyle
• Max Litchfield - M 400m Individual Medley
• Matt Richards - M 100m Freestyle, M 4x100m Freestyle Relay, M 50m Freestyle
• Honey Osrin - W 200m Backstroke
• Duncan Scott - M 100m Freestyle, M 4x100m Freestyle Relay, M 200m Individual Medley
• Ben Proud - M 50m Freestyle
• Abbie Wood - W 200m Freestyle , W 4x200m Freestyle Relay, W 200m Individual Medley

 

Priority 2: Relay swimmers (guaranteed selection) (5 swimmers)

• Medi Harris - W 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• Lucy Hope - W 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• Tom Dean - M 4x100m Freestyle Relay, M 200m Individual Medley
• Alexander Cohoon - M 4x100m Freestyle Relay
• Joe Litchfield - M 4x100m Medley Relay

 

Priority 5: 2nd place finishers with nomination time (3 swimmers)

• Jonny Marshall - M 100m Backstroke
• Laura Stephens - W 200m Butterfly
• Katie Shanahan - W 400m Individual Medley, W 200m Backstroke

 

Candidates for Priority 4 - Discretionary Picks

• Freya Anderson - W 100m Freestyle, W 200m Freestyle (injured)
• Kieran Bird - M 400m Freestyle (OQT)
• Amelie Blocksidge - W 1500m Freestyle (OCT)
• Lauren Cox - W 100m Backstroke (NT at World Championships)
• Kara Hanlon - W 200m Breaststroke (OCT)
• James Wilby - M 100m Breaststroke (OQT)
• Jacob Whittle - M 4x200m Freestyle

 

In addition to those athletes Tobias Robinson, who has already qualified in open water, will compete in the men’s 800m/1500m freestyle events despite not having matched the BST as it won’t impact the 30 swimmer cap. 

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1 hour ago, Josh said:

 British Qualification Tracker (after Day 5) 

 

Priority 1: 1st place finishers with nomination time (guaranteed selection) (13 swimmers)

• Freya Colbert - W 200m Freestyle, W 4x200m Freestyle Relay, W 400m Individual Medley, W 200m Individual Medley
• Kathleen Dawson - W 100m Backstroke
• Keanna MacInnes - W 200m Butterfly, W 4x100m Medley Relay
• Anna Hopkin - W 50m Freestyle
• Ollie Morgan - M 100m Backstroke
• Adam Peaty - M 100m Breaststroke
• Daniel Jervis - M 1500m Freestyle
• Max Litchfield - M 400m Individual Medley
• Matt Richards - M 100m Freestyle, M 4x100m Freestyle Relay, M 50m Freestyle
• Honey Osrin - W 200m Backstroke
• Duncan Scott - M 100m Freestyle, M 4x100m Freestyle Relay, M 200m Individual Medley
• Ben Proud - M 50m Freestyle
• Abbie Wood - W 200m Freestyle , W 4x200m Freestyle Relay, W 200m Individual Medley

 

Priority 2: Relay swimmers (guaranteed selection) (5 swimmers)

• Medi Harris - W 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• Lucy Hope - W 4x200m Freestyle Relay
• Tom Dean - M 4x100m Freestyle Relay, M 200m Individual Medley
• Alexander Cohoon - M 4x100m Freestyle Relay
• Joe Litchfield - M 4x100m Medley Relay

 

Priority 5: 2nd place finishers with nomination time (3 swimmers)

• Jonny Marshall - M 100m Backstroke
• Laura Stephens - W 200m Butterfly
• Katie Shanahan - W 400m Individual Medley, W 200m Backstroke

 

Candidates for Priority 4 - Discretionary Picks

• Freya Anderson - W 100m Freestyle, W 200m Freestyle (injured)
• Kieran Bird - M 400m Freestyle (OQT)
• Amelie Blocksidge - W 1500m Freestyle (OCT)
• Lauren Cox - W 100m Backstroke (NT at World Championships)
• Kara Hanlon - W 200m Breaststroke (OCT)
• James Wilby - M 100m Breaststroke (OQT)
• Jacob Whittle - M 4x200m Freestyle

 

In addition to those athletes Tobias Robinson, who has already qualified in open water, will compete in the men’s 800m/1500m freestyle events despite not having matched the BST as it won’t impact the 30 swimmer cap. 

Not impossible they only take 1 or 2 of those discretionary picks and don’t fill all 30 spaces.

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2 hours ago, Josh said:

Yes I’d say so along with Dressel, Bukhov, McEvoy, and likely the American athlete that finishes second at the US Olympic Trials. Most likely option is Alexy, but there’s a fair few names that are in contention. 

 

Manaudou might be in the mix but I think he’s too “old” to be contending for gold, as I think it’ll probably take a time in the 21 lows. Medal is very much possible though. But in front of a home crowd he’ll be very motivated to perform at his best so who knows. 

It would be nice to finally see a whole podium quicker than 2009 (21.08, 21.21, 21.25). Even better would be to see the world record erased.

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Here's a look at some notable national meets coming up next week:

 

 Danish Open - April 11-14

 

Last chance for Danish swimmers to qualify for the Olympics. Julie Jensen (W 50m freestyle), Thea Blomsterberg (W 200m breaststroke) and Helena Bach (W 200m butterfly) are already qualified.

 

Entry list & results

 

Livestream

 

 New Zealand National Championships - April 9-13

 

Last chance for Kiwi swimmers to qualify for the Olympics. Erika Fairweather (W 200m, 400m, 800m freestyle), Eve Thomas (W 400m, 800m freestyle) and Lewis Clareburt (M 400m IM) are already qualified.

 

Entry List

 

Results

 

Livestream

 

Selection Criteria

 

 South African National Championships - April 8-13

 

Last chance for South African swimmers to qualify for the Olympics. Ibelieve if two swimmers fail to pass their entry times, the following will guarantee their selection. Everyone else needs to reach the OQT.

• Pieter Coetze (M 100m backstroke, M 200m backstroke)
• Chad le Clos (M 100m butterfly)
• Matt Sates (M 100m butterfly, M 200m butterfly, M 200m IM)
• Kaylene Corbett (W 200m breaststroke)
• Erin Gallagher (W 100m butterfly)
• Rebecca Meder (W 200m IM)
• Tatjana Smith (Schoenmaker) (W 100m breaststroke, W 200m breaststroke)

 

Entry List

 

Unfortunately that's all I can find at the moment. Results should be on Meet Mobile or here eventually. 

 

 Hungarian National Championships - April 9-12

 

Unlike the other meets, Hungarian athletes still have until the end of the qualifying window to qualify and the athletes with the two best times in each event with an OQT will be taken.

 

Entry List & Results

 

Livestream

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Tom Dean won't be able to defend his 200m Free title in Paris 

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3 minutes ago, phelps said:

Tom Dean won't be able to defend his 200m Free title in Paris 

Well not unless Richards or Scott pull out or become unavailable