GB Swimming

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GB Aquatics Championships 2026 - Day 3 Finalists

 

 

Women's 50m Backstroke: OQT - 28.59

1. Lauren Cox (QT - 27.74)

2. Blythe Kinsman (QT - 28.31)

3. Scarlett Ferris (QT - 29.09)

4. Medi Harris (QT - 29.12)

5. Isabelle Leigh (QT - 29.19)

6. Halle Harris (QT - 29.23)

7. Niamh Ward (QT - 29.32)

8. Isabelle Price (QT - 29.32)

 

Women's 200m Breaststroke: OQT - 2:23.49

1. Angharad Evans (QT - 2:25.60)

2. Imogen Myles (QT - 2:27.76)

3. Abbie Wood (QT - 2:28.40)

4. Charlotte Bianchi (QT - 2:28.94)

5. Anna Morgan (QT - 2:30.42)

6. Kara Hanlon (QT - 2:30.45)

7. Sienna Robinson (QT - 2:30.71)

8. Sophie Brassington (QT 2:31.06)

 

Men's 100m Backstroke: OQT - 53.00

1. Oliver Morgan (QT - 52.79)

2. Matthew Ward (QT - 53.29)

3. Jack Skerry (QT 53.60)

4. Cameron Brooker (QT - 53.95)

5. Luke Greenbank (QT - 54.21)

6. David Annis (QT - 54.25)

7. Dean Fearn (QT - 54.85)

8. Jamie Ferguson (QT - 55.31)

 

Women's 200m Freestyle: OQT - 1:56.43

1. Leah Schlosshan (QT - 1:58.14)

2. Freya Anderson (QT - 1:58.48)

3. Freya Colbert (QT - 1:58.76)

4. Erin Little (QT - 1:59.68)

5. Theodora Taylor (QT - 1:59.88)

6. Emily Richards (QT - 2:00.29)

7. Megan Barnes (QT 2:00.58)

8. Evelyn Davis (QT - 2:00.93)

 

Men's 100m Freestyle: OQT - 47.86

1. Matt Richards (QT - 47.61)

2. Jacob Mills (QT - 47.72)

3. Jack McMillan (QT - 48.37(

4. James Guy (QT - 48.38)

5. Gabriel Shepherd (QT - 48.43)

6. Jacob Whittle (QT - 48.66)

7. Rio Daodu (QT - 48.70)

8. Alexander Painter (QT - 48.81)

Edited Thursday at 12:54 PM by Rafa Maciel

[Rafa Maciel 1,720]

7 minutes ago, mpjmcevoy said:

The logic is financial, as it was back in the day for the dreadful UKA selection system. Once that is understood, all else follows entirely logically.

I can almost buy into the financial angle - but the financial burden for the Olympics falls on the BOA and not GB Aquatics. Add to that, this year they've increased the size of the team cap, so they were showing a willingness to take a bigger team

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45 minutes ago, Rafa Maciel said:

I can almost buy into the financial angle - but the financial burden for the Olympics falls on the BOA and not GB Aquatics. Add to that, this year they've increased the size of the team cap, so they were showing a willingness to take a bigger team

They always take a bigger team to Europeans as you can enter 4 per event in the heats. I understand the need for strong targets and you can't argue that there hasn't been significant growth in depth across the country since 2012. Its all about striking a balance, and I would say that some events should have slightly lower times. There are many nations at a similar strength to us that have strict consideration times, in particular Japan. Sometimes these targets are needed to drive competition especially in events with less depth. 

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GB Aquatics Championships 2026 - Day 3 Finals

 

Men's 1500m Freestyle: OQT - 14:51.62 European QT - 14:58.76

1. Reece Grady - 15:14.76

2. Alexander Sargeant - 15:20.49

3. Luke Hornsey - 15:23.73

4. Sean McCann - 15:25.18

5. James Froggatt - 15:27.70

6. Ethan Kelly - 15:27.90

7. Harry Wynne-Jones - 15:49.76

8. Thomas Trebilcock - 15:40.68

9. Luke McGee - 15:47.73

10. Samuel Sterry - 16:05.40

 

Women's 50m Backstroke: OQT - 28.59 European QT - 27.66

1. Lauren Cox - 27.39  

2. Blythe Kinsman - 28.10 

3. Medi Harris - 28.67

4. Niamh Ward - 28.79

5. Scarlett Ferris - 28.89

6. Isabelle Leigh - 28.93

7. Isabelle Price - 29.00

8. Halle Harris - 29.24

 

Women's 200m Breaststroke: OQT - 2:23.49 European QT - 2:23.76

1. Angharad Evans - 2:19.70   (NR)

2. Abbie Wood - 2:24.72

3. Anna Morgan 2:26.40

4. Imogen Myles - 2:26.56

5. Kara Hanlon - 2:27.79

6. Charlotte Bianchi - 2:28.52

7. Sophie Brassington - 2:29.70

8. Sienna Robinson - 2:32.21

 

Men's 100m Backstroke: OQT - 53.00 European QT - 53.47

1. Oliver Morgan - 52.41  

2. Matthew Ward - 53.58

3. Cameron Brooker - 53.69

4. Jack Skerry - 54.07

5. Luke Greenbank - 54.32

6. David Annis - 55.03

7. Dean Fearn - 55.37

8. Jamie Ferguson - 55.46

 

Women's 200m Freestyle: OQT - 1:56.43 European QT - 1:56.89

1. Freya Colbert - 1:54.34   (NR)

2. Freya Anderson - 1:57.00

3. Leah Schlosshan - 1:57.49

4. Theodora Taylor - 1:58.31

5. Erin Little - 1:58.47

6. Evelyn Davis - 1:59.75

7. Emily Richards - 2:00.03

8. Megan Barnes - 2:01.58

 

Men's 100m Freestyle: OQT - 47.86 European QT - 48.06

1. Matt Richards - 47.53  

2. Jacob Mills - 48.09

3. Jacob Whittle - 48.52

4. Gabriel Shepherd - 48.53

5. Jack McMillan - 48.61

5. James Guy - 48.61

7. Rio Daodu - 48.75

8. Alexander Painter - 48.81

 

 Time Within LA'28 Qualifying Standard

 Time Within GB Aquatics European Standard

[Rafa Maciel 1,720]

Halfway through the British Championships and I think the team for Paris is currently standing at 22

 

Individual Qualifiers: (14) James Guy (400Free), Keanna Macinnes (200m Fly), Emily Richards (200m Fly), Adam Peaty (50/100m Breast), Filip Nowacki (50/100m Breast), Amalie Smith (400m IM), Duncan Scott (200m Fly), Edward Mildred (200m Fly), Lauren Cox (50/100m Back), Max Litchfield (400m IM), Angharad Evans (200m Breast), Oliver Morgan (100m Back), Freya Colbert (200m Free), Matt Richards (100m Free)

 

Relay Qualifiers: (8) Eva Okaro (4x100m Free), 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)

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23 hours ago, Rafa Maciel said:

Unfortunately, GB Aquatics have taken over the mantle from GB Athletics to now have the worst selection policy.

 

I can't think of any other sport where the federation imposes a cap on the team size (excluding those where the team size is dictated by the number of quotas available). Add to that, they're imposing their own qualification standards which in some cases are wholly unrealistic.

 

A 16:07.20 for the women's 1500m Freestyle all but guaranteed that nobody would be able to achieve it. Not only is it faster than the Olympic qualifying standard for LA, it would have won silver at the 2024 Europeans. Blocksidge's 16:22.93 was definitely slower than she would have wanted, but that time would still likely have been enough to qualify her for a European final.

 

I don't see the logic of creating an environment that doesn't maximise the opportunity for athletes to compete at major championships. 

I'd have more criticism for the Aquatics GB standards if there wasn't another major competition this summer in the CGs. There's no guarantee that every swimmer who qualifies for Paris will definitely choose to take part. 

 

Blocksidge might have missed the Euros time but she's still potentially going to make the England team. She also still has the 400m final tonight (and presumably the 800m on Sunday) to offer other alternative ways to qualify for Paris.

 

Secondly, not making the time doesn't preclude the selectors picking her, unless we get 40 swimmers qualifying on time (which is probably unlikely at this point, barring a very strange set of results in the remaining events). It just means they aren't obliged to select her. a 40 person team is also a pretty decent size, and comparable to previous iterations of the Euros. 

 

Finally, it's also worth noting that the 2024 Euros were not long before the Paris Olympics, so the field was not full strength.  The 16.22 she did this week would probably get her into the final at a full strength Euros, but not on a podium. 

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GB Aquatics Championships 2026 - Day 4 Finalists

 

 

Men's 50m Backstroke: OQT - 23.35

1. Oliver Morgan (QT - 24.67)

2. Jack Skerry (QT - 25.05)

3. Scott Gibson (QT - 25.16)

4. Cameron Brooker (QT - 25.16)

5. Jamie Ferguson (QT 25.20)

6. Rio Daodu (QT 25.50)

7. Zachariah Dale (QT 25.53)

8. Gabriel Knight (QT 25.66)

 

Women's 50m Butterfly: OQT - 26.57

1. Eva Okaro (QT 26.35)

2. Harriet Rogers (QT - 26.37)

3. Ciara Schlosshan (QT - 26.70)

4. Lucy Grieve (QT - 26.79) Withdrawn

5. Theodora Taylor (QT 26.81)

6. Kate Clifton (QT 26.93)

7. Rebecca Guy (QT - 26.95)

8. Betsy Wizard (QT - 27.03)

 

Men's 100m Butterfly: OQT - 51.06

1. Edward Mildred (QT - 51.54)

2. Jacob Peters (QT - 51.83)

3. Joshua Gammon (QT - 52.02)

4. Nicholas Finch (QT - 52.33)

5. Lewis Fraser (QT - 52.34)

6. Jamie Ingram (QT 52.72)

7. Jack Brown (QT 52.83)

8. Joe Litchfield (QT - 53.08)

 

Women's 400m Freestyle: OQT - 4:06.27

1. Lucy Fox (QT - 4:16.83)

2. Freya Colbert (QT - 4:17.06)

3. Alexandra Bastone (QT - 4:17.14)

4. Amelie Blocksidge (QT - 4:17.74)

5. Amalie Smith (QT - 4:17.95)

6. Phoebe Arbuckle (QT - 4:19.41)

7. Emma Price (QT 4:19.46)

8. Lucy Parsons (QT - 4:19.61

 

Men's 200m IM: OQT - 1:57.54

1. Duncan Scott (QT - 1:58.84)

2. Evan Jones (QT - 1:59.35)

3. Max Litchfield (QT - 1:59.60)

4. David Annis (QT - 2:00.71)

5. Matthew Ward (QT 2:00.91)

6. Charlie Hutchison (QT - 2:01.45)

7. Filip Nowacki (QT 2:01.46)

8. Daniel Ransom (QT - 2:01.84)

 

Women's 200m Backstroke: OQT - 2:08.95

1. Katie Shanahan (QT - 2:11.96)

2. Honey Osrin (QT - 2:12.40)

3. Holly McGill (QT - 2:12.76)

4. Niamh Ward (QT - 2:14.60)

5. Candice Hall (QT - 2:14.63)

6. Martyna Karabacz (QT - 2:15.11)

7. Darcey Smith (QT - 2:15.56)

8. Isobel Mather (QT - 2:15.79)