Swimming Discussion | Qualification to Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 Road to LA 2028

[phelps 8,278]

1 hour ago, dullard said:

I think it's all but confirmed that she'll go to UVA no? It's the prefect choice.

done and dusted!

 

she just officially announced on her Instagram page that she committed to the Cavaliers and she'll be there in August, after the World Champs

[TeamGB 207]

GB preselected Matt Richards for the 200m free because he medalled in Paris, so there was only 1 spot for the event at trials. And predictably, Duncan Scott and James Guy tie for Gold, so no idea who will be given the nod.

 

 

[phelps 8,278]

please, is there someone with some good will to post a recap with the best results from the British champs?

[TeamGB 207]

1 minute ago, phelps said:

please, is there someone with some good will to post a recap with the best results from the British champs?

I'll give it a shot.

 

On the mens side the freestyle results were pretty standard with the usual suspects of Ben Proud, Matt Richards and Duncan Scott swimming well. I don't think any of these guys were fully tapered and Proud didn't even shave for his 50m free win (21.67). 17 year old Jacob Mills came second in both the 50 and 100m free, so is on the team for Singapore. Tom Dean has only just got back into training but qualified in the 4x100 after being preselected in the 4x200 free. 

James Guy looked impressive with a PB in the 200m free at 1:45.08. He also won the 400m free in a race where he went out way too fast and died at the end (3:46.64). The longer distances weren't notable.

 

Ollie Morgan was certainly stand out swimmer on the mens side sweeping the backstrokes for a 3rd straight year. He broke the national record in the 100m with a 52.12 with a pretty poor finish. He also impressed in the 200m with a 1:55.55

 

Without Peaty, the mens breaststroke was pretty poor, with Greg Butler only qualifying for the relay. 17 year olds Max Morgan and Filip Nowacki took home a few medals between them.

 

The Men's fly was also pretty pedestrian by international standards. Proud won the 50m in 23.21 with a long glide, whilst Ed Mildred took the relay spot in 51.80. 17 y.o Jack Brown was only 0.07 back Duncan Scott won the 200m (1:54.89) but he wont swim it in Singapore.

 

Scott took the mens 200m IM in 1:56.44, whilst, Max Litchfield won the 400m in 4:11.59

 

 

On the women's side the quality wasn't as good but there were a few standout performances.

 

Freya Colbert got close to the British record in the 200m free in 1:55.76, and Eva Okaro impressed with a 24.48 50m free. 

 

The backstrokes were disappointing with nobody breaking a minute in the 100 (1:00.03), but Katie Shanahan looked good in the 200 at (2:07.91)

 

Angharad Evans was rapid in the breaststrokes breaking the national record in the 100 (1:05.37), and a huge PB in the 200 (2:21.86)

 

Fly was poor with nobody breaking 58 in the 100 (58.03), but Macinnes broke the Scottish record in the 200 (2:07.14)

 

Abbie Wood swept the Medleys with a 2:08.85 200 and a 4:36.66 400

 

 

Overall the results were alright with a few strong standout performances. As is the case in a post olympic year, the big guns took it fairly easy whilst some juniors looked really promising. 

 

More results here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Aquatics_GB_Swimming_Championships

[JoshMartini007 2,762]

1 hour ago, TeamGB said:

GB preselected Matt Richards for the 200m free because he medalled in Paris, so there was only 1 spot for the event at trials. And predictably, Duncan Scott and James Guy tie for Gold, so no idea who will be given the nod.

 

 

Will they do a swim-off?

 

The other option is they select both of them and then the head coach decides who swims at the meet.

[Epic Failure 359]

4 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Will they do a swim-off?

 

The other option is they select both of them and then the head coach decides who swims at the meet.

 

It was the last event of the meet anyway, so they were never likely to do a swim off. If they wanted to decide in advance based on a race, more likely on a meet like Mare Nostrum.

 

Both are pre-selected anyway because of the relay, so they both will be there anyway. Whichever gets the nod, we probably won't know until the week of.

 

With GB's history of messing about, especially in the first year of a new Olympic cycle, who knows what we'll do. Knowing us, stick Tom Dean in there, make Duncan do the 200 fly and Jimmy the 400 free.

 

[Orangehair43 285]

Also GB didn’t reach its target in the 4x100 women relay or the medley so those places might be rejected. 

[TeamGB 207]

7 hours ago, Orangehair43 said:

Also GB didn’t reach its target in the 4x100 women relay or the medley so those places might be rejected. 

Yes, but all the medley components qualified anyway so I imagine they will swim it. They also mistakenly announced that the 4x100 qualified so We’ll see what they do.

[phelps 8,278]

11 hours ago, TeamGB said:

I'll give it a shot.

 

On the mens side the freestyle results were pretty standard with the usual suspects of Ben Proud, Matt Richards and Duncan Scott swimming well. I don't think any of these guys were fully tapered and Proud didn't even shave for his 50m free win (21.67). 17 year old Jacob Mills came second in both the 50 and 100m free, so is on the team for Singapore. Tom Dean has only just got back into training but qualified in the 4x100 after being preselected in the 4x200 free. 

James Guy looked impressive with a PB in the 200m free at 1:45.08. He also won the 400m free in a race where he went out way too fast and died at the end (3:46.64). The longer distances weren't notable.

 

Ollie Morgan was certainly stand out swimmer on the mens side sweeping the backstrokes for a 3rd straight year. He broke the national record in the 100m with a 52.12 with a pretty poor finish. He also impressed in the 200m with a 1:55.55

 

Without Peaty, the mens breaststroke was pretty poor, with Greg Butler only qualifying for the relay. 17 year olds Max Morgan and Filip Nowacki took home a few medals between them.

 

The Men's fly was also pretty pedestrian by international standards. Proud won the 50m in 23.21 with a long glide, whilst Ed Mildred took the relay spot in 51.80. 17 y.o Jack Brown was only 0.07 back Duncan Scott won the 200m (1:54.89) but he wont swim it in Singapore.

 

Scott took the mens 200m IM in 1:56.44, whilst, Max Litchfield won the 400m in 4:11.59

 

 

On the women's side the quality wasn't as good but there were a few standout performances.

 

Freya Colbert got close to the British record in the 200m free in 1:55.76, and Eva Okaro impressed with a 24.48 50m free. 

 

The backstrokes were disappointing with nobody breaking a minute in the 100 (1:00.03), but Katie Shanahan looked good in the 200 at (2:07.91)

 

Angharad Evans was rapid in the breaststrokes breaking the national record in the 100 (1:05.37), and a huge PB in the 200 (2:21.86)

 

Fly was poor with nobody breaking 58 in the 100 (58.03), but Macinnes broke the Scottish record in the 200 (2:07.14)

 

Abbie Wood swept the Medleys with a 2:08.85 200 and a 4:36.66 400

 

 

Overall the results were alright with a few strong standout performances. As is the case in a post olympic year, the big guns took it fairly easy whilst some juniors looked really promising. 

 

More results here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Aquatics_GB_Swimming_Championships

great job! 

[phelps 8,278]

the Australian Open Champs just started in Brisbane 

 

 Thomas Ceccon was 1st (with an all-comers record, 23.00) in the men's 50m fly heats and also swam and qualify for the A final in the men's 200m back (5th best, 2.00.54)