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But Peaty does need a relay backup... and he's going to get one.

Given that the main objective for these games was to qualify all relays, I'd be surprised if they didn't accept all of them even if we miss the time by a small amount in a couple.

Disappointing from Evans going that slow in the finals, but I reckon they'll take the heat swim more into consideration for the relay which will get her on the team. As for Hanlon, I think this could be curtains for her.

If Blocksidge gets the time then I think Hanlon misses out. If Hanlon also gets the time tonight then I think it's curtains for Cox (unless they're willing to go 1 over the limit).

I still reckon we'd be OK dropping 2 of our main 3. Bird is very much capable of going sub 1.47 and Joe could certainly get close to that.

Given our depth, I still reckon only swimming Guy in the heats would still send us through as the depth we have in this event is crazy + there's not many countries that have 8-10 guys that can go sub 1.48. Dean tends to be alright swimming the relay heats so I reckon they could still go Dean, Guy, Bird and J Litchfield if they wanted to be sure.

Well Jacob would have a job as him and Bird are in 2 different finals. I think it's more practical to take both, as Whittle would be a good reserve for the 100 and Bird would be a good reserve for 200 + can do the 400 as well. Furthermore, I believe Dan Wiffen is his training partner so it could be beneficial for Wiffen, as well as Bird, if he's picked for Paris in the sense that they can push eachother towards the same common goal.

Bird would still be a useful asset in Paris as I don't think the team wouldn't want to swim Dean, Scott and Richards in the heats and a team of Guy, Bird and the Litchfield brothers would easily make the final. I think there's room for both Bird and Whittle, but at the expense of Cox or Hanlon.

Hopefully Hopkin can push Okoro and Anderson tonight to reach 54 territory as she did the former this morning. The concern for me lies with Hindley, Hope and Colbert. I struggle to see either of them getting mid 54. Given her form this week Colbert looks the most likely to do so but it's gonna be extremely tight. Hopefully they do decide to send a relay team if they miss the time by a little bit given Anderson's illness.

He will if he gets top 6 and McMillan or Turkey don't get top 4, they need at least 2 reserves for the relay. If it's a top 4 of Guy, Dean, Richards and Scott then the 2 most likely reserves would be Litchfield and Bird.

I also fear the women's free relay could be in danger tonight. If Hopkin doesn't go sub 53, it'll mean the other 3 qualifiers would have to average a sub 54. Which would be a lot easier if Anderson was up to form.

Brilliant set of 200 free heats, having to go sub 1.48 just to make the final is incredible. McMillan swam way better than I thought he would, he could definitely be a spanner in the works. Although I feel if he doesn't get in the top 4 and Bird gets top 6 they won't take him and will opt for Bird instead as McMillan isn't eligible for any individuals.

Yes. They showed the full list today minus Proud at the start of the broadcast this evening. I think you're also counting the open water swimmers, who don't contribute towards the 30.

So far we have 21 confirmed qualifiers, 18 winners and 3 second places. Greenbank and Evans or Hanlon (even possibly both) will qualify tomorrow, bringing us up to a possible 24. Wilby has also done enough to qualify, giving us 25. That leaves us with 5 spots from the following: Anderson Blocksidge Okoro Whittle Peters Guy Cox Bird Gammon Blocksidge and Okoro likely won't do enough tomorrow, and therefore won't qualify. Despite coming second in the 100 fly, I also don't think Gammon gets in as relay reserve as atm it would be an ineffective use of a spot. I reckon they'll select Anderson for now and see how she is, if she not fully fit then they'll swap her out for Okoro. If she does get picked I reckon they'll give her Colbert's 200 place, but it'll be tough for her to get the 100 (unless Colbert gets that too). All signs point to Whittle getting selected, the men need another 100 free relay reserve with the packed schedules of Dean, Richards and Scott. Whittle being selected means 2 of those 3 can be rested in the heats. The big decision comes with who they take as the 100 fly. The scenario is pretty simple for me, if Guy gets in the 200 free relay then he gets the fly individual and relay reserve, if not then it goes to Peters. They won't take 3 fly swimmers, so it's either one or the other. I reckon Bird just sneakes in. Everyone would be aware of his near miss and there would be some uproar if he doesn't get in. This is one the selectors can't push under the rug as people will be looking out for his name, and I reckon there'll be enough space for him to sneak in ahead of potential relay reserves. In terms of Cox, I think she gets in if there's a space left at the end. There's already plausible relay cover in her place in the form of Harris and Osrin, with the former also being able to swim the individual. I think she barely sneaks in, but it could all come down to Okoro getting in the top 4 of the 100 free and claiming that relay space.

Brilliant way to end of the night, a PB from Wood and a BST from Colbert too. Wood's defo a medal contender at Paris.

I don't think they will. There's a good amount of rest time between the 2 fly swims and the relay so they could let her swim the individual as a way to gauge what she needs to do in the relay.

Disappointing from Wilby not to at least hit the OQT, he had it in the bag going into the last 50 but somehow managed to do a 35.

To be fair to her she's raced a lot in a short amount of time, and fly is the most taxing stroke on your body so it's to be expected that she was gonna have a poor meet at some point. I think she definitely knew she was going Paris beforehand, as you'd be pretty stupid not to take a reigning world champion in an event with not as much depth.

It does, but Bird's big opportunity is getting in via the 200 relay. Top 6 would put him in contention as reserve.

Good performance from MacInnes, exactly what we needed for the relay. She also goes bang on the OQT, meaning she can be entered into the individual if she wishes.

No, Dan Jervis got the time at last year's trials and actually missed the BST by 0.01. I think he's a certainty to do this in Paris, and probably got confirmation from the selectors beforehand that he'd be allowed if he wanted to - hence why he didn't enter.

Having 2 athletes in all of the men's long distance events (800, 1500 and open water) is some going and something which no one would've thought was achievable 10 years ago.

Will do a massive update on all the athletes qualified since my last update at the start of March after tomorrow's races.

Wow, that's quite optimistic for you mate. You sure you're feeling alright?

I think given that, bar today, Peters has proven to be the better fly swimmer by quite a bit they would probably get away with a could class today as an "off race" for Peters. Given what's gone on throughout the week, I think a few tweaks might need to be made to the selection policy - such as letting relay qualifies swimmers get OQT times at Mare Nostrum and Euros as I don't think British Swimming really want to be accepting OCT invites.