2024 Swimming GB Swimming Championships (Olympic Trials)
After a thrilling night of competition in London, the Swimming GB Championships got underway this morning with heats for potential Olympic qualification.
The session began with the opening round of the women's 1500m freestyle, with the fastest eight athletes qualifying for tonight's final.
Swansea is currently Emily Forwood He maintained his top spot with a time of 17 minutes 11.43 seconds. However, things will likely change if something like this happens: fleur louis and Amelie Blocksidge I'll jump in.
The men's first event was the 200-meter butterfly, and the competition was chasing a time of 1 minute 54.97 seconds, which is the strict entry standard set by the swimming federation. He is one of only two swimmers in British swimming history to fall below this standard and is the national record holder. michael rock (1:54.58) and Olympian james guy (1:54.91).
In fact, none of the 10 fastest British swimmers to ever compete in the event competed as racers. duncan scottCameron Brody and max litchfield We are focusing on other events.
This leaves this 2fly field completely open, but it will take a huge lifetime to beat the time.
University of Aberdeen thomas bealey He led the preliminaries with a time of 1:59.27 and was the only one in the field to record a time under 2:00. He ran his career fastest time of 1:57.00 at this championship last year.
Josh Gammon, Martin Barsini and james woodward Then it's packed tightly into the 2 o'clock zone.
Men's 200m Butterfly Top 8:
- Thomas Beeley (University of Aberdeen) – 1:59.27
- Josh Gammon (Bath) – 2:00.01
- Matin Barsini (Guildford) – 2:00.33
- James Woodward (Hatfield) – 2:00.53
- Patrick Braddock (Swansea) – 2:01.49
- Rhys Edwards (Swansea) – 2:01.88
- Thomas Sansome (Loughborough) – 2:02.07
- Andrew Bertolli (Sterling) – 2:02.20
The women's 200m breaststroke was also sluggish, with only five athletes breaking the 2:30 mark.
Edinburgh led the way. Kara Hanlonposting a mark of 2:26.69 and landing in lane 4 for tonight's final.
A trio of Loughborough swimmers were next in line. Sienna Robinson, Gillian Kay Davey and lily booker I grabbed their spot. Robinson ran a 2:27.54, while Davey and Booker ran 2:28.22 and 2:28.41, respectively.
Mr. Sterling's Angarad Evans He is a force to be reckoned with in this race as he is the 5th seed in the main event.
Evans, 21, has primarily broken into majors in the 100m, climbing up Britain's all-time rankings in the process.
In this long event, Evans holds a lifetime best of 2:27.93, which he set earlier this year. So she and the rest of the field will need to produce something special to get into the realm of the 2:23.04 qualifying standard.
Women's 200m breaststroke best 8:
- Kara Hanlon (Edinburgh) – 2:26.69
- Sienna Robinson (Loughborough) – 2:27.54
- Gillian Kay Davey (Loughborough) – 2:28.22
- Lily Booker (Loughborough) – 2:28.41
- Angarad Evans (Sterling) – 2:29.08
- Anna Morgan (Edinburgh) – 2:30.45
- Leah Shroshan (Leeds) – 2:31.02
- Charlotte Bianchi (Sheffield) – 2:31.32
20-year-old Oliver Morgan The Birmingham athlete ran his fastest time of 52.87 seconds to reclaim the top seed in the men's 100m.
His performance made him the first British player to break the 53-second barrier and the second-best British player in history on his way to the top seed.
carnegie's Johnny Marshall He set a time of 53.47 seconds, which in itself is a lifetime best record. Florida's Gator Marshall had set a personal best of 54.36 since the start of the year, but he dropped nearly a second on his way to the No. 2 seed.
And Mr. Barth too. Matthew Ward, the 18-year-old SCM 100 back Scottish national record holder, won four individual gold medals at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games. Ward secured the third seed with a new British age record of 54.21 seconds.
Men's 100m back top 8:
- Oliver Morgan (Birmingham) – 52.87
- Johnny Marshall (Carnegie) – 53.47
- Matthew Ward (Bath) – 54.21 *British Age Record
- luke greenbank (Loughborough) – 54.22
- Brodie Williams (Bath) – 54.41
- Jonathan Adam (Bath) – 54.68
- Alexander Painter (Millfield) – 54.71
- Charlie Brown (Loughborough) – 54.95
The last event of the morning was the women's 100m back, and Stirling's performance was outstanding. Kathleen Dawson.
Dawson, 26, crossed the finish line in a time of 59.81 seconds, making him the only member of the group to run under a minute and taking pole position.
Dawson's time was her first sub-minute result since the 2020 Olympic Games, and foreshadows her chance to reach her qualifying time of 59.89 seconds again in tonight's final.
lauren cox was almost a second behind, clocking 1:00.77 as the second seed.teammate medi harrisShe qualified for the Olympics last night as a member of the women's 4x200m free relay, and will join Dawson in the morning with a time of 1:00.92.
Women's 100m Back Top 8:
- Kathleen Dawson (Sterling) – 59.81
- Lauren Cox (Loughborough) – 1:00.77
- Mehdi Harris (Loughborough) – 1:00.92
- Honey Oslin (Loughborough) – 1:01.16
- Bryce Kinsman (Mount Kelly) – 1:01.37
- Pia Murray (Leyland Barr) – 1:01.73
- Holly McGill (Stirling) – 1:01.79
- Alicia Wilson (Guilford City) – 1:01.82
