2024 British Swimming Championships (Olympic Trials)
The 2024 British Swimming Championships opens in London today, giving swimmers the only chance to break through the selection criteria for this year's Olympics.
Several swimmers staked out their rights in their respective events, giving us a glimpse of what tonight's finals will look like once the dust settles.
of Bath Kieran Bird In the men's 400m free group, he posted a time of 3 minutes 51.54 seconds in the morning, moving him to the top.
That separated him from the runner-up. luke tarley The second-seeded player, Bath, clocked a time of 3:52.56, which was about 1 second behind.millfields alexander sargent The next time was 3:53.19.
Bird, 24, holds a lifetime best of 3:46.00 at the 2021 Olympic Trials, ranking him the fifth fastest athlete in British history. In the 2023 edition of these championships, Byrd won the silver medal in 3:48.61 and Turley won the title in 3:48.31.
The men's goal is to meet the selection standard of 3 minutes 45.43 seconds to qualify for the Olympics.
Men's 400m Freestyle Top 8:
- Kieran Bird (Bath) – 3:51.54
- Luke Turley (Bath) – 3:52.56
- Alexander Sargent (Millfield) – 3:53.19
- Tyler Melbourne-Smith (Loughborough) – 3:53.85
- Reece Grady (Stockport) – 3:54.37
- Harry Wyn Jones (Milton) – 3:54.49
- Luke Hornsey (Edinburgh) – 3:55.12
- Arthur Logan (Edinburgh) – 3:57.32
There was a huge gap between the top eight finishers in the women's 200m fly, with tonight's finalists separated by nearly six seconds.
Stirling standout player and Scottish national record holder Kianna McInnes I did just that this morning and achieved a great result of 2:08.66. This is the only time under the 2:10 barrier, and McInnes' time came within a second of his lifetime best of 2:08.05, set at this championship last year.
New world championship gold medalist laura stevens Loughborough's ace was second seeded in 2:10.5o.
Adjacent to McInnes on the other side in tonight's final will be Millfield's Emily Large. Large, 23, put his hat in the ring with a time of 2:10.77.
This trio of women represents three of the top ten fastest women's 200m fly finishes in British history. Both Stevens and Raji have fallen under the Olympic qualifying time of 2:07.96 in their careers. Stevens' personal best time is her 2:06.62, while her large resume time is her 2:07.33.
Women's 200m Fly Top 8:
- Kianna McInnes (Stirling) – 2:08.66
- Laura Stevens (Loughborough) – 2:10.50
- Emily Large (Millfield) – 2:10.77
- Lucy Grieve (Stirling) – 2:12.11
- Shannon Stott (Sheffield) – 2:12.13
- Ciara Schlosshan (Edinburgh) – 2:13.34
- Lucy Fox (Wycombe District) – 2:13.63
- Ekaterina Price (Bath) – 2:14.45
olympic athlete abby wood In this morning's women's 200m free heat, she ran a time of 1 minute 58.49 seconds, making her the fastest runner.
The 25-year-old Wood of Loughborough landed in lane four in tonight's final in 1 minute 58.49 seconds. This was just below his season best of 1:58.14, set at the Luxembourg Euros in January.
Wood led a group of four athletes into the 2:00 range. Lucy Hope This year, the Stirling athlete was the world championship IM 400m gold medalist, earning the No. 2 seed with a time of 1:58.98. Freya Colbert He secured the third seed with a time of 1 minute 59.61 seconds.
of loughborough medi harris As the fourth seed, he clocked a time of 1:59.98.
Last year's podium freya anderson He will set a lifetime best time of 1 minute 55.89 seconds and aim for the gold medal. Wood also set a lifetime best of 1:57.21, while Hope took bronze with a time of 1:58.03.
As a refresher, reigning British champion Anderson will miss the tournament as the Olympic medalist rests after battling mono (glandular fever).
Additionally, Colbert said in his post-race interview on deck that he did not intend to pursue the 200m free as an individual event because it would conflict with the IM 400m on the Olympic schedule. Instead, she is competing for a spot in the women's 4×200 free relay.
Women's 200m free top 8:
- Abbey Wood (Loughborough) – 1:58.49
- Lucy Hope (Sterling) – 1:58.98
- Freya Colbert (Loughborough) – 1:59.61
- Mehdi Harris (Loughborough) – 1:59.98
- Leah Schlosshan (Leeds) – 2:00.32
- Holly Hibbott (Bath) – 2:00.51
- Jemima Hall (Bath) – 2:00.74
- Erin Little (Mount Kelly) – 2:01.05
world record holder adam peaty In the men's 100m breaststroke, he showed an amazing performance that caught the attention of not only British swimmers but also competitors from all over the world.
Peaty, 29, touched in a fast time of 58.53 and easily landed in lane 4 for tonight's final. He was the only racer in his heat to break the minute barrier.The next closest swimmer was Greg Butler A player who recorded a time of 1:00.29.
Peaty opened at 27.09 and closed at 31.44 for the right to this event. The selection criteria set by Swimming GB (formerly British Swimming) is 59.45 points, so Olympic champions are already well below that.
His qualifying swim score of 58.53 represented the Loughborough ace's fastest performance in 12 months, beating the 58.60 he recorded in the semi-finals of this year's World Championships. In Doha, Peaty ultimately won the bronze medal in 59.10 seconds.
Greg Butler He won the second seed in 1:00.29 and became the Commonwealth Games champion. james wilby Rounding out the top three with a time of 1:00.38.
Butler has never broken one minute, but he is knocking on that door and holds a lifetime best of 1:00.03 from last year. Wilby's personal best was 58.46 in 2019. At the 2023 World Championships, Wilby ran 59.54, and he missed the semifinals at this year's Doha Games.
Look out for two teenagers in tonight's final. 16 years old Philip Nowacki and max morgan He set a new personal best to compete for a potential Olympic spot.
Men's 100m chest run top 8:
- adam peaty (Loughborough) – 58.53
- Greg Butler (Loughborough) – 1:00.29
- james wilby (Loughborough) – 1:00.38
- Archie Goodburn (Edinburgh) – 1:00.44
- Filip Nowacki (Tigers Jersey) – 1:01.46
- Rory Dickerson (Sterling) – 1:01.62
- Max Morgan (Lead) – 1:01.64
- Pravin Mahendrakumar (Winchester) – 1:02.02
