Matt Richards and Freya Colbert win in Great Britain, qualifying for Paris Olympics

Current and former world champions Freya Colbert and Matt Richards secured their place at the Paris Olympics by winning the British title in London.

Colbert won the 400-meter medley, setting an Olympic-qualifying time and boosting his world gold medal.

Richards won the men's stacked 100m freestyle final, but 200m Olympic champion Tom Dean was eliminated, leaving Scotland's Duncan Scott with the silver medal.

“That race had as much pressure as the Olympic final,” Richards said.

“I thought I could go a little faster, maybe it wasn't the best race, but I can't complain.

“It got the job done and I had plenty left in the tank for the summer.”

Richards, the 2023 200m freestyle world champion, and Dean and Scott, the 200m freestyle Olympic silver medalists, were all under the Olympic qualifying time, but there are only two Olympic spots per event, and Richards will automatically qualify. Scott qualified instead. 2nd best position.

The trio will compete again in Sunday's 200m freestyle, but this race could be even more competitive, with Dean and Scott having another chance to qualify for Paris as individuals in Friday's 200m medley There is.

alex cohoon's Her fourth place time was enough to secure her first Olympic appearance as a member of the 4x100m relay alongside Richards, Scott and Dean.

Colbert had already won the British 200m freestyle title this week, but said he was unlikely to compete in that event in Paris because of a conflict with the main event, the 400m medley.

She and Katie Shanahan finished one class higher in the final, and Scotland Shanahan also had a chance of qualifying for her second Olympic Games, within the qualifying time.

No British woman has won an Olympic swimming individual title since Rebecca Adlington in 2008, but Colbert, who won in a personal best time of 4:34.01, downplayed the chance to end her wait. .

In Paris, she will likely race with Canadian world record holder Summer McIntosh, 17, who missed this year's world championships.

“McIntosh is head and shoulders above the rest,” Colbert said.

“I'm not saying I'm going to do it. I don't know if now is the time.

“I hope so, but I'm also very realistic. I know what the rest of the field is like.”

Over the course of the night, the winners of all five Olympic events secured their spots in Paris by beating their respective qualifying times.

Wales first Daniel Jarvis He won the 1,500-meter freestyle with a time of just over six seconds under the required time of 14 minutes, 54.29 seconds, earning him a spot in the Olympics for the second time.

Anna Hopkinwon the gold medal as part of Tokyo's mixed 4x100m relay team, which won the 50m freestyle.

max litchfieldThis year's world silver medalist won the men's 400m medley in a British record time of 4 minutes 09.14 seconds, giving him the chance to go one better than his fourth-place finish at the previous two Olympics. Obtained.

At the para event, stephen clegg and alice squad He won his second title of the week in the para 100m freestyle and para 50m freestyle.

Both athletes are within the nomination deadline for the Paralympic Games and still have to choose a team, but both have almost confirmed their spots on the team.

scarlett humphrey Although she won the bronze medal after Thailand, her effort was within the Paralympic time in the S11 class.

Will Ellard In the men's heat, he set a new S14 100m freestyle world record, but because this event is not a Paralympic event, he did not participate in the finals.

Ellard also set a new S14 British record in the 100m backstroke on Wednesday, taking silver behind S12's Clegg, and is set to travel to Paris this summer.