2024 Swimming GB Swimming Championships (Olympic Trials)
The final day of the 2024 Aquatics GB Olympic Trials has arrived. After five days of intense competition, the country's most competitive event, the men's 200m freestyle, headlined the morning heats, with the men's 200m back, women's 100m breast and women's 100m free also on the agenda.
In tonight's final, athletes will do their best to compete for the fastest women's 800m free in hopes of making the 2024 Paris Olympics team.
This morning's competitors included five of the top 10 British 200m backstrokers in history, including an Olympic medalist. luke greenbank.
The 26-year-old Greenbank clocked a time of 1:57.35 to maintain a more than two-second advantage over the newly minted Japanese 100m backstroke record holder from Birmingham. Oliver Morgan.
Morgan recorded a time of 1:58.89, but Carnegie Johnny Marshall He finished in the top three with a time of 1:58.93.
Morgan and Marshall both ran personal bests in the 100-meter dash, with Morgan setting a new national record with a time of 52.70 seconds. Marshall won the silver medal in this race with a personal best time of 53.03, while Greenbank took third place with a time of 53.82.
Greenbank's national record for the 200m back was set at the 2021 European Championships at 1:54.43. Aquatics GB's Olympic selection standard is his 1:57.28, so the top tier of tonight's final is already within range of that reference point.
Men's 200m Back Top 8:
- luke greenbank (Loughborough) – 1:57.35
- Oliver Morgan (Birmingham) – 1:58.89
- Johnny Marshall (Carnegie) – 1:58.93
- Brodie Williams (Bath) – 1:59.43
- Charlie Brown (Loughborough) – 1:59.59
- Matthew Ward (Bath) – 1:59.98
- Cameron Brooker (Bath) – 2:00.89
- Jack Skelly (Bath) – 2:00.95
Molly Renshaw's 2021 Japanese women's 100m breaststroke record of 1:06.21 is in serious jeopardy. Angarad Evans In the heat.
Evans, a former Georgia Bulldog NCAA player, caught the attention of his competitors with a time of 1:06.27 en route to pole position. This performance shaved 0.04 off his personal best of 1:06.25, set at the Edinburgh International last month.
This rising star has been on an upward trend in recent months. At BUCS in February, Evans swam 1:06.65, marking the first time he had swam under 1:07. This erased her previous PB of 1:07.27, set at the Rotterdam Qualifier in December. Until this effort, the Sterling athlete had never broken her 1:08 barrier.
But other women are also aiming to qualify for the Olympics, including the 200m breaststroke gold medalist here. Kara Hanlon 50m chest Japanese record holder imogen Clerk.
Hanlon ran a 1:07.11 and Hanlon ran a 1:08.94 to throw his hat into the Olympic qualifying ring. All the girls were chasing the selection standard of 1 minute 6.31 seconds.
Top 8 women's 100m chest run:
- Angarad Evans (Sterling) – 1:06.27
- Kara Hanlon (Edinburgh) – 1:07.11
- Imogen Clarke (Derby Excel) – 1:08.94
- Sienna Robinson (Loughborough) – 1:08.93
- Lily Booker (Loughborough) – 1:09.33
- Anna Morgan (Edinburgh) – 1:09.46
- Amy Crowley (Cardiff) – 1:09.48
- Leah Schlosshan (Leeds) – 1:09.78
of loughborough Anna Hopkin took first place in the women's 100m free this morning with a time of 53.68 seconds and is looking to qualify for Paris in the second event.
Hopkin has already qualified for the 50-meter free, and her effort in the longer sprint is already within 0.13 of the swimming federation's Olympic standard of 53.55 seconds. She has clocked a time of 52.55 seconds throughout her career, a national record set at the 2020 Olympics. She finished in 7th place in Tokyo with a time of 52.83 seconds.
To my surprise, Mr. Barth freya anderson appeared, taking the third seed behind Repton with a score of 55.01. Eva Okaro.
Anderson initially said he was doubtful to race here in London as he was recovering from mono (glandular fever). She failed in the 200m free early in the competition, but jumped in in the 100m, perhaps because the number of optional quota spots at the Olympics threatens to qualify for Paris. Look for further updates on this situation.
Okaro, 18, withdrew from last night's 100m fly final and focused on the 100m free, which also includes relay selection.
Okaro's score of 54.60 was just 0.04 seconds off her lifetime best of 54.56, set in Sheffield last month.
Lucy Hope She has already qualified for the women's 4x200m free relay, and the 400m IM and 200m free champions are also here. Freya Colbert They lurk as the No. 6 and No. 7 seeds, respectively.
Women's 100m free top 8:
- Anna Hopkin (Loughborough) – 53.68
- Eva Okaro (Repton) – 54.60
- freya anderson (bath) – 55.01
- Isabella Hindley (Loughborough) – 55.12
- Abbey Wood (Loughborough) – 55.34
- Lucy Hope (Sterling) – 55.40
- Freya Colbert (Loughborough) – 55.44
- Evelyn Davis (Stirling) – 55.51
One of the most competitive events on the planet is the men's 200m free and our domestic athletes here in the UK are some of the best of all time. The race will be closely contested, with the top four fastest British athletes in history battling it out for the title, an individual spot and a spot in the 4x200m free relay.
Tonight's final is a highly anticipated race against the Olympic champion tom dean in lane 4 of the main event. Dean earned the top seed with a time of 1:46.47, leading a field of four sub-1:47 competitors. He holds the Japanese record of his 1 minute 44.22 seconds and reached the top of the podium in Tokyo.
Flanking him in tonight's final will be Millfield's 100m free champion here matt richards and Sterling's jack mcmillan. Richards ran a time of 1:46.64 and McMillan ran a time of 1:46.79.
james guy (1:46.90) and duncan scott (1:47.18) advanced to tonight's final as did the 400m free champion. Kieran Bird (1:47.17). Scott won the silver medal behind Dean at the 2020 Olympic Games with a personal record of 1 minute 44.26 seconds, making him second in the GBR men's history.
The QT was 1 minute 45.96 seconds, the benchmark Dean, Scott, Richards and Guy have run at throughout their careers.
Top 5 British men's LCM 200m freestylers of all time
- tom dean – 1:44.22, 2020 Olympics
- duncan scott – 1:44.26, 2020 Olympics
- Matt Richards – 1:44.30, 2023 World Championships
- james guy – 1:45.14, 2015 World Championship
- Robbie Renwick – 1:45.99, 2009 World Championships
Men's 200m free top 8:
- tom dean (Bath) – 1:46.47
- Matt Richards (Millfield) – 1:46.64
- Jack McMillan (Sterling) – 1:46.79
- james guy (Millfield) – 1:46.90
- Kieran Bird (Bath) – 1:47.17
- duncan scott (Sterling) – 1:47.18
- Luke Turley (Birth) – 1:47.26
- Joe Litchfield (Loughborough) – 1:47.76
If you miss the top 8:
9. Max Litchfield (Loughborough) – 1:48.01
10. Cameron Curle (Millfield) – 1;48.64
11. Charlie Hutchison (Loughborough) – 1:48.79
12. Jacob Whittle (Bath) – 1:48.84
13. Evans Jones (Sterling) – 1:49.01
14. Alexander Painter (Millfield) – 1:49.29
