The waters of the London Aquatic Centre will soon be churned up by the waves of competition as Britain’s swimmers seek to book themselves a spot on TeamGB for the Olympic Games. Here’s a dive into how the selection policy for Paris works and how swimmers can get themselves a trip to France in July.
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How Will Tom Dean Assemble his Medal High 5 for Paris?
Tom Dean has been open about his aims for a record five medals at the Paris Olympics, a feat that would surpass Duncan Scott’s four from Tokyo. Dean, the 200m freestyle defending champion, stands a strong but while the 4x200m freestyle relay seems a near certainty for a medal, his inclusion in the medley relays is less assured, potentially depending on selectors’ decisions. How does he put together his challenge for a high 5?
Continue Reading →Olympic Trials Entries Give First Clues to Paris Programmes
Entries for the British Championships closed this week, with no further chances remaining to book a slot at a meet that will double as Olympic team trials. With the doors metaphorically closed on the London Aquatic Centre, the entries that are in give the first view of what might transpire in the pool in April and by extension where people’s Olympic programmes may be heading.
Continue Reading →The GB Ups and Downs in SwimSwam’s top 100 for 2024
For several years the writers at SwimSwam have polished their crystal balls and set about picking their top 100 male and female swimmers for the year ahead, and it’s always interesting to review the lists with a GB focus and to see what those looking in from outside make of the British swimming scene.
Continue Reading →Podcast: 2024 World Champs Wrap
A successful week in Doha for the GB team, with 7 medals in the World Championships pool and the all important men’s 4×100 freestyle relay spot secured for Paris. In the latest pullbuoy podcast, Steve, Katie and Bob take a look back over a competition that delivered a number of surprises.
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