world championship team predictions

Well we stuck our necks out at the Olympic trials last year, so it seems only fair that we have another go and see if we can be as successful as we were last time. Since those trials Bill Sweetenham has taken over as NPD and laid down some tough new selection criteria which may well result in a considerably smaller team than went to the Olympics We however, ever optimisitc, in an attempt to win more medals. The inclusion of 50's for the first time since 1991 will undoubtedly help, but who will be going to contest them? Here's who we think could be getting the places on the trip to Fukuoka

Event	Men	Women
50 freestyle	Mark Foster	Alison Sheppard Sue Rolph
100 freestyle		Sue Rolph
200 freestyle	Paul Palmer Jamie Salter
400 freestyle	Paul Palmer Jamie Salter
800 freestyle	Adam Faulkner	Rebecca Cooke Vicki Horner
1500 freestyle	Graeme Smith Adam Faulkner	Rebecca Cooke
50 Backstroke
100 backstroke	Adam Ruckwood	Katie Sexton Sarah Price
200 backstroke	Adam Ruckwood	Jo Fargus Helen Don -Duncan
50 Breastroke	Darren Mew	Zoe Baker
100 breastroke	Adam Whitehead Darren Mew	Heidi Earp
200 breastroke	Adam Whitehead	Jamie King
50 Butterfly	Mark Foster	Nicola Jackson
100 butterfly	James Hickman	Sue Rolph
200 butterfly	James Hickman Stephen Parry	Margaretha Pedder Georgina Lee
200 I.M
400 I.M	Simon Militis
4x100 freestyle	Nick Shackell Sion Brinn Gavin Meadows Matthew Kidd	Sue Rolph Karen Pickering Rosalind Brett Alison Sheppard
4x200 freestyle	Paul Palmer Marc Spackman Jamie Salter Ed Sinclair	Nicola Jackson Claire Huddart Karen Pickering Karen Legg
4x100 medley	Neil Willey Adam Whitehead James Hickman Sion Brinn	Katie Sexton Heidi Earp Sue Rolph Karen Pickering

Please note this is only what we think might be the team; IT IS NOT the British Team. We will be equally pleased to be proved right or wrong about our prediction! If you have a comment to make e-mail it to us