world championship team predictions - how did we do? Part 2

The final team has now been announced and is shown below, along with our predictions. So how did we do? Well we predicted 23 of the 41 swims correctly but also tipped 35 others who didn't make it, and missed many others who did. So all in all not very well!.

pullbuoy's opinion: What do we thin about the team? Well it is obvious from the tough selection policy laid down by Bill Sweetenham that no on is going to Japan for the ride. All the team members have proven their ability and current form. We must hope that they are able to reproduce that form at the right time, and that the stresses of qualifying so close to the championships do not unduly harm our prospects. On the whole the team looks well balanced, but we would question the decision not to enter Mark Foster in the 50m Free. Had he not qualified for the fly we could have seen some logic in the action, but given his recent performances and the time done in a time trial at the North Eastern counties we feel he should have been given a chance. However against that Sweetenham should be applauded for sticking by his guns and his selection policy. Only time will tell whether the decision was the correct one. Have your say in the pullbuoy vote or using the form below.

Names in red are those confirmed in the British team on 15th April.

Names in blue are those confirmed for selection on 24th June.

Names in black are those we picked who weren't selected.

Those in italics were not available for selection for one reason or another.

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; Only the names in blue and red are confirmed in the British Team. The full announcement is here. 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