With trials around the corner, we take a look forward to some of the potentially big stories of the meet through the lens of the GBSwimstars project. Since 2009 photographer Simon Wright has been cataloguing swimmers hoping to make their way to London in a project which has captured some of Britain's … View→
The table below shows in simple terms what times the winner and second placed swimmer in each event have to achieve at trials if they want to be selected for the Olympics, set against the event programme to make it simple and quick to see who makes the grade. A full discussion of the selection … Continue Reading→
Stephanie Proud: Looking to hold onto a team spot
The women's backstroke events are to of the most intriguing to take place at trials, mainly because they seem to be the ones in which the established order will be challenged the strongest - … Continue Reading→
Kris Gilchrist: Aiming to reclaim a 200m spot
Britain has a fine Olympic pedigree when it comes to men's breaststroke, with medal winning performances over the years from such swimmers as Wilkie, Goodhew, Moorhouse and Gillingham, but it's 20 years since a British breaststroker … Continue Reading→
Jemma Lowe - targeting a fly double at trials
If ever there was a case that three into two doesn't go then surely it can not have been as difficult to predict as the selection battle set to rage for the ladies' … Continue Reading→
