When Ollie Morgan touched the wall in the 100m Backstroke at the British Championships last week he had smashed the British Record and his time of 52.12 had elevated him to becoming the 13th fastest man all time. It was a swim that rightly took all the plaudits but behind him there was a wave coming, one that speaks to an increasing depth in British men’s backstroke.
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The 2025 British Swimming Championships came to a close with backstroke and breaststroke excitement and the now customary 200m freestyle shoot out as events came to a close in London. A new British record for Angharad Evans and a tie in the men’s 200 freestyle set the seal on the week.
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The penultimate night of finals brought sprint and medley fireworks to the London Aquatic Centre as three more qualification standards for this summer’s World Championships were achieved. Abbie Wood and Ben Proud were the pick of the bunch as they took big wins. Here’s a day 5 update from the British Championships.
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Katie Shanahan won her second backstroke title of the week while Ed Mildred took his first ever on the fourth night of action in London. Here’s a selection update.
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Ollie Morgan stamped his authority all over the third night of finals at the London Aquatic Centre, demolishing his own British Record in the 100m backstroke with a 52.12 blast. That was one of a number of exciting finals that secured several more swimmers their places at the world championships.
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