It wasn’t entirely clear that it would happen, given how close it is to the Olympics, but Britain has confirmed it will send a small team to this year’s European Championships this summer. That squad of up to 10 will comprise swimmers on a trajectory towards the 2028 Olympic Games.
A fantastic way to wrap up the year’s international swimming as Britain topped the medal table at the European Short Course Championships in Otopeni, Romania. 23 medals means a lot for Steve, Katie and Bob to get their teeth into.
No sooner had British Swimming announced their funding lists for 2023/24, they also announced a bumper sized squad would head to Romania in December to contest the European Short Course Championships. A team of 35 is large for a meet in a 25m format that doesn’t always attract significant support from British Swimming, but this probably reflects the needs of the coming Olympic season
LEN have revealed more details about the inaugural European Under 23 championships that will take place this year, making it a definite development competition, but with some exciting potential. The changes made, though, are likely to have an impact on those Britain could select.
As well as the world championships in Fukuoka, 2023 brings with it a new competition from LEN in the shape of an under-23 European Championships. What’s the aim and what could a GB team look like?