When you think about surprises at Britain’s Olympic trials, there are few that surpass the men’s’ 1500m. Many followers of British swimming would never even had heard of Tim Shuttleworth before that competition, but here he was swimming himself onto the Olympic team with a huge personal best and a maiden voyage beneath 15 minutes.
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“It’s a dream come true for me, excited doesn’t add up to how I’m feeling right now” says Chloe Tutton, with a smile so wide that you get the impression it hasn’t left her face since the Olympic trials in Glasgow. And the City of Cardiff swimmer really is off to Rio.
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British Swimming and the BOA confirmed today a team of 26 for the Rio Olympics. Headed by World champions James Guy and Adam Peaty, the team contains 15 men and 11 ladies. Everyone within the 2% cut off from the tough consideration times at trials has been added to the eight automatic qualifiers who made the plane to Brazil in Glasgow along with three further discretionary picks.
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It was an up and down week in Glasgow as places on the British team for the Rio Olympics were decided (or for some the first steps were taken towards the selector’s committee room). Not that the meet was without drama; Bob, Katie and Steve look back at the meet and consider the selection decisions that will be made this week.
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