With events in the pool in Paris imminent, we’ll soon know what events GB’s swimmers will be contesting across the 9 days of swimming action. Until then it’s time to polish the crystal ball and have a look at the various issues facing the selectors as they put together the event programmes for the 30 selected swimmers and speculate as to the direction they may take.
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The British swimming squad for the Paris Olympics was confirmed today as TeamGB revealed the thirty pool swimmers selected off the back of the recent trials held in London.
The team is headlined by the likes of Freya Colbert, Duncan Scott and Anna Hopkin with Adam Peaty back in the … Continue Reading→
It was a busy week in London for Bob who was in the mixed zone every day. That meant he caught a lot of swimmers fresh from their finals at the Olympic Trials – we heard some of those interviews on our review podcast, but there was a lot more that we didn’t include, so on this extra episode we hear from a host of swimmers about their trials experiences.
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It was quite the week in London as Britain’s swimmers chased Olympic qualification at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships. There were two British Records and nineteen swimmers booked their places as of right, with four more also posting nomination times to put themselves in the box seat for selection. All that means there is plenty for Steve, Katie and Bob to talk about as we review the competition.
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There was no doubt what the big story was on the final night in London – after all it had been building for weeks and the men’s 200 freestyle didn’t disappoint, serving up a race for the ages – but there was speed in abundance as the curtain came down on the 2024 Aquatics GB swimming Championships.
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