It was a rip-snorting week of swimming at the British Olympic selection trials with 23 swimmers putting themselves forward for a shot at Olympic selection alongside the 4 who had already been confirmed. What of Britain’s Olympic ambitions now and who will the selectors pick? Bob, Katie and Steve consider all this and more as we look back over an impressive 5 days of competition.
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Seven Samurai – GB Olympic selection Tracker – DAy 5
The British Swimming Selection Trials closed in dramatic and blistering fashion with a barnstormer of a 200m freestyle final. All in all 2 new swimmers added themselves to the consideration process, leaving the total at 27 swimmers after a week of racing that eclipsed all expectations.
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Ninja Warriors – GB Olympic Selection Tracker – Day 4
Day 3 was the day the speed merchants came to two as the numbers putting themselves forward for selection continued to grow. Five new swimmers put their hands up for selection with the chance of more being added for the men's sprint relay.
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Bullet Trains – GB Olympic Selection Tracker – Day 3
Day 3 was the day the speed merchants came to two as the numbers putting themselves forward for selection continued to grow. Five new swimmers put their hands up for selection with the chance of more being added for the men's sprint relay.
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Rising Suns – GB Olympic Selection Tracker – Day 2
After a promising opening night in London, five further swimmers pencilled their names onto the team sheet for the Tokyo Olympics, while the young guns continued to impress on the second day of the British Swimming Selection Trials.
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