Commonwealth Trials – Day 2 heats

Mens 50 fly:

Hickman and Foster made it safely through to the 50 fly semi’s. Foster, typically qualifying well down the field in this mornings heats – expect a significantyl faster swim from him tonight. Teenagers Seth Chappels and Todd Cooper were the fastest two qualifiers

Qualifiers:
1. Seth CHAPPELS 19 Ferndown 24.94
2. Todd COOPER 18 StirlingSwim 25.08
3. James HICKMAN 26 Co Leeds 25.13
4. Ryan TANCOCK 18 Exeter City 25.27
5. David BENNETT 20 Beckenham 25.30
6. Jamie BROTHERTON 22 Co Cardiff 25.37
7. Cameron BLACK 24 First Aqua 25.41
8. Mark FOSTER 31 Bath Univ 25.50
9. Craig HOUSTON 17 StirlingSwim 25.60
10. Alasdair HALL 18 West Dunbart 25.61
11. Chris COZENS 19 Loughboro Un 25.73
12. Robert GREENWOOD 23 Bolton Metro 25.86
13. Mark GRAVES 19 Bath Univ 25.95
14. Jeremy BIRDS 23 Co Cardiff 25.96
15. Alex BOYCE 22 Loughboro Un 25.97
16. Micheal STIRZAKER 22 Co Salford 26.09

Womens 100 back

Unsurprisingly top british backstroker Sarah Price headed the qualfiers for the 100m backstroke semis with a comfortable siwm of 1.02.11. !3 year old Stephanie Prpoud swam superbly to qualify 3rd fastest ahead of World championship medallist Jo Fargus in 6th and defending commonwealth 200m champion Katy Sexton in 4th place.

Qualifiers:
1. Sarah PRICE 22 Barnet Copt 1:02.11
2. Julie FORT 20 Co Newcastle 1:03.78
3. Stephanie PROUD 13 Durham Aqua 1:04.53
4. Katy SEXTON 19 Portsmouth N 1:04.56
5. Karen LEE 19 Loughboro Un 1:04.66
6. Joanne FARGUS 20 Bath Univ 1:04.68
7. Zoe CRAY 28 Ipswich 1:04.77
8. Charlotte FAULKNER 18 Nova Cent’n 1:04.83
9. Charlotte DALLAS 18 T5 Ldn West 1:05.14
10. Victoria READING 16 Co Milton K 1:05.39
11. Louise COULL 17 Ren 96 1:05.48
12. Natalie EFFEMEY 18 Modernians 1:06.07
13. Helen DON DUNCAN 20 Co Coventry 1:06.21
14. Clare CARTER 20 Bath Univ 1:06.29
15. Siobhan WALSH 17 Bath Univ 1:06.40
16. Sarah LAMBERT 20 Selby 1:06.42