Mens 100 fly
James hickman eased into the final of the 100 fly witha time more than 1.5s slowere thn his british record. Expect him to go faster in the semis and final and that Steve Parry will again push him all the way. Also look out for 18 year olds Ryan Tancock and scot Todd Cooper, who will be aiming to make an impression tonight.
Qualifiers:
1. James HICKMAN 26 Co Leeds 54.44
2. David BENNETT 20 BEKS/PORS 55.00
3. Steve PARRY 25 Co Manch Aq 55.07
4. Todd COOPER 18 StirlingSwim 55.38
5. Ryan TANCOCK 18 Exeter City 56.02
6. Robert GREENWOOD 23 Bolton Metro 56.06
7. Mark GRAVES 19 Bath Univ 56.16
8. Craig HOUSTON 17 StirlingSwim 56.68
9. Jason BERESFORD 19 Co Coventry 56.74
9. Chris JONES 24 Co Edinburgh 56.74
11. Richard HAMPSON 20 Wigan Wasps 56.76
12. Seven MELLOR 29 Satellite 56.84
13. Simon BLYTHIN 19 LCLM/WROW 56.89
14. Mark LEWIS 18 StirlingSwim 56.94
15. James GRAVES 16 Lincoln Vulc 57.02
16. David COX 23 MANN/WGWX 57.07
Women’s 100 breaststroke
Kirsty Balfour again led the way from the heats, but she’ll have to lok over her shoulder at Heidi Earp and 200m winner Jaime King. Heidi missed out on automatic qualificaiton in the 200 and will therefore need to aim high in the 100 event. 15 year old Kate Haywood showed few ill effects from her injured elbow to easily qualify in 5th place. 50m specialist Zoe Baker didn’t swim.
Semi-finalists:
1. Kirsty BALFOUR 18 Co Edinburgh 1:11.08
2. Rachel GENNER 19 Co Coventry 1:11.54
3. Heidi EARP 21 Nova Cent’n 1:11.91
4. Jaime KING 25 Bath Univ 1:12.21
5. Kate HAYWOOD 15 Lincoln Vulc 1:12.61
6. Georgia HOLDERNESS 14 Millfield 1:12.83
7. Grace CALLAGHAN 13 COVM/SPAM 1:13.02
8. Emma ROBINSON 23 Bath Univ 1:13.12
9. Amy KONOWALIK 16 Nova Cent’n 1:13.52
10. Charlotte EVANS 17 Bournem’th D 1:13.54
11. Claire-Jane McPHERSON 21 Co Manch Aq 1:13.64
12. Joanne MULLINS 18 Orpington OJ 1:13.89
13. Danielle PLACE 15 Co Leeds 1:14.54
14. Sarah NEEDHAM 21 Loughboro Un 1:14.62
15. Laura WOOD 19 Nofio Cymru 1:14.75
Men’s 100 back:
Scot Gregor Tait was fastest qualifier, with veteran Martin Harris, a former Commonwealth Champion, just behind after only 4 months back in the water afetr a temporary retirement. Look out for Adam Ruckwood in the semi – he’s been in good form this week and qualfied in leisuirely fashion in 5th place.
semi-finalists:
1. Gregor TAIT 22 Co Edinburgh 56.64
2. Martin HARRIS 32 Tower Hamlet 56.91
3. Nick NECKLES 23 StirlingSwim 57.81
4. Simon BURNETT 19 Wycombe Dist 57.87
5. Adam RUCKWOOD 27 BHMM/PBEM 58.09
6. Nathan OXFORD 18 Nova Cent’n 58.28
7. Dan SMITH 23 Leic Peng 58.60
8. Kevin BARTER 22 Co Coventry 58.74
9. David O’BRIEN 19 Prescot 58.99
9. Ross HUGHES 18 BRES/EESS 58.99
11. Owen MORGAN 18 Nofio Cymru 59.29
12. Liam TANCOCK 16 Exeter City 59.33
13. Mike LATHWOOD 20 Co Salford 59.63
14. Tom HARNETT 19 Beckenham 59.83
15. Lee WARCUP 20 KUHE/BHMM 59.85
16. Christain COWIE 22 Loughboro Un 59.96
Women’s 50 free
Alsion Shepard will be looking for some revenge over Sweden’s Therese Alsjammer for her narrow defeat in the world short course, but in terms of British competiton she was well ahead of teh rest. Ros Brett and Karen Pickeriong will undoubtedly be in the frame for the English games places, but 100m champion Melamnie Marshall is still there, qualifying easily in 8th place.
Semi-finalists:
1. Alison SHEPPARD 29 Milngavie &b 25.25
2. Therese ALSJAMMAR 24 Loughboro Un 25.57
3. Rosalind BRETT 23 Loughboro Un 26.15
4. Julie DOUGLAS 21 Loughboro Un 26.18
5. Karen PICKERING 30 Ipswich 26.30
6. Vicky COOK 16 Hatfield 26.37
7. Samantha McNEILLY 22 Loughboro Un 26.40
8. Melanie MARSHALL 20 Loughboro Un 26.45
9. Janine BELTON 22 Loughboro Un 26.48
10. Karen LEGG 23 Ferndown 26.52
11. Catrin DAVIES 22 Nova Cent’n 26.57
12. Sarah WHEWELL 22 Co Newcastle 26.68
13. Kathryn EVANS 20 Nova Cent’n 27.13
14. Jennie LYES 20 T5 Ldn West 27.14
15. Penny PORTER 24 LCLM/COBW 27.18
15. Claire WINDEATT 16 KingstonHull 27.18
Men’s 400IM Finalists
No surprises, but expect a significantly faster time from Robin Francis, rising British IM star, in tonights final. Also expect a strong challenge form European junior medallist James Goddard and Simon Militis
1. Robin FRANCIS 19 Bath Univ 4:25.28
2. Adrian TURNER 25 Co Salford 4:25.56
3. Simon MILITIS 24 Portsmouth N 4:26.82
4. David CARRY 20 Aberdeen 4:27.29
5. Craig OLIVER 18 South Lincs 4:29.79
6. James GODDARD 19 Stockport Mo 4:29.85
7. Michael COLE 23 Co Edinburgh 4:30.35
8. Darren WIGG 21 Co Newcastle 4:31.16