British record holder Matt Kidd led the 100 freestyle qualifiers for tonight's semi finals in a quick 50.22. Backstroke specialist Adam Ruckwood showed his versatility qualifying third in 50.90. 1998 bronze medallist Gavin Meadows, fresh back from university in the US qualified safely in 8th.

1. Matthew KIDD 22 Leatherhead 50.22 … Continue Reading→

Rebecca Cooke unsurprisingly led the qualifiers for the women's 800 free style form the heats. Sisters Bryony and Holly Fox, team mates of Cooke at City of Glasgow, also both made the final. 1998 Commonwealth bronze medallist Sarah Collings just missed out on the final, finishing 10th in the heats.

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Womens 50 fly:

Rosalind Brett recorded a Commonwealth qualifying time of 27.25 to finish 0.74sec ahead of her Loughborough team mate Julie Douglas in the final of the 50 fly. She was just outside the English record she recorded in the semi-finals of 27.14.

Mens 50 back:

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Men's 100m breastroke heats

The main contenders in the mens 100 breast all took it easy to move though to the semis. Look for some considerably faster times in tonight's session.

Qualifiers:
1. Andrew BREE 21 Ulster 1:03.17
2. Darren MEW 22 Bath Univ 1:03.18
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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 … Continue Reading→