As expected Sarah Price continue dher dominace of British backstroke, taking the 2002 title with comparative ease, almost 1 whole second ahead of second placed Jo Fargus. Fargus and Katy Sexton were both outside the qualifying time and so will have to wait for news of their selection. Stephanie Proud continued her impressive progress with a solid 4th place.

Results:
1. Sarah PRICE 22 Barnet Copt 1:01.51
2. Joanne FARGUS 20 Bath Univ 1:02.46
3. Katy SEXTON 19 Portsmouth N 1:02.91
4. Stephanie PROUD 13 DAQE/CLSE 1:03.52
5. Julie FORT 20 Co Newcastle 1:03.75
6. Karen LEE 19 LCLM/COBW 1:03.93
7. Zoe CRAY 28 Ipswich 1:04.45
8. Charlotte FAULKNER 18 Nova Cent’n 1:04.76

We predicted a sub-61s swim, but weren’t expecting it to come from James Gibson who broke Darren mews 24 hour old British record. All of the first three swimmers will be expetcing team places as they all easily beat the QT

Result:
1. James GIBSON 22 Loughboro Un 1:00.69
2. Darren MEW 22 Bath Univ 1:01.14
3. Adam WHITEHEAD 22 Co Coventry 1:01.72
4. Christopher COOK 22 Co Newcastle 1:02.35
5. Andrew BREE 21 Ulster 1:02.41
6. Ian EDMOND 23 Co Edinburgh 1:03.84
7. Michael WILLIAMSON 21 Co Coventry 1:04.57
8. Chris TIDEY 19 Bath Univ 1:06.79