In 2018, spearheaded by a record haul from Duncan Scott who pocketed 6 medals on the Gold Coast, Scotland took home a creditable 9 medals from the Commonwealth Games. This year they will journey south to Birmingham looking to better that performance. Here’s how the Scottish team will take shape.
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With the 2022 Commonwealth Games taking place in Birmingham, England are the home team, so will be extra motivated to put on a good show in the midlands. That desire combined with the simple travel arrangements should, one would think, lead to a big squad being assembled for the competition, but it still has to go through the rigours of a good old fashioned selection policy. Here’s how the England team will be put together.
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When the Daily Mail starts taking an interest in swimming then that’s a little strange. It is of course a result of the debate about trans inclusion sparked in swimming by the participation of Lia Thomas in the Ivy League swimming championships. This has brought governing bodies’ need to grasp the nettle on the issue of trans inclusion into sharp focus.
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Twenty one years after Britain won 6 medals at a world championships in Fukuoka, preparations are underway for a repeat in the Japanese city. There’s a risk that the meet will be postponed, but if it goes ahead, this is how the GB team will take shape.
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Despite all the uncertainty as we headed into the new year just 12 months ago, 2021 turned out to be chock full of international swimming, and with it some exceptional British swimming performances. Choosing the cream of the crop from a year that saw record breaking performances at the Olympics and European Championships and a swathe of new British records is not easy, but here’s our picks for 2021 swimmers of the year.
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