British Records in swimming

Amelie Blocksidge, 14, Breaks British Junior Record, Almost Gets Senior Record at OJI

Amelie Blocksidge’s time in the 1500 free on Thursday would have earned bronze at the European Championships, where Britain had no entries.

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Kathleen Dawson Lowers European/British Records To 58.08, 4th Fastest All Time

In her last race of the meet, Dawson swam a 58.08 100 backstroke relay split to lower Gemma Spofforth’s mark of 58.12 from back in 2009.

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Luke Greenbank Breaks British Record in 200 Back, Jumps to World #4

Luke Greenbank now ranks just 1 spot behind Michael Phelps for 13th place in the all-time global rankings in the 200 meter backstroke.

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Tom Dean Had COVID Twice in Leadup to Racing Under British 200 Free Record

Tom Dean had COVID twice, including a severe case around New Years, before swimming under the British Record in the 200 free and onto th Olympic Team.

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British Mid-D Rising: Freya Anderson and Duncan Scott Take Out 200 Free Records

London Roar teammates Freya Anderson (above) and Duncan Scott are moving in lockstep toward the Tokyo Olympic Games in the 200 free.

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Abbie Wood Breaks 5-Year-Old British Record in Women’s 200 IM

Abbie Wood of the New York Breakers swam a new best time and British Record to win her first career 200 IM in the International Swimming League.

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Adam Peaty Breaks British, U.S. Open Records in 100 Breaststroke

Adam Peaty shaved .02 seconds off his old British Record in the 100 breaststroke in short course meters on Saturday at the ISL Grand Finale.

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Freya Anderson Re-Breaks British Record in 200 Free with Huge Last 50 Split

18-year old Freya Anderson (middle) won her 2nd gold medal of the meet on Saturday at the European Championships in a new British Record.

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Great Britain Breaks Oldest British Record on the Books in Friday’s Prelims

Anchored by Anna Hopkin (above), the British 200 free relay took down a national record that had stood for almost 20 years.

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Freya Anderson Breaks Decade-Old British Record in 200 Free at European Derby

Freya Anderson, swimming her 3rd lifetime best of the day in the 200 free, broke Fran Halsall’s old British Record that was set in 2009.

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