Articles by Sam Blacker

2026 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships: Day Six A-Finals Live Recap

It’s that time again – Matt Richards, Duncan Scott, and James Guy will go toe-to-toe in the men’s 200 free final tonight at the Aquatics GB Championships

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Austyn Manley Breaks Luke Greenbank’s British 15-Year-Old Age Group Record in 2:01.37

Repton 15-year-old Austyn Manley hacked over half a second off Greenbank’s 200 backstroke age group record this evening, setting his second of the week

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Quick Hits From Day 6 Junior & B-Finals At 2026 Aquatics GB Championships

Jacob Mills lowered his best time in the 200 free to take the win in the ‘B’ final tonight, as a Luke Greenbank record was broken in the 200 back

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2026 Bergen Swim Festival: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Van Mathias will be seeking the American record in the 50 breast tonight, having come within 0.05 seconds of the 100 breast record on Friday

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Is British Men’s Breaststroke So, So Back?

Adam Peaty, Filip Nowacki, and Max Morgan are possibly the best 1-2-3 punch any nation has right now – and there will be life after Peaty

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2026 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships: Evans Posts 1:06.15 To Cruise To 100 Breast Top Seed

Angharad Evans seems poised for another British record tonight after taking the top seed in the women’s 100 breast this morning

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Great Britain’s Men’s Medley Relay Did Not Medal In Paris – But They Look As Strong As Ever For LA

The add-up from the winners of the four 100 meter events was the fastest ever at a British Championships at 3:29.95, 0.24 seconds faster than in 2024

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Poppy Maskill Shatters Women’s S14 100 Fly World Record in 1:01.52

Poppy Maskill won her second title of the week at the Aquatics GB Championships, lowering her 100 fly S14 world record by over a second

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2026 Aquatics GB Championships: Przyczyna, Ransom, and Taylor Highlight Juniors on Day 4

Theodora Taylor was one of three swimmers to shake up the British junior rankings on day 4 at the Aquatics GB Championships

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Women’s NCAAs 2026: How Do The Psych Sheets Stack Up To The Results?

Torri Huske made it through to the ‘A’ final in a cutthroat 50 free prelims, one of just three events where a drop was required to make the ‘A’ final

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2026 Aquatics GB Championships: Nowacki Cruises To Top Seed In The 200 Breast In Day 5 Prelims

Filip Nowacki is on the hunt for his first senior British title, having placed 2nd in both the 50 breast and 100 breast so far this week

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2026 Bergen Swim Festival Day 2 Prelims: Mathias Set Up For Another Big Evening Swim In The 50 Fly

Less than 24 hours after setting a huge best of 58.19 in the 100 breast, Van Mathias claimed the top seed in the men’s 50 fly in Bergen

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2026 Italian Championships: Bottazzo and Pilato Set Up 50 Breast Battle In Day 5 Prelims

Anita Bottazzo claimed the top seed in the women’s 50 breast, just 0.01 seconds over the European Championships qualification time

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Theodora Taylor Sets Another GB Age Group Record With 26.46 50 Fly

Theodora Taylor set her second age group record of the meet in the 50 fly today, lowering Eva Okaro’s record by 0.01 seconds.

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2026 Italian Swimming Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Thomas Ceccon will swim individually for the first time in a final this meet as the 6th seed in the 200 back, having only swum on one relay so far

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