2016 British Nationals/Olympic Trials

Who Is Thomas Fannon? (Hint: He’s British And He’s Fast)

Teenager Thomas Fannon (left) trains with Ben Proud at Plymouth Leander, the site of a small sprint hotbed in the making.

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7 Down British Age Records At British Olympic Trials

Though the British Swimming Championships weren’t without their downsides, they also showed off some of the nation’s top young talent, with seven different swimmers breaking eight national age records.

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Key British Swimmers Wait For Rio Roster Determination On April 22nd

Fran Halsall is one British swimmer who earned a national title, but was unable to clock the tougher-than-FINA-A-cut qualifying standard determined by her nation’s swimming federation. She’ll learn on Thursday if she makes the team by secondary criteria.

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GBR Olympic Selection Tracking: Day 6 Stats

On the final night of competition at the British Olympic Trials James Guy was the only athlete to swim faster than the Olympic qualifying time…

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Guy ‘Over the Moon’ With His Performance in the 200 Freestyle (Video)

James Guy told British Swimming that he was ‘over the moon’ with his time of 1:45.19 in the 200 freestyle…

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Previews & Recaps

GBR Olympic Selection Tracking: Day 6 Stats

On the final night of competition at the British Olympic Trials James Guy was the only athlete to swim faster than the Olympic qualifying time…

Guy ‘Over the Moon’ With His Performance in the 200 Freestyle (Video)

James Guy told British Swimming that he was ‘over the moon’ with his time of 1:45.19 in the 200 freestyle…

O’Connor Not Overly Happy With Her Performances at Trials (Video)

Despite winning three events at the trials Siobhan-Marie O’Connor expressed her disappointment in her performances over the last week…

Thomas Surprised Herself Winning the 100 Butterfly (Video)

Alys Thomas finished second in the 200 butterfly hitting the wall just five one-hundredths of a second behind Aimee Willmott….

Greenbank Talks About Winning the 200 Backstroke for the First Time

The men’s 200 backstroke champion Luke Greenbank expressed his joy after finally winning the event after finishing third in this event at the last two British Championships…

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Guy ‘Over the Moon’ With His Performance in the 200 Freestyle (Video)

James Guy told British Swimming that he was ‘over the moon’ with his time of 1:45.19 in the 200 freestyle…

O’Connor Not Overly Happy With Her Performances at Trials (Video)

Despite winning three events at the trials Siobhan-Marie O’Connor expressed her disappointment in her performances over the last week…

Thomas Surprised Herself Winning the 100 Butterfly (Video)

Alys Thomas finished second in the 200 butterfly hitting the wall just five one-hundredths of a second behind Aimee Willmott….

Greenbank Talks About Winning the 200 Backstroke for the First Time

The men’s 200 backstroke champion Luke Greenbank expressed his joy after finally winning the event after finishing third in this event at the last two British Championships…

GBR Olympic Trials: Day Five Full Session Race Videos

Re-live all the action from Glasgow with the playback of tonight’s (day 5) finals session.

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Who Is Thomas Fannon? (Hint: He’s British And He’s Fast)

Teenager Thomas Fannon (left) trains with Ben Proud at Plymouth Leander, the site of a small sprint hotbed in the making.

7 Down British Age Records At British Olympic Trials

Though the British Swimming Championships weren’t without their downsides, they also showed off some of the nation’s top young talent, with seven different swimmers breaking eight national age records.

Key British Swimmers Wait For Rio Roster Determination On April 22nd

Fran Halsall is one British swimmer who earned a national title, but was unable to clock the tougher-than-FINA-A-cut qualifying standard determined by her nation’s swimming federation. She’ll learn on Thursday if she makes the team by secondary criteria.

Ben Proud Breaks British 50 Free Record in Saturday Prelims

Ben Proud knocked another tenth-of-a-second from his British Record in the 50 free.

GBR Olympic Selection Tracking: Day 4 Stats

The only swimmers to swim faster than the consideration times on day four were Andrew Willis and Craig Benson…