2016 BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS/OLYMPIC TRIALS
- Tuesday, April 12th – Sunday, April 17th
- Tollcross International Swimming Center, Glasgow, Scotland
- Prelims at 10am local/6am EDT; Finals at 6:30pm local/1:30pm EDT
- British Swimming 2016 Olympic Games Selection Policy
- Live Streaming
- DRAFT Psych Sheet
- Start Lists/Results
Video courtesy British Swimming, and original report courtesy Braden Keith.
WOMEN’S 100 BACK – FINAL
- British Record: Gemma Spofforth, 58.12, 2009
- 1st Place Standard: 59.05
- 2% Consideration Standard: 59.69
While nobody was able to earn the automatic qualifying time for Rio, Georgia Davies did manage to scrape under the consideration standard with a 59.64 for the victory to open Wednesday’s finals session. That swim is the third-fastest of her career and her best time outside of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Davies, in fact, had only been under one minute once since those 2014 Commonwealth Games – at last year’s U.S. National Championships.
The top qualifier coming into the final, Lizzie Simmonds, finished 2nd in 1:00.20, which won’t warrant consideration for a spot at the Olympics outside of the extreme-cases clause in the selection criteria. Simmonds may, however, get a chance if she qualifies in the 200 back later in the meet, to swim this race as an alternate event.
Britain’s two young women’s backstrokers, who after London 2012 looked like they’d be taking the torch right now, placed just 3rd and 4th. Jessica Fullalove swam 1:00.65, and Lauren Quigley was 1:01.00. Neither swimmer was particularly close to a personal best.
