2025 SWIM ENGLAND NATIONAL WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Thursday, December 11th – Sunday, December 14th
- Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, England
- SCM (25m)
- Meet Central
- SwimSwam Preview
- Draft Program
- Day 1 Recap
- Start Lists/Live Results
The 2025 Swim England National Winter Championships kicked off from the storied Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield. The fields on both the men’s and women’s sides are strong, despite some of the major players currently racing down under at the Australia vs. The World competition.
One of the key performances from the first day of action in Sheffield came at the hands of 20-year-old Tyler Melbourne-Smith.
Representing Loughborough University, Melbourne-Smith ripped a lifetime best of 3:36.09 to take the men’s 400m freestyle gold.
The ace registered the sole time of the pack under the 3:40 threshold en route to topping the podium. Freddie Ashley-Sparks of Wycombe District was next to the wall in 3:43.50, followed by open water swimmer Hector Pardoe who captured. bronze in 3:44.42.
As for Melbourne-Smith, his career-swiftest time entering this meet rested at 3:40.36. That time was notched at the 2024 edition of these championships.
Flash forward a year, and the emerging star knocked over four seconds off that result to produce an effort which would have garnered him the gold at this year’s European Short Course Championships. Fellow Briton Jack McMillan took gold in Lublin, Poland in a time there of 3:36.33.
Melbourne-Smith now checks in as the #2 British performer of all time, surrounded by Olympians on the elite list.
Top 5 British Men’s SCM 400 Freestyle Performers All-Time
- Duncan Scott – 3:34.46, 2024
- Tyler Melbourne-Smith – 3:36.09, 2025
- James Guy – 3:36.35 2014
- Tom Dean – 3:36.56, 2020
- Max Litchfield – 3:38.13, 2018
Additionally, Melbourne-Smith now takes over the #1 ranking in the world on the season, dethroning Olympian Sam Short of Australia.
2025-2026 SCM Men 400 FREE
Melbourne-Smith
3:36.09
| 2 | Samuel Short | AUS | 3:36.12 | 10/01 |
| 3 | Jack MCMILLAN | GBR | 3:36.33 | 12/02 |
| 4 | Lukas Märtens | GER | 3:36.51 | 12/02 |
| 5 | Carson FOSTER | USA | 3:36.52 | 10/23 |
Not seen a report, but didn’t Cam Brooker break the 200 back national record?
Yup!
Yes, the GB rankings have been updated already. He beat Luke Greenbank’s 1:48.53 from Dec 2023.
Looks like we’ve found our 6th member of the 4×2 going into LA. That’s an incredible time, wouldn’t be at all surprised if he went 1:45. LC next year in the 2Free.
Believe he is swimming it LCM at Swim Wales Winters next week.