Swimming

May 26, 2026 Swimming
Already a double European junior champion and World Junior silver medallist last year, Amalie Smith has added another milestone to her rapidly growing career. At just 16 years old, the British swimmer produced a statement performance at the AP Race London meet, setting a new European junior record in the 200m individual medley with a time of 2:10.32. Read more Read More
April 17, 2026 Swimming
Freya Colbert and Angharad Evans delivered standout performances on the third evening of the British Swimming Championships. At the London Aquatics Centre, the former lowered her own national record in the 200m freestyle, while the latter became the first British swimmer in history to break the 2:20 barrier in the 200m breaststroke. Read more Read More
April 14, 2026 Swimming
The opening day of the 2026 British Swimming Championships got underway with five finals on the schedule, all crucial in the race for qualification to the European Championships in Paris and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The anticipated showdown between Adam Peaty and rising talent Filip Nowacki ultimately went in favour of the world record holder, while the women’s 100m freestyle final saw six of the eight finalists produce personal bests. Read more Read More
March 16, 2026 Swimming
Freya Colbert has written a new chapter in British swimming history. At the Edinburgh International, the 22-year-old became the first British woman to break the 1:55 barrier in the 200-metre freestyle. Clocking 1:54.98, she lowered her own national record and further cemented her status as one of the leading figures in British women’s swimming. In a competition that served as an important tune-up ahead of next month’s British Championships, several rising talents also made their mark, underlining the strength and depth of a new generation emerging in this Olympic cycle. Read more Read More
December 15, 2025 Swimming
Gabriel Shepherd and Patryk Przyczyna have been among the standout performers in recent days at the Swim England National Winter Championships in Sheffield, where they combined to set three British junior short-course records. In a meet largely dominated by senior performances – with three national records falling overall – the two young British swimmers managed to steal some of the spotlight, etching their names into the history books of age-group swimming in the UK. Read more Read More