British Swimming Announces Olympic Roster

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The British Olympic Association (BOA) today announced the 26-strong swimming squad who have been selected to Team GB for this summer’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The 26 athletes sealed their spots on the plane to Rio with their performances at last week’s British Swimming Championships.

Adam Peaty leads the way for Team GB with World and European titles to his name as well as world-record times in both the 50m and 100m breaststroke.

Peaty will be joined in Rio by fellow World Champion James Guy, World individual medallists Jazz Carlin and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor as well as four members of the World Championship winning men’s 4x200m freestyle relay squad.

As well as Olympic debuts for Peaty, Guy and Carlin, the squad sees some familiar Team GB faces with O’Connor, Andrew Willis and Hannah Miley all returning again after appearing four years ago at London 2012. And in Robbie Renwick Team GB has the invaluable experience of two previous Olympic Games.

April 27 will mark 100 days to go until Rio 2016 gets underway and the 26 swimmers bring the total number of Team GB athletes selected for the Games to 47 with 11 sailors, six shooters and four slalom canoeists already announced.

The selected swimmers are:

James Guy, 20, born in Bury, swims for Millfield

Adam Peaty, 21, Uttoxeter, City of Derby

Max Litchfield, 21, Sheffield, City of Sheffield

Jazz Carlin, 25, Swindon, National Centre Bath

Siobhan-Marie O’Connor, 20, Bath, National Centre Bath

Andrew Willis, 25, Frimley, National Centre Bath

Hannah Miley, 26, Swindon, Garioch

Ben Proud, 21, London, Plymouth Leander

The athletes above gained selection after they won their event and achieved the nomination standard at the 2016 British Championships as per the BOA selection policy.

Chloe Tutton, 19, Pontypridd, City of Cardiff

Ross Murdoch, 22, Balloch, University of Stirling

Stephen Milne, 21, Inverness, Perth City

Robbie Renwick, 27, Abu Dhabi, University of Stirling

Duncan Scott, 18, Glasgow, University of Stirling

Craig Benson, 21, Livingston, University of Stirling

Fran Halsall, 26, Southport, National Centre Loughborough

Molly Renshaw, 19, Mansfield, National Centre Loughborough

Chris Walker-Hebborn, 25 Enfield, National Centre Bath

Tim Shuttleworth, 18, Hatfield, National Centre Loughborough

Aimee Willmott, 23, Middlesbrough, London Aquatics Centre PP

Eleanor Faulkner, 23, Sheffield, City of Sheffield

Georgia Coates, 17, Leeds, City of Leeds

Camilla Hattersley, 21, Edinburgh, City of Glasgow

Georgia Davies, 25, London, National Centre Loughborough

The athletes above gained selection after they achieved a time within 2% of the set benchmark time included within the BOA selection policy (individual and relay).

Cameron Kurle, 18, Glastonbury, Millfield

Ieuan Lloyd, 22, Penarth, City of Cardiff

Daniel Wallace, 22, Edinburgh, Warrender

The athletes above gained selection at the discretion of the British Head Coach and National Performance Director as per the BOA selection policy. The criteria for these decisions included (but not limited to) the need to rest key athletes that have large schedules; a proven track record as a relay swimmer at major international meets; individual performances at the British Championships 2016.

British Swimming contributed this report.

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