British Trials, Day 4 Finals: Honey Osrin Leads Home Katie Shanahan In 200 Back With Both Inside The Cut

Honey Osrin: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow, Aquatics GB

British Trials, Day 4 Finals: Honey Osrin Leads Home Katie Shanahan In 200 Back With Both Inside The Cut

Honey Osrin led home Katie Shanahan in the 200m backstroke with both women dipping inside the nomination time for Paris 2024 at the Aquatics Centre.

Osrin, coached by Ian Hulme at Loughborough Performance Centre, led throughout to stop the clock at 2:08.37, 0.16secs ahead of Shanahan who clocked 2:08.53 with both women bettering the QT of 2:08.91.

Shanahan’s University of Stirling teammates Holly McGill and Kathleen Dawson were next home in 2:09.10 and 2:10.25 respectively.

Pia Murray (2:13.39), Sophie Shaw (2:14.68), Martyna Karabacz (2:15.50) and Rachel Anderson (2:16.94) completed the field.

Osrin splits: 30.03/1:01.96 (31.93)/1:34.71 (32.75)/2:08.37 (33.66)

The 21-year-old, who is coached by Ian Hulme at Loughborough University after coming through the Plymouth College programme where she swam with Plymouth Leander under Robin Armayan.

Osrin was almost lost for words on poolside when asked what it means to hear that she was on her way to Paris 2024, saying:

“Just everything. It’s everyone’s dream to go to the Olympics. I’m ecstatic, I am so happy.”

She added:

“I feel like the biggest challenge tonight was managing my nerves, keeping in control and not letting my nerves get the best of me.

“I just thought ‘go out there, have fun’.”

It was Shanahan’s second silver of the week after finishing behind Freya Colbert in the 400IM to swim herself well into contention for a place on the plane.

There’s no respite for the Scot who takes on the 200IM on Saturday where she’ll meet the likes of Abbie Wood, fourth in Tokyo.

She said:

“I’m happy to get the second nomination time so can’t be disappointed, but the training I’ve put in the last couple of weeks wasn’t represented there.

“I’ve got another swim tomorrow which is different as I’m used to swimming one day and rest the next, three days in a row is what it is.

“I think it will sink in next week that I’ve got the time standards and hope I get selected.

“The programme at Stirling is a senior environment, it’s such a good place to be. Without Steve (Tigg) and Brad (Hay) we wouldn’t be where we are.”

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