British Trials, Day 4 Prelims: Jacob Peters Posts Sole 51 In 100 Fly, James Guy Through; Duncan Scott Goes 1:58 In 2IM

Jacob Peters: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow, Aquatics GB

British Trials, Day 4 Prelims: Jacob Peters Posts Sole 51 In 100 Fly, James Guy Through; Duncan Scott Goes 1:58 In 2IM

Jacob Peters matched the Paris 2024 QT as he booked lane four for the 100 fly final on the fourth day of prelims at the British trials in London.

James Guy also made it through to set up a showdown at the Aquatics Centre while Duncan Scott was the only man inside 2mins in the 200IM.

Men’s 100m Butterfly

Peters looked ominous in the final heat where he split 23.58/27.98 for 51.56 and lane four in Friday’s final.

The Bath Performance Centre swimmer was the only man inside 52 as he matched the qualification time although he needs to at least reproduce that in the final.

Peters, who is seeking a place on his second Olympic team, told Swimming World:

“I was just aiming for a nice, strong swim this morning, nothing too hard, nothing too emotionally draining.

It was a good solid, 95% effort swim: tonight I am just going to get pumped, get my music going and really try to bring the emotional side out and give it 100% and really try and help myself down the back end.”

The remaining seven swimmers who reached the final were separated by 0.92secs headed by Ed Mildred in 52.11 followed by Jamie Ingram (52.23), Guy (52.26), Joe Litchfield (52.28), 200 fly winner Joshua Gammon (52.56), Lewis Fraser (52.64) and Thomas Carswell (53.03).

James Guy: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow, Aquatics GB

Guy, who has world, European and Commonwealth 100 fly medals, told Swimming World:

“It’s one of them things where I knew what I was doing, I knew I’d make it back.

“Very calm, very collected, probably almost a bit too relaxed if I’m honest with you.

“Just kind of did my normal swim, had a good turn.

“Conserving as much energy as I can for tonight and let it rip tonight ideally.”

There are no second chances at trials this week – miss out on the A final and that’s your Olympic prospects gone.

Guy, coached by Ryan Livingstone at Millfield, added:

“But if you mess up sometimes and go too easy in the morning you’ll not make it back and that’s the unfortunate thing.

“Yesterday it was like that for Lewis Burras in the 100 free, just out by accident.

“Those things happen, there’s always one person who’ll miss out, that’s the way it usually goes.”

The 28-year-old pulled out of Thursday’s 100 free final after having qualified eighth in a PB of 48.68.

He explained:

“I was never going in the final, that was never a thing I was going to do.

“I wanted to see what I could go in the morning, why not? Set me up for the start of the week but the 100 free is not a priority.

Men’s 200m Individual Medley

Scott went in the final heat and looked superb as he clocked 1:58.88 for lane four in tonight’s decider, the 2023 world silver medallist the only man inside 2mins.

Behind him came Max Litchfield, fresh from his British record in the 400IM en-route to his Paris ticket, with the Yorkshireman clocking 2:00.07.

Evan Jones (2:00.69), Fukuoka bronze medallist Dean (2:00.72) and Mark Szaranek (2:00.86) were separated by just 0.17 with Matthew Ward (2:01.43), Charlie Hutchison (2:01.56) and William Ryley and Joel Thompson (both 2:03.81) all progressing.

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