LONDON, April 25. A squad of 36 British swimmers has been selected to compete at the most important meet of the year for up-and-coming talent within the European ranks. British Swimming selectors have unveiled those athletes who have gained the necessary qualification to contest the European Junior Championships in Palma De Mallorca, Spain this July.<\/p>\n
Heading up the squad will be Fran Halsall (City of Liverpool), Jess Dickons (Borough of Stockton), Lizzie Simmonds (Lincoln Vulcans), Lewis Smith (Warrender) and Robbie Renwick (City of Aberdeen). The five athletes will swim at the juniors from July 6-9 before joining up with the senior British team in Budapest to compete for full European honors later the same month.<\/p>\n
Director of World Class Programs John Atkinson is confident that, under the guidance of head coach Bill Pilczuk (Swansea Performance), the team has the talent to excel against the rest of Europe.<\/p>\n
"The best result we've had at an offshore European Juniors is a total of 12 medals," said Atkinson. "Our aim, therefore, is to equal or surpass that total to show we're continuing to improve as a swimming nation and we have an influx of talent coming through. It's the most important meet of the season for the junior swimmers but I'm sure they will all be there to swim fast while representing their country. I'm confident they have the ability to not only match but in some cases better the achievements of those British teams which have impressed over recent years."<\/p>\n
The British Junior Team consists of:<\/p>\n
Name Club Current Coach
\nAlexandra Warren University of Bath Mark Skimming
\nCeri Unwin Hatfield Nick Juba
\nCharlotte Barnes University of Bath Mark Skimming
\nChloe Ross Beckenham Tony Beckley
\nEmma Bird Nova Centurion Bill Furniss
\nFran Halsall Co Liverpool Colin Stripe
\nGeorgia Davies Swim Swansea Kevin Clark
\nHelena Thornton Nova Centurion Bill Furniss
\nJazmin Carlin Tigersharks Lesley Leffers
\nJemma Lowe Bo Stockton Graeme Antwhistle
\nJessica Dickons Bo Stockton Graeme Antwhistle
\nJordan Tomlinson Lincoln Vulcans Marc Spackman
\nLauren Collins Co Birmingham Adam Ruckwood
\nLizzie Simmonds Lincoln Vulcans Marc Spackman
\nNatalie Durant Ealing Dave Heathcock
\nRachael George Hatfield Nick Juba
\nSasha Matthews Nova Centurion Bill Furniss
\nZoe Hester Reading Graeme Thomas
\nAdam Brown Hatfield Chris Nesbit
\nAndrew Rodgie Carnegie Gilbert Kirkwood
\nChris Middleton Co Sheffield Russ Barber
\nChristopher Chasser South Aberdeenshire Gary Paterson
\nDaniel Coombs Gallica SC Chris Nesbit
\nDavid Waslin Kingston on Hull Chris Nesbit
\nGrant Turner Tigersharks Chris Nesbit
\nJames Clarke Millfield Doug Campbell
\nJoseph Keane Derventio Mark Rose
\nLewis Smith Warrender Ian Wright
\nMarco Loughran Guildford City Chris Nesbit
\nMax Partridge Co Sheffield Russ Barber
\nRobbie Renwick Co Aberdeen Eileen Adams
\nThomas Haffield Co Cardiff Dave Haller<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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