LONDON, England, September 29. BRITISH Swimming announced its international squads for the Helsinki European Championships in December and the World Championships schedule for March.<\/p>\n
A team of 30 will contest the European Championships at the end of this year with a squad of 33 bound for the World Championships next spring.<\/p>\n
Head Coach Ian Turner is looking forward to continuing the good form achieved this year but expects the swimmers to use the Europeans to prepare themselves for what he believes is going to be a very tough World Championships.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an exciting team that once again provides our younger swimmers with the chance to gain quality experience,\u201d Turner said. \u201cThe European team has been selected as a forerunner to the World Championships so that both athletes and coaches have the chance to put into practice in Helsinki what will be required in Melbourne next spring. The World Championships will be an uncompromising meet. Just 16 months out from the Beijing Olympics, it\u2019s going to provide a real test to the squad and indeed the swimming world as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n
The World Championship squad could also be strengthened by distance freestyler David Davies as he attempts to qualify in December after recovering from a foot infection and subsequent surgery that kept him out of the water for months following the Commonwealth Games this year.<\/p>\n
The squads qualified for the events at this summer\u2019s European Championships in Budapest as well as the ASA Championships.<\/p>\n
World Championships Team<\/p>\n
Female
\nAmy Smith, Loughbro Univ
\nCaitlin McClatchey, Loughbro Univ
\nFran Halsall, Co Liverpool
\nJessica Dickons, Bo Stockton
\nJo Jackson, Derwentside
\nJulia Beckett, Loughbro Univ
\nKate Haywood, Loughbro Univ
\nKatherine Wyld, Nova Centurion
\nKirsty Balfour, Co Edinburgh
\nLizzie Simmonds, Lincoln Vulcans
\nMelanie Marshall, Loughbro Univ
\nRebecca Adlington, Nova Centurion
\nRebecca Cooke, Co Glasgow
\nRos Brett, Loughbro Univ
\nTerri Dunning, Co Birmingham<\/p>\n
Male
\nAndrew Hunter, Stirling Swim
\nBen Hochin, Swansea Perf
\nChris Cook, Co Newcastle
\nChris Cozens, Bath Univ
\nDarren Mew, Bath Univ
\nDavid Carry, Co Aberdeen
\nGregor Tait, Co Cardiff
\nJames Gibson, Loughbro Univ
\nJames Goddard, Stockport Metro
\nJames Kirton, Co Sheffield
\nKris Gilchrist, Co Edinburgh
\nLiam Tancock, Loughbro Univ
\nMatt Clay, Swansea Perf
\nRobbie Renwick, Co Aberdeen
\nRobert Lang, Co Edinburgh
\nRoss Davenport, Loughbro Univ
\nSimon Burnett, Wycombe District
\nTodd Cooper, Stirling Swim<\/p>\n
The team bound for the European Championships in Helsinki in December comprises the same athletes as the World Championship squad with the exception of:<\/p>\n
Andrew Hunter, Stirling Swim
\nRobbie Renwick, Co Aberdeen
\nSimon Burnett, Wycombe District<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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