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Adam Peaty wears his lion on his sleeve – Photo Courtesy: Gian Mattia D’Alberto\/LaPresse<\/p><\/div>\n

As well as Olympic 100m breaststroke champion Adam Peaty<\/strong>, world medley relay champion Luke Greenbank, <\/strong>Rio 200IM silver medallist Siobhan O’Connor<\/strong> and 2019 world 50m finalist Anna Hopkin<\/strong> are all based at Loughborough.<\/p>\n

Double Rio silver medallist James Guy<\/strong> and two-time European champion Freya Anderson<\/strong> are among those at Bath.<\/p>\n

However, it begs the question of when Duncan Scott <\/strong>and his University of Stirling team-mates Aimee Willmott<\/strong> and Ross Murdoch <\/strong>will be able to resume. The Scottish government has issued guidelines that forbid people to travel more than five miles to exercise which would rule out any journey to base themselves at one of the National Centres. Athletes in Scotland and Wales cannot restart until their governments allow them to travel or until social distancing measures are eased so the Stirling base can re-open.<\/p>\n

However, those swimmers including Ben Proud<\/strong> and Georgia Davies,\u00a0<\/strong>who are normally based with Energy Standard in Turkey but who have returned to Britain can return to the water. Lockdown measures have been eased in England meaning that people can drive unlimited distances as a means to get to a place of exercise or work.<\/p>\n

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thanks to all our swimmers, staff and partners for supporting a Return to Training for elite swimmers. We are working hard with all of you to make sure this happens in accordance with government guidelines. Good luck and many thanks for your help https:\/\/t.co\/3snO0amyVy<\/a><\/p>\n
— jack buckner (@jackrbuckner) May 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n