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Max Litchfield – Photo Courtesy: Georgie Kerr<\/p><\/div>\n
Litchfield joined his brother Joe on the plane to Tokyo by holding off Brodie Williams<\/strong> in the final metres.<\/p>\n
Williams of Bath National Centre also dipped inside the consideration time in 4:12.95.<\/p>\n
Max had qualified first for the final in 4:14.67 – 0.08 quicker than the time in which he finished seventh at the 2019 worlds in\u00a0Gwangju<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
The European silver medallist led from start to finish albeit with Williams for company throughout with the latter moving on to his shoulder on the last 50.<\/p>\n
Splits<\/em>: 56.90\/2:00.56\/3:30.13\/4:12.67<\/p>\n
Litchfield said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really, really happy with that. I\u2019d have liked it to be a little bit quicker, but it\u2019s under the consideration time \u2013 and I\u2019m really pleased for Brodie too, he\u2019s an awesome swimmer.”<\/u><\/u><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Loughborough National Centre<\/strong> swimmer – another of Dave Hemmings<\/strong>‘ contingent – was fourth in Rio and a year later finished one place outside the medals over both medleys.<\/p>\n
He added:<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Rio, I was over the moon with fourth, but this time I want to go at least one better and get into the medals. I\u2019ll need to be a little bit quicker than that, but it\u2019s only April, so we\u2019ve still got time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Women’s 200 Fly; Thomas Flying To Tokyo<\/h3>\n
British record: 2:04.83, Ellen Gandy, 2012<\/p>\n
Consideration time<\/em>: 2:08.32<\/p>\n
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Alys Thomas; Photo Courtesy: Euan Duff \/ Duff Company<\/p><\/div>\n
Commonwealth champion Alys Thomas<\/strong> came from second at the final turn to touch first in 2:08.09, inside the consideration time.<\/p>\n
Keanna MacInnes, of the University of Stirling, was next home in a one-second PB of 2:08.86, just outside the cut.<\/p>\n
Thomas, who has a PB of 2:05.45 from the 2018 Commonwealth Games, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt took a while to look at the board and realise it was me in that lane and it was me that had done it!<\/p>\n
“The last couple of years have just been so up and down and overwhelming at some points, I\u2019m so glad I did it, I believed in myself today and I got the time I wanted.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
\u201cIt means the world to me, it means the world to my friends and family at home, I\u2019m sure \u2013 I\u2019ve got a couple of messages ping but I\u2019ve just been ignoring my phone, so I\u2019m sorry about all those people I\u2019ve not been replying to. I\u2019ll get back to you today!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Men’s 100 Free; Scott Matches Record<\/h3>\n
British record: 47.87, Duncan Scott, 2019 British Championships<\/p>\n
Consideration time<\/em>: 48.35<\/p>\n
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Duncan Scott: Photo Courtesy: Georgie Kerr<\/p><\/div>\n
British sprint freestyle is a fine place right now with the heat featuring four men going sub-49.<\/p>\n
Come the final and it was explosive.<\/p>\n
Scott turned first at 50 in 23.16 ahead of Tom<\/strong> Dean<\/strong> (23.35) and Matt Richards<\/strong> (23.62) with the two-time Olympic silver relay medallist coming back in 24.71 to match his British record – read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Behind him a battle royale had unfolded and it was Richards who got the touch with a PB of 48.23 after a second 50 of 24.61.<\/p>\n
Dean was third in 48.51 with 16-year-old Jacob Whittle<\/strong> setting a national age group record of 48.76 and Joe Litchfield<\/strong> getting yet another PB of 48.85.<\/p>\n
Women’s 400 Free; Hibbott Misses Out After Solo Swim<\/h3>\n
British record: 4:00.60, Jo Jackson, 2009 World Championships<\/p>\n
Consideration time<\/em>: 4:05.96<\/p>\n
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Holly Hibbott; Photo Courtesy: Singapore Swimming Federation<\/p><\/div>\n
Holly Hibbott<\/strong> was favourite coming into the race and was looking to go once more into the 4:05 territory.<\/p>\n
The Bath NTC swimmer\u00a0went 4:05.01 to get bronze at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow but on Friday she was racing the clock and came home in 4:07.03.<\/p>\n
It was some way outside the cut and followed her fourth place over although she does have more opportunities at next month’s European Championships in Budapest and meets in May\/June.<\/p>\n
It clearly hurt Hibbott who said:<\/p>\n
“I’m a bit disappointed with that.<\/p>\n
“I felt I was in good enough shape to come here and do the time so disappointed.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Men’s 200 Breaststroke: Murdoch Joins Wilby On Team<\/h3>\n
British record: 2:07.30, Ross Murdoch, 2014 Commonwealth Games<\/p>\n
Consideration time<\/em>: 2:09.05<\/p>\n
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Ross Murdoch; Photo Courtesy: British Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n
James Wilby<\/strong> had made the team in the 100br and went out like a rocket over the first 100 which he reached in 1:00.82 with Murdoch in 1:02.33.<\/p>\n
Murdoch, the 2014 Commonwealth champion, had moved to within a second of Wilby at the final turn and came back in 33.74 to his British team-mate’s 33.82.<\/p>\n
Wilby got the touch in 2:08.06 with Murdoch clocking 2:08.98 – both men inside the cut with the Scot now having the chance to compete over 200m at his second Olympics having finished ninth over 100 in Rio.<\/p>\n
Murdoch said:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m absolutely delighted with that.<\/p>\n
“It was quite hard this morning, I was almost all in this morning, but that\u2019s one of the plans we had coming into this to try to push the heats and have a good adaptation to the evening, a bit of learning and that\u2019s what we got.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Wilby, who had been pre-selected thanks to his 100br silver at 2019 worlds, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing pre-selected is pretty nice, that little safety net \u2013 but that didn\u2019t take away from me coming here, a few months out from the summer, and really wanting to put some fast swims in and set myself up for going towards the Games.<\/u><\/p>\n
\u201cOur Loughborough National Centre squad is a bit of a dream team at the moment. I\u2019m really happy with my own swims, but then I watch people doing their swims here and think, \u2018it\u2019s a pretty special group of people I get to be around every day!\u2019 That pushes me on to maintain my place in that group, because it\u2019s fast.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve done slightly better on the world stage in the 100m the last couple of years, but the 200m is the event where I always struggle to get my hand over it.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019m always focusing on both, sometimes one goes better than the other, but heading towards the Games, it\u2019s definitely going to be balancing them both, 50-50, and seeing if I can get a good result in them both come the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n
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