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Tom Dean: Photo Courtesy: Georgie Kerr<\/p><\/div>\n

Tom Dean<\/strong> set the pace in the second heat of the 100 free in 49.10 with Matt Richards<\/strong> going 49.82 in the next race thanks to a strong second 50.<\/p>\n

Come the final heat, and the last race of the day, and of initial note was the absence of British record-holder Duncan Scott<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Whittle, who trains at the Derventio Excel<\/strong> club and doesn’t turn 17 until September, reached halfway in 24.05 before accelerating and leaving the field in his slipstream with a 24.70 second 50.<\/p>\n

It was a British age group record, slicing 0.01 off his own mark and PB of 48.76 set back at the Olympic trials in April which he went into with a PB of 49.97.<\/p>\n

Regardless of Scott’s absence, it is set to be a thundering race in the morning with Dean – who has just turned 21 – the oldest of the trio which augurs well for Britain now and in the future.<\/p>\n

Hopkin, who claimed European bronze in 53.43, set out her stall in the first 50 of the final heat, going out in 25.74 and coming back in 28.54.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old, who claimed four relay golds on top of that individual bronze in Budapest, will be joined by Lucy Hope<\/strong> (55.33) and Freya Anderson<\/strong> (55.41).<\/p>\n

Renshaw And Wood Set Up Spicy Battle<\/h3>\n $\"Molly$
Molly Renshaw; Photo Courtesy: Georgie Kerr, British Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n
Renshaw has had a season that indicates fine times ahead in Tokyo.<\/p>\n
She lowered the British record to 2:20.89 at the trials<\/a> and won her first individual international title in long-course waters at the European Championships<\/a> ahead of Lisa Mamie<\/strong> and Yulia Efimova<\/strong>, who isn’t scheduled to race over four lengths at the Olympics.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old, all long stroke and perfect streamline, went out in 1:09.70 and back in 1:13.93 after watching her training mate Abbie Wood<\/strong> set the pace in the previous heat.<\/p>\n
Wood, who won the 400IM on Saturday morning, also went under the old British record at the trials in 2:21.89.<\/p>\n
Fifth at Europeans, she posted 2:24.23 to set up the prospect of another fine tussle in the morning with Kara Hanlon<\/strong> next swiftest in 2:29.03.<\/p>\n
Ross Murdoch<\/strong> set the British record of 2:07.30 at the same Tollcross pool en-route to the Commonwealth title in 2014.<\/p>\n
He pushed his heat pretty hard in 2:10.92 with the prospect of James Wilby<\/strong> and Adam Peaty<\/strong> to come in the next race.<\/p>\n
Peaty didn’t appear but Wilby did, leading throughout before gliding into the wall in 2:12.18.<\/p>\n
Greg Butler<\/strong>, coached by Mel Marshall at Loughborough, was third-fastest in 2:13.95.<\/p>\n
Litchfield Sets The Pace<\/h3>\n
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Joe Litchfield: Photo Courtesy: Georgie Kerr, British Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n
Litchfield split 25.76\/28.22, executing superb underwaters that are a hallmark of Dave Hemmings<\/strong>‘ training group at Loughborough.<\/p>\n
The younger of the Litchfield brothers, he was 0.13 outside the consideration time to book lane four for the final.<\/p>\n
Craig McNally<\/strong> (55.03) and Cameron Brooker<\/strong> (55.13) were next swiftest with Greenbank also through.<\/p>\n
European champion Kathleen Dawson<\/strong> and 200 silver medallist Cassie Wild<\/strong> have booked their tickets and neither woman appeared for the 100 back.<\/p>\n
In their absence, four-time European champion Georgia Davies<\/strong> posted the fastest time of 1:00.55 with Charlotte Evans<\/strong> (1:02.38) and six-time European Youth Olympic Festival<\/strong> medallist Katie Shanahan<\/strong> (1:02.86) moving through.<\/p>\n
Proud Takes Flight<\/h3>\n
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Ben Proud: Photo Courtesy: Georgie Kerr, British Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n
Proud was the only man to go sub-24 in the 50 fly in which he won the world title in 2017.<\/p>\n
The British record-holder, who will focus on the 50 free in Tokyo, posted a time of 23.84 with Adam Barrett<\/strong> (24.07) – back in top-class waters – and Jacob Peters<\/strong> (24.19) next through.<\/p>\n
Keanna MacInnes<\/strong> led the women’s race in 27.02 ahead of Lucy Grieve<\/strong> (27.54) and Katie Robertson<\/strong> (27.73).<\/p>\n
Final Chance For Hibbott<\/h3>\n
Luke Turley<\/strong> led the field in the men’s 400 free in 3:54.22 ahead of Max Litchfield<\/strong> who overhauled Kieran Bird<\/strong> in the last couple of metres to stop the clock at 3:54.50 to 3:54.53.<\/p>\n
Glasgow represents the final chance for Holly Hibbott<\/strong> to book a slot in the 400 free.<\/p>\n
Hibbott is coached at the Bath National Centre by Dave McNulty<\/strong>, the man who guided Jazz Carlin to Olympic silver in the same event as well as the 800 free.<\/p>\n
The consideration time is 4:06.96 and Hibbott headed the qualifiers in 4:16.96 ahead of Monique Olivier<\/strong> (4:18.18) and Beatrice Varley<\/strong> (4:19.72).<\/p>\n
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Renshaw And Wood Set Up Spicy Battle<\/h3>\nMolly Renshaw; Photo Courtesy: Georgie Kerr, British Swimming<\/p><\/div>\nRenshaw has had a season that indicates fine times ahead in Tokyo.<\/p>\n