{"id":583369,"date":"2024-04-03T11:43:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T18:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=583369"},"modified":"2024-04-03T15:36:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T22:36:04","slug":"british-trials-day-2-finals-amelie-blocksidge-retains-senior-title-at-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/british-trials-day-2-finals-amelie-blocksidge-retains-senior-title-at-14\/","title":{"rendered":"British Trials, Day 2 Finals: Amelie Blocksidge Retains Senior 1500 Free Title At 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

British Trials, Day 2 Finals: Amelie Blocksidge Retains Senior 1500 Free Title At 14<\/h4>\n

Amelie Blocksidge<\/strong> may only be 14 but she is the national 1500 free champion twice over after retaining her title at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships<\/strong> in London.<\/p>\n

The teenager, who swims for City of Salford, dominated throughout to get the gold in 16mins 13.39secs in the fastest heat to open the evening session.<\/p>\n

That was outside her PB of 16:09 and well shy of the 16:01.95 cut for Paris.<\/p>\n

She said:<\/p>\n

“It means a lot. I was really nervous before the race: it was only pressure I was putting on myself, there’s not really much pressure everybody else is putting on me.<\/p>\n

“But I am really glad to regain my title.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She added:<\/p>\n

“As I was going in first this time, it is a lot of pressure because you never know what can happen in the race.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Although Blocksidge didn’t book a Paris spot, she was quick to share her dream goal, saying:<\/p>\n

“To get to the Olympics one day and hopefully medal some time in the future.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fleur Lewis<\/strong> was second in 16:17.36 ahead of Lucie Hanquet<\/strong> (16:35.92).<\/p>\n

The next fastest times were posted by Michaella Glenister<\/strong> (16:40.43), Ella Dyson<\/strong> (16:46.97), Hollie Wilson<\/strong> (16:47.93), Lucy Fox<\/strong> (16:55.08) and Amber Keegan<\/strong> (17:04.18).<\/p>\n