{"id":604697,"date":"2025-02-14T12:36:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T19:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=604697"},"modified":"2025-02-15T10:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T17:12:33","slug":"ollie-morgan-rattles-british-100-back-record-at-bucs-championships-wiffen-twins-share-the-podium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ollie-morgan-rattles-british-100-back-record-at-bucs-championships-wiffen-twins-share-the-podium\/","title":{"rendered":"Ollie Morgan Just Shy Of British 100 Back Record At BUCS Championships; Wiffen Twins Share The Podium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ollie Morgan Just Shy Of British 100 Back Record At BUCS Championships; Wiffen Twins Share The Podium<\/h4>\n

Ollie Morgan<\/strong> came within 0.01 of his British 100 back record on the first day of the BUCS<\/strong> (British Universities and College Sport) Championships in Sheffield.<\/p>\n

Out in 25.64 and back in 27.07 to stop the clock at 52.71, Morgan was just a slither outside the national mark of 52.70 he set at the British Olympic trials<\/a> in April last year where he split 25.47\/27.23.<\/p>\n

The City of Birmingham swimmer went on to finish eighth in Paris in 52.84 before leading off the Great Britain men’s medley relay in 52.83 as the quartet finished fourth.<\/p>\n

Morgan’s time comfortably heads the 2025 rankings – albeit we’re only in mid-February – 1.10secs inside Yohann Ndoye Brouard’s<\/strong> 53.81 from the Euro Meet earlier this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bath pair Jack Skerry<\/strong> (55.10) and Hendrik van der Leest<\/strong> (56.15) were second and third respectively.<\/p>\n

The three-day BUCS meet at Ponds Forge features many top swimmers who’ve made the trip to Olympic and world podiums. James Guy<\/strong> (1:47.65) and Freya Anderson<\/strong> (2:00.90) headed their respective 200 free prelims with Abbie Wood<\/strong> leading the way in the 200IM (2:11.23) while Luke Greenbank<\/strong> was second in the 100 back in 55.90 but as guest athletes, the quartet didn’t progress to finals.<\/p>\n

Wiffen Marks World Title Anniversary<\/h3>\n

Daniel Wiffen<\/strong> made history exactly a year ago today when he became the first Irish swimmer<\/a> to win a medal at the long-course worlds with victory in the 800 free at the World Championships<\/strong> in Doha.<\/p>\n

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Daniel and Nathan Wiffen: Courtesy: Swim Ireland<\/p><\/div>\n

He would go on to complete the distance double in Qatar before winning 800 gold<\/a> and 1500 bronze<\/a> at Paris 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Wiffen withdrew from the short-course worlds in Budapest in December and on Friday, he returned to competition at BUCS in the longest race in the pool.<\/p>\n

He led throughout to head the fastest heat in 15:03.20, more than 29secs off his 14:34.07 PB en-route to the world title in Doha, ahead of twin brother Nathan who was more than 30secs distant in 15:33.73.<\/p>\n

Harry Wynne-Jones<\/strong> made it a Loughborough clean sweep of the podium in 15:39.37.<\/p>\n

Leah Crisp<\/strong> dominated the women’s 1500 free, to win by more than 17 seconds in 16:30.19. Fleur Lewis<\/strong> was second in 16:47.30 with Michaella Glenister<\/strong> third in 17:05.50.<\/p>\n

Gold And Silver For Colbert<\/h3>\n

Freya Colbert<\/strong> ended the day with a gold and silver. The Loughborough swimmer – fourth in the 400IM in Paris – started her campaign in the 200 free where she led throughout to win in 1:58.27 ahead of Leah Schlosshan<\/strong> (Manchester) who clocked 1:59.57 and Bath’s Jemima Hall<\/strong> (2:01.14).<\/p>\n

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Freya Colbert: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow\/British Swimming<\/p><\/div>Fellow Paris Olympian Katie Shanahan<\/strong> was ahead from start to finish in the 200IM with the University of Stirling swimmer touching in 2:10.88. Colbert moved into second by the halfway point where she stayed to add silver in 2:11.87 with Leah Schlosshan<\/strong> also booking another trip to the BUCS podium in 2:14.93.<\/p>\n

Tyler Melbourne-Smith<\/strong> came from 1.18 behind leader Evan Jones<\/strong> at the final turn of the men’s 200 to take the title in 1:48.93. Jones, of the University of Stirling was second (1:49.14) as he held off Loughborough’s Charlie Hutchison<\/strong> (1:49.29).<\/p>\n

Max Litchfield<\/strong> won the men’s 2IM in 2:01.48 ahead of Loughborough teammate Alexander Casey<\/strong> (2:02.77) as Evan Jones<\/strong> claimed his second medal of the day in third in 2:02.97.<\/p>\n

Cox Leads Loughborough 1-3<\/h3>\n

Lauren Cox<\/strong> led from start to finish in the women’s 100 back in 1:00.31 with Stirling’s Holly McGill<\/strong> moving from fourth at the 50 to take second in 1:01.25 followed by Paris Olympian Honey Osrin<\/strong> who made it a Loughborough 1-3 in 1:01.52.<\/p>\n

Lucy Grieve<\/strong> pulled away on the second 50 for a 58.34 victory in the women’s 100 fly followed by Edinburgh’s Ciara Schlosshan<\/strong> (58.97) with Keanna Macinnes<\/strong> making it a Stirling 1-3 in 59.31.<\/p>\n

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Lauren Cox: Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

Ed Mildred<\/strong>, of Manchester Metropolitan University, won the men’s title in 52.53 ahead of Bath’s Josh Gammon<\/strong> (52.96) and Brodie<\/strong> Gordon-Gibson<\/strong> (54.19).<\/p>\n

Angharad Evans<\/strong> – sixth in the 100m breaststroke in Paris – was the only woman inside 31secs in the 50, touching in 30.98. The University of Stirling swimmer was followed home by Anna Morgan<\/strong>, of Edinburgh Napier, in 31.30 and Loughborough’s Sienna Robinson<\/strong> (31.79).<\/p>\n

Archie Goodburn<\/strong> won the men’s 50m breaststroke in 27.55 followed by Greg Butler<\/strong> (27.79) and Panayiotis Panaretos<\/strong> (28.25).<\/p>\n

Cox returned to lead off a Loughborough quartet in the mixed medley relay, joining Butler, Laura Stephens<\/strong> and Alex Cohoon<\/strong> as they claimed victory in 3:48.96.<\/p>\n

Also notable was Evans’ split of 1:05.49 – the second-fastest by a Briton all-time – as Stirling came second.<\/p>\n