To qualify for worlds, a swimmer must finish first in an Olympic event and record a time that equals or betters those in the table below. Athletes that finish second in a time equal or better than that in the table will be considered for selection to a team that will have a maximum of 30 athletes.<\/p>\n
Swimmers that have so far qualified this week are Morgan\u00a0 (100 back), Max Litchfield<\/strong> (4IM), Richards (100 free) and Scott (200 fly) and the 4×1 free relay among the men. Jacob Mills<\/strong> was inside the cut for the 100 free in second.<\/p>\n Freya Colbert<\/strong> (200 free), Angharad Evans<\/strong> (200 breast), Okaro (50 free), Abbie Wood<\/strong> (4IM) and Keanna MacInnes<\/strong> (200 fly) have all qualified while Colbert also took second inside the cut in the 400IM.<\/p>\n Morgan was the only man inside 25secs in 24.76 with Jonny Marshall<\/strong> booking the adjacent lane in 25.09, the morning after missing out on the 100 cut by 0.01.\u00a0The 21-year-old returned to his accommodation after his record-breaking swim at the London Aquatic Centre<\/strong> where he managed around four hours sleep although Manchester United’s match-winning exploits in the Europa League made any rest difficult. The Premier League side came from 4-2 down against Lyon with six minutes of added time remaining to win 5-4 and reach the semifinals.<\/p>\n “You try your best,” Morgan told Swimming World. “Try and do what you normally do. I didn’t help with the score for the Man United game last night – I was ready to settle down and I was going mental in my Airbnb running round the kitchen. I didn’t really know what to do with myself. So that didn’t help but just watched it back about five times, just wicked.”<\/p>\n Okaro returned to the water to book lane four in 26.57 ahead of world 200 fly champion Laura Stephens<\/strong> (26.70) and Ciara Schlosshan<\/strong> (26.90).<\/p>\n Ed Mildred<\/strong> is enjoying a fine week with his career blossoming following his move to Manchester Performance Centre<\/strong> where he’s coached by Ryan Livingstone<\/strong>. The 22-year-old was second in the 200 fly and eighth over 100 free before returning to book lane four in a PB of 51.75 ahead of Peters (51.86). The pair were the only men inside 52secs with a showdown to come this evening as both men seek a world spot. Nick Finch<\/strong> was the next qualifier in 52.47.<\/p>\n British women have enjoyed great success in the eight-length event with Becky Adlington<\/strong>, Jazz Carlin<\/strong> and Jo Jackson<\/strong> all on the Olympic podium. However, since Carlin retired, there has been little in the way of legacy to see as yet. The spotlight has been trained on Amelie Blocksidge<\/strong> who only turned 16 last week. She won the 1500 earlier this week and booked lane four for the 400 in 4:15.67 with Hollie Wilson<\/strong>, older by a year, alongside her in 4:17.03.<\/p>\n Duncan Scott<\/strong> has already been selected for this event in Singapore courtesy of his silver behind Leon Marchand<\/strong> in Paris. The eight-time Olympic medallist posted 1:59.99 in the final prelim alongside fellow Scot Matt Ward<\/strong> (2:00.15).<\/p>\n The Olympics are now back on a four-year cycle – after three years separated Tokyo and Paris – and the worlds on their regular two-year schedule after global meets in 2022, 2023 and 2024. The University of Stirling<\/strong> swimmer says this post-Olympic year offers an opportunity to explore new events or approaches while recognising that the sport waits for no man with European waters awash with world and national records in recent days.<\/p>\n “I guess so but on the other hand you don’t want to take your foot off the gas, you don’t want to get complacent,” he said. “You start doing that, you start going backwards in the world. It’s so competitive at the minute as well. It can be a year of exploring things and trying out different ideas and different techniques, different strategies perhaps as well or new events like the 2 fly. Definitely a year for learning that’s for sure but definitely not for getting complacent.”<\/p>\n Holly McGill<\/strong> booked lane four in 2:12.04 as 0.73 separated the first four women into the final. Niamh Ward<\/strong> will be in lane five after going 2:12.62 with Katie Shanahan<\/strong> and Honey Osrin<\/strong> – fifth and seventh at Paris 2024<\/strong> respectively – next through in 2:12.70 and 2:12.77. 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Men’s 50m Backstroke<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nWomen’s 50 Fly<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nMen’s 100 Fly<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nWomen’s 400 Free<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nMen’s 200IM<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nWomen’s 200 Back<\/h3>\n
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