{"id":642008,"date":"2026-04-17T20:30:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T03:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=642008"},"modified":"2026-04-17T20:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T03:30:30","slug":"duncan-scott-lifts-200im-crown-ollie-morgan-goes-top-of-50-back-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/duncan-scott-lifts-200im-crown-ollie-morgan-goes-top-of-50-back-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Duncan Scott Lifts 200IM Crown; Ollie Morgan Goes Top of 50 Back Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Duncan Scott Lifts 200IM Crown; Ollie Morgan Goes Top of 50 Back Rankings<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/results.swimming.org\/swimming\/results\/2026\/agbchamps\/?page=RW7F155\">Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/adam-peaty-back-on-top-of-podium-books-european-commonwealth-slots-at-british-championships\/\">Day 1 report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/adam-peaty-does-the-double-with-50-blast-in-london-as-tickets-are-punched-on-the-path-to-paris\/\/\">Day 2 report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/angharad-evans-becomes-first-briton-to-break-220-in-200-breaststroke-freya-colbert-lowers-200-free-record\/\/\">Day 3 report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/duncan-scott-talks-rightful-rewards-celebrating-swimmings-finest-as-british-trials-beckon\/\/\">Duncan Scott preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lauren-cox-talks-about-change-of-mindset-adam-peatys-influence-ahead-of-british-championships\/\/\">Lauren Cox preview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Duncan Scott<\/strong> added another swim to his programme at the European Championships with victory in the 200IM at the national trials in London.<\/p>\n<p>Scott has won silver at the last two Olympics clocked 1:56.08 ahead of <strong>Evan Jones<\/strong> (1:58.09) and <strong>Max Litchfield<\/strong> with the 400IM champion clocking 1:58.70.<\/p>\n<p>It was his second title of the week following the 200 fly and secures him another shot at extending his 11-strong European haul in Paris this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was pretty good, I think. In terms of my technique, my strokes and transitions between them felt pretty good, and I\u2019m happy \u2013 that\u2019s a good place for me to be at this time of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Morgan Takes Top Spot<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_609558\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-609558\" data-attachment-id=\"609558\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ollie-morgan-talks-rapid-progress-a-thriving-combination-in-birmingham\/ollie-morgan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ollie-Morgan-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1712148244&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ollie Morgan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ollie Morgan: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow, Aquatics GB&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ollie-Morgan-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ollie-Morgan-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-609558\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ollie-Morgan-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"179\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-609558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ollie Morgan: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow, Aquatics GB<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Ollie Morgan<\/strong> clinched the backstroke double with a 24.36 PB propelling him to the 50 title and top spot in the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>The Paris Olympian dislodged Michele Lamberti after the Italian had gone to pole position with his 24.38 Italian record at the national championships in Riccione.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Another PB,\u201d he said. \u201cI was a little bit disappointed after yesterday. It&#8217;s nice to come in today, PB and put my head in a good place. [Process] was to try and use things warming up o spice it up a little bit; like this morning I didn\u2019t even duo a full warm-up, so just trying to play around with new things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morgan keeps inching closer to <strong>Liam Tancock\u2019s<\/strong> 24.04 British record that has stood since the supersuit era.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be pretty nice \u2026 looking up to Liam when I was a kid, so to get anywhere near that time, well, it used to be a world record, would be pretty special if I can get down to that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack Skerry<\/strong> also made the Paris cut in 24.66 with <strong>Cam Brooker<\/strong> third in 24.85.<\/p>\n<h3>Okaro Makes Maiden Journey Inside 26<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_617845\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617845\" data-attachment-id=\"617845\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-eva-okaro-talks-simone-manuel-being-a-role-model-her-wjr\/british-swimming-championships-2025-day-three-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Eva-Okaro1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 17:  during day three of the British Swimming Championships 2025 on April 17, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Morgan Harlow\\\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1744888271&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2025 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;British Swimming Championships 2025 - Day Three&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"British Swimming Championships 2025 &#8211; Day Three\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;10-11-25&lt;br \/&gt;\nEva Okaro: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow\/Aquatics GB&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Eva Okaro: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow\/Aquatics GB&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Eva-Okaro1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Eva-Okaro1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-617845\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Eva-Okaro1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Eva Okaro\" width=\"250\" height=\"178\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-617845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eva Okaro: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow\/Aquatics GB<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Eva Okaro<\/strong> also won her second title of the week when she added the 50 fly to her 100 free crown in 25.95, her first journey inside 26secs.<\/p>\n<p>Okaro said: \u201cI\u2019m really happy with that. The 50m is a bit of a fun one for me, but I really enjoyed that race. I wanted to race the event to break up the meet a bit, but I\u2019m also quite good at a splash and dash, so why not?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harriet Rogers<\/strong> was second in 26.28, while <strong>Ciara Schlosshan<\/strong> broke the Scottish national record to claim third in 26.38.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ed Mildred<\/strong> has flourished since his move to <strong>Manchester Performance Centre<\/strong> and a 51.02 PB saw him secured the 100 fly title. It followed silver in the 200 and secured another swim in Paris where the medley relays may await.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacob Peters<\/strong> also booked a Paris spot in 51.34 after coming through a difficult couple of years when he didn\u2019t qualify for the 2024 Olympics. <strong>Lewis Fraser<\/strong> took third (51.81).<\/p>\n<h3>Colbert Clinches 200\/400 Double<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Freya Colbert<\/strong> won the 400 free a day after lowering her British record over 200m.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_526839\" style=\"width: 258px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-526839\" data-attachment-id=\"526839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/live-british-championships-day-1-finals-first-spots-on-the-british-team-up-for-grabs-at-ponds-forge\/freya-colbert-thumbs-up-400m-im-morganharlowbritishswimming\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Freya-Colbert-thumbs-up-400m-IM-MorganHarlowBritishSwimming-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Freya Colbert thumbs up 400m IM [MorganHarlowBritishSwimming]\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Freya Colbert thumbs up 400m IM [MorganHarlowBritishSwimming]&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Freya Colbert: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow\/British Swimming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Freya-Colbert-thumbs-up-400m-IM-MorganHarlowBritishSwimming-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Freya-Colbert-thumbs-up-400m-IM-MorganHarlowBritishSwimming-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-526839\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Freya-Colbert-thumbs-up-400m-IM-MorganHarlowBritishSwimming-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Freya Colbert thumbs up 400m IM [MorganHarlowBritishSwimming]\" width=\"248\" height=\"177\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-526839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freya Colbert: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow\/British Swimming<\/p><\/div>Colbert, coached by <strong>Dave Hemmings<\/strong> at Loughborough Performance Centre, stopped the clock at 4:06.91, shy of both her PB and the Paris cut. <strong>Lucy Fox<\/strong> was second (4:10.08) with <strong>Amalie Smith<\/strong> \u2013 the 16-year-old cutting a swathe through the IM senior waters \u2013 third in 4:11.13.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katie Shanahan\u00a0<\/strong>felt lucky just to be at the championships after a season of illness and injury that set her preparation back. There were no qualifiers for the Paris Europeans but Shanahan topped the final in a battle with Olympic teammate\u00a0<strong>Honey Osrin<\/strong>\u00a0that ended 2:09.89 to 2:10.12.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iona Winnifrith<\/strong> (women\u2019s 50m butterfly), <strong>Will Ellard<\/strong> (men\u2019s 100m butterfly), <strong>Rhys Darbey<\/strong> (men\u2019s 200m individual medley) and <strong>Alice Tai<\/strong> (women\u2019s 400m freestyle) all won their respective mixed classification events, while the women\u2019s 400m freestyle also saw Rebecca Hardy-Bishop set a new S11 national record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duncan Scott Lifts 200IM Crown; Ollie Morgan Goes Top of 50 Back Rankings Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Duncan Scott preview Lauren Cox preview Duncan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7575,"featured_media":593900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,122074],"tags":[42214,135892,121426,17020,121425,129547,77908,93801,65431,93504,65566,32008,135891,35382,134122],"class_list":["post-642008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-europe","tag-alice-tai","tag-amalie-smith","tag-dave-hemmings","tag-duncan-scott","tag-ed-mildred","tag-eva-okaro","tag-freya-colbert","tag-honey-osrin","tag-jacob-peters","tag-katie-shanahan","tag-lewis-fraser","tag-liam-tancock","tag-manchester-performance-centre","tag-max-litchfield","tag-ollie-morgan"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Duncan Scott Lifts 200IM Crown; 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