Britain's Best Battle for World Qualification at the British Gas Swimming Championships

05 Mar

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Britain's top swimmers take to the pool at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in a bid to secure a place in the British Gas GB Team for the World Championships in Shanghai.

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SATURDAY 5TH MARCH – SATURDAY 12TH MARCH 2011: Britain’s best swimmers take to the water in Manchester this week at the British Gas Swimming Championships.

Britain's swimming stars are battling for both national titles and the opportunity to represent their country at the World Championships in Shanghai in July, the last major long course event before the 2012 Olympic Games.

The British Gas Swimming Championships is biggest event of the year in the British swimming calendar, and is also the first major opportunity for young swimmers to gain recognition on the national stage.

Some of the big names competing this week include:
Rebecca Adlington, Mansfield - 200m, 400m & 800m Freestyle
Hannah Miley, Aberdeenshire –  200m & 400m I, 200m Butterfly, 200m & 400m Freestyle
Fran Halsall, Southport – 50m, 100m & 200m Freestyle 100m butterfly
Liam Tancock, Exeter – 50m & 100m Backstroke, 100m freestyle
Jazmin ‘Jazz’ Carlin, Swansea – 200m, 400m & 800m Freestyle
David Davies, Cardiff – 400m, 800m & 1500m Freestyle
Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Simmonds, Hull – 50m, 100m & 200m Backstroke
Gemma Spofforth, Shoreham-by-Sea - 50m, 100m & 200m Backstroke
Robbie Renwick, Glasgow – 100m, 200m, 400m & 800m Freestyle
Joe Roebuck, Rotherham – 100m & 200m Butterfly, 200m & 400m I.M
Joanne Jackson, Northallerton - 200m, 400m & 800m Freestyle
Anne Bochmann, Norwich – 400m Freestlyle & 400m I.M
Caitlin McClatchey, Portsmouth – 100m & 200m Freestyle
Chris Walker Hebborn, Bury St Edmonds – 100m & 200m Freestyle & Backstroke
Michael Rock, Liverpool – 100m & 200m Butterfly
Michael Jamieson, Glasgow  -100m & 200m Breaststroke
James Goddard, trains Stockport – 200m Backstroke, 200m IM
Kate Haywood, Grimsby – 100m breaststroke
Simon Burnett , Oxford – 50m & 100m Freestyle
Amy Smith, Kidderminster – 50m & 100m Freestyle
Keri-anne Payne, Heywood, Lancs – 400m, 800m & 1500m Freestyle
Ellen Gandy, Bromley – 100m & 200m Butterfly
Kris Gilchrist, Edinburgh – 50m,100m & 200m Breaststroke
Jemma Lowe, Hartlepool – 100m & 200m Butterfly
Stacey Tadd, Radstock, Somerset – 100m & 200m Breaststroke

THERE WILL BE DAILY FEEDS MON 7TH - FRI 11TH MARCH AT 0930 GMT
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