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Brits Set For Pre-Games Tour

Apr 27, 2012  - Craig Lord

Members of the British swim squad for the London 2012 Olympics and those still aspiring to a place on the team at last-chance saloon trials in June will race in a number of groups at several events around the world on the way to a home Games.

Beyond the marathon qualifier in June and second trials in Sheffield the same month, none of the meets on the circuit will witness Brits racing rested.

Michael Scott, National Performance Director for Britain said: “The range of teams and individuals being supported from now until the end of the summer competition season will prepare our Olympians for peak performances at Games time. At the same time it will also provide our Rio potential athletes with an opportunity to hone their skills and gain valuable experience in tough international environments such as the US Open Championships.”

Teams for the latter and the European Junior Championships in Antwerp on July 4-8 have yet to be announced, while swimmers based overseas, such as Ellen Gandy in Australia and Gemma Spofforth in the US, will race at local meets in May and June.

Team selections for pre-Games tour:

European Championships, Debrecen, Hungary, May 21-27

  • Robbie Renwick - City of Glasgow
  • Michael Jamieson - British Gas ITC Bath
  • James Goddard - British Gas ITC Stockport
  • Craig Gibson - Maxwell
  • Sophie Allen - British Gas ITC Stockport

Mare Nostrum Tour (Barcelona, June 2 -3; Canet, June 6-7; Monaco, June 9-10)

Barcelona:

  • Stacey Tadd - Team Bath  
  • Calum Jarvis - British Gas ITC Bath  
  • Amelia Maughan - British Gas ITC Bath  
  • Siobhan -Marie O’Connor - British Gas ITC Bath  
  • Chris Walker -Hebborn - British Gas ITC Bath  
  • Hannah Miley - Garioch  
  • Adam Brown - Hatfield  
  • Russell Smith - British Gas ITC Stockport  
  • Sophie Smith - City of Leicester  
  • Jessica Lloyd - City of Manchester   
  • Aimee Willmott - Middlesbrough  
  • Georgia Hohmann - Nova Centurion
  • Rebecca Adlington - Nova Centurion
  • Ellie Faulkner - City of Sheffield  
  • Lewis Coleman - City of Sheffield  
  • Lucy Spencer - City of Sheffield  
  • Tom Sunter - City of Sheffield  
  • Braxton Timm - City of Sheffield  
  • Mathew Johnson - City of Sheffield  
  • Rebecca Turner - City of Sheffield  
  • David Carry - British Gas ITC Stockport  
  • Sophie Allen - British Gas ITC Stockport  
  • James Goddard - British Gas ITC Stockport  
  • Keri-Anne Payne - British Gas ITC Stockport  
  • Michael Rock - British Gas ITC Stockport  
  • Daniel Sliwinski - British Gas ITC Stockport  
  • Georgia Davies - British Gas ITC Swansea  
  • Jemma Lowe - British Gas ITC Swansea  
  • Craig McNally - Warrender  
  • Craig Benson - Warrender  

Canet and Monte Carlo

  • Amy Smith - Loughborough University  
  • Joe Roebuck - Loughborough University  
  • Caitlin McClatchey - Loughborough University  
  • Jack Marriot - British Gas ITC Loughborough  
  • Grant Turner - British Gas ITC Loughborough  
  • Emma Wilkins - British Gas ITC Loughborough  
  • Liam Tancock - British Gas ITC Loughborough  
  • Ross Davenport - British Gas ITC Loughborough  
  • Fran Halsall - British Gas ITC Loughborough  
  • Lizzie Simmonds - British Gas ITC Loughborough  
  • Jo Jackson - British Gas ITC Loughborough  

Barcelona and Canet

  • Michal Jamieson - British Gas ITC Bath  
  • Andrew Willis - British Gas ITC Bath   
  • Jack Burnell - British Gas ITC Loughborough  
  • Roberto Pavoni - British Gas ITC Loughborough  
  • Iain MacMillan - British Gas ITC Stockport  

Monaco

  • Craig Gibbons - Maxwell  
  • Joe Patching - Plymouth Leander  
  • James Young - Plymouth Leander  
  • Joe Parker - Plymouth Leander  
  • Grant Halsall - Plymouth Leander  
  • Antony James - Plymouth Leander  

Canet

  • Joel Knight - Millfield  
  • James Guy - Millfield  
  • Cameron Brodie - British Gas ITC Stirling  
  • Josh Walsh - British Gas ITC Stirling  
  • Jak Scott - British Gas ITC Stirling  
  • Rob Bale - British Gas ITC Stirling  

FINA Olympic Marathon Qualifier, Setubal, Portugal, June 9-10

  • Dan Fogg - British Gas ITC Loughborough
  • David Davies - City of Cardiff

British Gas ASA National Championships will take place as second-and-last chance Olympic trials at Ponds Forge, Sheffield, June 20 -23