Freya Colbert swam her way onto the World Championships team in the 400 IM on day one of this meet and out-swam Katie Shanahan in the A final. Tonight, those two will face off again, this time in the women’s 200 backstroke. Colbert and Shanahan hit the fastest times of the prelims round with a 2:11.31 and 2:11.58, respectively, setting themselves up for a good battle tonight. They will be chasing the gold medal as well as the World Championships qualifying time of 2:08.07.
Jacob Peters was inches away from the men’s 100 butterfly cut of 51.56 in the morning when he swam a 51.68 and Lewis Fraser wasn’t far behind with his 51.99. They will lead the men into the final tonight but will have to watch out for British record-holder James Guy who was a bit off his best during prelims with a 52.34.
The final two events of the night are the women’s 100 freestyle, featuring the likes of Anna Hopkin, Freya Anderson, and Lucy Hope, and the men’s 200 breast, where James Wilby holds the top seed.
Women’s 200 Backstroke
- British Record: 2:06.66 – Gemma Spofforth (2009)
- World Championships Selection Standard: 2:08.07
Men’s 100 Butterfly
- British Record: 50.67 – James Guy (2017)
- World Championships Selection Standard: 51.56
Women’s 100 Freestyle
- British Record: 52.75 – Anna Hopkin (2021)
- World Championships Selection Standard: 53.55
Men’s 200 Breaststroke
- British Record: 2:07.30 – Ross Murdoch (2014)
- World Championships Selection Standard: 2:23.31
