The record for the months forward follows remaining summer season’s haul of 5 medals at Paris 2024, together with a historical defence of the lads’s 4x200m unfastened relay – which topped six British champions on the Video games – a step forward Olympics for plenty of others, plus a bunch of medal-winning performances on the Eu Junior Championships.
A notable absentee from the WCP is Adam Peaty. The 3-time Olympic champion took a longer spoil following Paris the place he gained silver within the 100m breaststroke prior to returning to the water at Repton College below the watchful eye of Jamie Primary following Mel Marshall’s transfer to Griffith College Swim Membership in Queensland, Australia.
The 30-year-old instructed Swimming International in December 2024 that he plans to take an extended spell clear of pageant whilst keeping up a top stage of health. He stays concerned with the Aquatics GB programme and is on an adjusted coaching agenda at this degree of the cycle.
Angharad Evans: Picture Courtesy: Sam Mellish/Group GB.
Tokyo blended relay champion Anna Hopkin, Eu and Commonwealth gold medallist Brodie Williams, Olympic finalist and double Commonwealth medallist Dan Jervis and Paris 2024 open water swimmer Toby Robinson have all retired up to now months.
Athletes are named at the WCP following a radical variety procedure, which specializes in an in depth overview in their capacity to achieve success at long run Olympics and senior International Championships.
Swimmers are break up throughout Podium and Podium Possible tiers, with Duncan Scott, Matt Richards, Tom Dean and James Man amongst the ones within the Podium record at the again of good fortune in Paris and on the 2023 International Championships in Fukuoka. Olympic finalists Abbie Wooden, Freya Colbert, Laura Stephens and Oli Morgan also are a part of the Podium phase at the side of Luke Greenbank and Lewis Burras, who now trains on the Aquatics GB Efficiency Centre in Manchester with Richards and Man.
Angharad Evans could also be a part of the Podium tier after pronouncing herself at the global degree with 6th within the 100m breaststroke in Paris. That adopted her 100br nationwide file in Would possibly remaining yr the place she turned into the primary British girl in the course of the 1:06 barrier in 1:05.54 prior to occurring to win medley relay silver with Wooden, Eva Okaro and Freya Anderson on the short-course worlds. the college of Stirling swimmer has had a advantageous begin to 2025, sweeping the breaststroke treble at BUCS which integrated a 1:06.02 win within the 100 and a PB of just about 3 seconds over 200 in 2:22.64.
The Podium Possible tier, in the meantime, options a number of Eu Junior medallists from 2024, together with breaststrokers Max Morgan and Theodora Taylor, who’re new nominations to the International Elegance Programme, in addition to dash freestyle medallist Skye Carter and triple Eu Junior champion Amelie Blocksidge.
Athletes around the International Elegance Programme obtain programme alternatives and centered improve from Aquatics GB and UK Game, together with key pageant alternatives and coaching camp reviews all the way through the season, whilst there could also be get entry to to complete improve from the world-leading Aquatics GB efficiency and sports activities science and sports activities medication group of workers, and an athlete efficiency award.
Aquatics GB Efficiency Director Chris Spice mentioned:
Amelie Blocksidge: Picture Courtesy: Aquatics GB
“The beginning of a brand new Olympic cycle is all the time a thrilling time throughout our International Elegance Programme, with established athletes taking a look to construct at the paintings and performances they have got put in combination over earlier years, and alternatives for the following crop of British swimming skill to come back via and flourish at the senior global degree.
“Off the again of a a hit Video games in Paris, a number of of our best athletes have had prolonged breaks which they well-deserved. This may increasingly for sure have an effect on on our crew variety and performances in Singapore – alternatively, I’m in particular willing to peer which of our kids can transfer ahead this yr and problem for senior crew variety. It is a yr for us to search out new skill and get started construction in opposition to LA 2028 and we will’t wait to get going. In many ways it is going to be great to go back to a typical calendar over the following 4 years.
“Aligned with the elite platform provided by our coaches and support staff at all levels, and with new Head Coach Steven Tigg at the helm following the invaluable long-time service of Bill Furniss, this is a group full of promise, and I am looking forward to seeing how they flourish – beginning at our upcoming Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, which will see so many of these swimmers targeting selection to the World Championship or junior representative teams for the summer.”
Swimmers invited directly to the 2025 Aquatics GB International Elegance Programme
Podium
Freya Anderson, College of Stirling (England)
Kieran Hen, Bathtub Efficiency Centre (Wales)
Lewis Burras, Manchester Efficiency Centre (England)
Freya Colbert, Loughborough Efficiency Centre (England)
Kathleen Dawson, College of Stirling (Scotland)
Tom Dean, Bathtub Efficiency Centre (England)
Angharad Evans, College of Stirling (Scotland)
Luke Greenbank, Loughborough Efficiency Centre (England)
James Man, Manchester Efficiency Centre (England)
Medi Harris, Loughborough Efficiency Centre (Wales)
Lucy Hope, College of Stirling (Scotland)
Joe Litchfield, Loughborough Efficiency Centre (England)
Max Litchfield, Loughborough Efficiency Centre (England)
Jack McMillan, College of Stirling (Northern Eire)
Oliver Morgan, College of Birmingham (England)
Honey Osrin, Loughborough Efficiency Centre (England)
Hector Pardoe, Loughborough College (Wales)
Jacob Peters, Bathtub Efficiency Centre (England)
Ben Proud, London Efficiency Centre (England)
Matthew Richards, Manchester Efficiency Centre (Wales)
Duncan Scott, College of Stirling (Scotland)
Katie Shanahan, College of Stirling (Scotland)
Laura Stephens, Loughborough Efficiency Centre (England)
Jacob Whittle, Bathtub Efficiency Centre (England)
Abbie Wooden, Loughborough Efficiency Centre (England)
Podium Possible
David Annis, College of Stirling (England)
Amelie Blocksidge, Town of Salford (England)
Cameron Brooker, Bathtub Efficiency Centre (England)
Skye Carter, Basildon & Phoenix (England)
Alex Cohoon, Loughborough Efficiency Centre (England)
Phoebe Cooper, Town of Sheffield (England)
Lauren Cox, Loughborough Efficiency Centre (England)
Evie Dilley, College of Stirling (England)
Dean Fearn, Aberdeen Dolphins/College of Stirling (Scotland)
Joshua Gammon, Bathtub Efficiency Centre (England)
Lucy Grieve, College of Stirling (Scotland)
Luke Hornsey, College of Edinburgh (Scotland)
Evan Jones, Manchester Efficiency Centre (Scotland)
Blythe Kinsman, Mount Kelly (England)
Keanna MacInnes, College of Stirling (Scotland)
Edward Marcal Whittles, Chelsea and Westminster (England)
Jonathon Marshall, College of Florida (England)
Tyler Melbourne-Smith, Loughborough College (Wales)
Holly McGill, College of Stirling (Scotland)
Edward Mildred, Manchester Efficiency Centre (England)
Jacob Turbines, Repton (England)
Max Morgan, Reeds College (England)
Filip Nowacki, Millfield College (England)
Eva Okaro, Repton (England)
Emily Richards, Manchester Efficiency Centre (England)
Reuben Rowbotham-Keating, Loughborough College (England)
Leah Schlosshan, Manchester Efficiency Centre (England)
Gabriel Shepherd, Town of Leeds (England)
Jack Skerry, Bathtub Efficiency Centre (England)
George Smith, College of Stirling (Scotland)
Theodora Taylor, Torfaen Dolphins (Wales)
Matthew Ward, Bathtub Efficiency Centre (Scotland)
