By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
2025 AQUATICS GB SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tuesday, April 15th – Sunday, April 20th Prelims at 9:30am local (4:30am ET)/Finals at 7pm local (2pm ET) London Aquatics Centre LCM (50m) Meet Central Aquatics GB World Championships Selection Criteria SwimSwam Preview Draft Entries Live Results Livestream Live Recaps Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2It’s been a slower-than-anticipated start to the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, but there’s the potential for things to pick up in a hurry during the third finals session.
For one thing, the men’s 100 backstroke final goes this evening. The men’s 200 freestyle final has earned its reputation as the “must-see” race at any British Championships, but the men’s 100 backstroke fight has leapt forward in the past year as Oliver Morgan and Jonny Marshall have both reached new heights. Morgan owns the British record from last year’s British Trials for the Olympics and owns a season-best of 52.71 that’s now fifth in the world after a blistering Russian Championships.
Morgan was under the Aquatics GB consideration time with a 53.14, putting him ahead of Matthew Ward (53.60) and fellow Olympian Marshall (53.76). Ward’s effort this morning was a personal best while Marshall, who is fresh off a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke at the NCAA Championships, owns a lifetime best of 53.03.
On the women’s side, there’s the potential for Angharad Evans to unleash something special in the 200 breaststroke. She sits over five seconds ahead of the field after prelims with a solid 2:25.36. This certainly won’t be the closest race of the evening, but Evans brings a season-best of 2:22.64 to London, which is just four-hundredths off the fastest time in the world this year.
18-year-old Eva Okaro will look to do similar damage in the women’s 50 freestyle. She’s the SCM world junior record holder after ripping 23.66 for fourth at the Short Course World Championships last December. This morning, Okaro was the only swimmer in the field to break 25 seconds, missing the lifetime best she swam last month by .10 with a 24.80.
The session caps with the men’s 100 freestyle, another exciting races as individual qualification and relay spots are on the line. Olympian and British record holder Matt Richards swam a season-best 48.07 in prelims that secured him lane four for the final. 17-year-old Jacob Mills is right behind him after swimming 48.11 in his first sub-49 second effort. The swim is a new 17-year-old British age-group record and ties the overall British junior record Jacob Whittle set in 2021.
Whittle is in the British Open final as well. It’s a final stacked with Olympians; even without Duncan Scott, there’s Richards, Whittle, Alex Cohoon, Tom Dean, and Jack McMillan.
Women’s 50-Meter Backstroke
Junior Final
British Record: 27.19 — Kathleen Dawson (2021) British Junior Record: 28.02 — Lauren Quigley (2013)Top 3:
Raya Harrand, York/Isabelle Price, Birmingham — 29.52 — Halle Harris, Poole — 29.59We got a tie in the first final of the evening, as York’s Raya Harrand and Birmingham’s Isabelle Price hit the wall together in the junior final of the 50 backstroke. They stopped the clock at 29.52, which marks a lifetime best for both swimmers.
Price hadn’t broken 30 seconds before the meet began. She swam 29.83 this morning to break that barrier for the first time, then logged 29.52 to tie for the win this evening. Harrand came into the meet with a lifetime best 29.89, so this is a substantial drop for her as well.
Multi-Class Para Final
S3 British Record: 1:59.47 — Ellie Challis (2024) S4 British Record: 2:09.32 — Suzanne Warren (2017) S5 British Record: 1:46.61 — Tully Kearney (2024)Top 3:
Ellie Challis, Manchester — 56.25 (863 points) Claire Connon, Cambridge — 54.11 (713 points) Tully Kearney, Loughborough — 43.05 (640 points)Paralympic champion Ellie Challis earned another British title tonight, claiming the win in the multi-class para final of the women’s 50 backstroke. She’s the British record holder in this event and scored 863 points to win the race. As she did this morning, she got under the Aquatics GB consideration time for the 2025 Para World Championships, which will take place in Singapore after the 2025 World Aquatic Championships.
Loughborough’s Tully Kearney touched the wall first in 43.05, earning 640 points for the bronze medal behind Claire Connon‘s 54.11 for 713 points.
British Open Final
World Record: 26.86 — Kaylee McKeown, Australia (2023) European Record: 27.10 — Kira Toussaint, Netherlands (2021) British Record: 27.19 — Kathleen Dawson (2021) 2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: —Top 3:
Men’s 1500-Meter Freestyle
British Open — Fastest Heat
World Record: 14:30.67 — Bobby Finke, United States (2024) European Record: 14:32.80 — Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy (2022) British Record: 14:45.95 — David Davies (2004) 2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 14:54.29Top 3:
Women’s 200-Meter Breaststroke
Junior Final
British Record: 2:20.89 — Molly Renshaw (2021) British Junior Record: 2:23.82 — Molly Renshaw (2014)Top 3:
British Open Final
World Record: 2:17.55 — Evgeniia Chikunova, Russia (2023) European Record: 2:17.55 — Evgeniia Chikunova, Russia (2023) British Record: 2:20.89 — Molly Renshaw (2021) 2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 2:23.04Top 3:
Men’s 100-Meter Backstroke
Junior Final
British Record: 52.70 — Oliver Morgan (2024) British Junior Record: 54.10 — Matthew Ward (2024)Top 3:
Multi-Class Para Final
S8 British Record: 1:04.46 — Oliver Hynd (2016) S14 British Record: 59.19 — Mark Tompsett (2024)Top 3:
British Open Final
World Record: 51.60 — Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022) European Record: 51.60 — Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022) British Record: 52.70 — Oliver Morgan (2024) 2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 53.20Top 3:
Women’s 50 Freestyle
Junior Final
British Record: 23.96 — Francesca Halsall (2014) British Junior Record: 24.53 — Francesca Halsall (2009)Top 3:
Multi-Class Para Final
S7 British Record: 33.26 — Susannah Rodgers (2016) S9 British Record: 29.21 — Louise Watkin (2009) S10 British Record: 28.22 — Zara Mullooly (2019) S11 British Record: 30.64 — Scarlett Humphrey (2024) S12 British Record: 27.01 — Hannah Russell (2016) S13 British Record: 28.52 — Rhiannon Henry (2010)Top 3:
British Open Final
World Record: 23.61 — Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2023) European Record: 23.61 — Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2023) British Record: 23.96 — Francesca Halsall (2014) 2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 24.61Top 3:
Men’s 100 Freestyle
Junior Final
British Record: 47.45 — Matt Richards (2023) British Junior Record: 48.11 — Jacob Whittle (2021)/Jacob Mills (2025)Top 3:
Multi-Class Para Final
S4 British Record: 1:33.30 — Lyndon Longhorne (2021) S6 British Record: 1:09.83 — Sascha Kindred (2014) S8 British Record: 58.19 — Josef Craig (2016) S9 British Record: 56.29 — Lewis White (2018) S10 British Record: 54.40 — Robert Welbourn (2008) S13 British Record: 25.25 — Matthew Redfern (2023)Top 3:
British Open Final
World Record: 46.40 — Pan Zhanle, China (2024) European Record: 46.86 — David Popovici, Romania (2022) British Record: 47.45 — Matt Richards (2023) 2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 48.06Top 3:
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