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 | Day 3 | Day 4 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3It’s day four of the 2025 Aquatics GB Championships, which means we’re almost halfway through the competition. Tonight, we’ll see more swimmers vie for a spot on an international roster this summer–while there are plenty of international meets this summer, this is British swimmers’ lone chance to qualify for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.
This session features finals of the men’s 50 backstroke,
Ollie Morgan returns to the pool for the men’s 50 backstroke. He had arguably the swim of the championships last night, obliterating his 100 backstroke British record with a 52.12 that tied him for 13th all-time. The 24-year-old was just three-hundredths off his lifetime best this morning, clocking 24.76 to lead the field into the final. It would take a significant drop for him to rattle this national record, but Morgan is clearly on form this week.
Similarly, Eva Okaro carried her momentum from a win last night into her race today. After winning the 50 freestyle yesterday in a new lifetime best that qualified her for Worlds, Okaro is the top seed in the 50 butterfly, swimming 26.57. She’s followed by Laura Stephens (26.70) and Ciara Scholsshan (26.90), who were both under the 27-second barrier.
Ed Mildred and Jacob Peters will go head-to-head in the men’s 100 butterfly British Open final. Mildred finished second in the 200 butterfly earlier this week and fired off a 51.75 lifetime best in this morning’s 100 butterfly prelims. That puts him in control of tonight’s final, but Peters will try to strike back in the final. He qualified with a 51.86 and owns a lifetime best of 51.16 that makes him the second-fastest British swimmer in history.
While Mildred and Peters will both need to have strong swims to hit a tough qualification standard of 51.35. However, the men’s 200 IM qualification time (1:57.18) looks well within reach for Duncan Scott. The two-time Olympic silver medalist in this event, Scott cruised to the fastest time of the morning in 1:59.99. He set a British record in his first event of this meet, the 200 butterfly, though was adamant after the race he will not contest the event at Worlds.
Finally, there are several women aiming for qualification in the women’s 200 backstroke. Katie Shanahan is one of only a handful of British women who have been under the qualification time. That gives her an edge on the rest of the field, including Holly McGill and Niamh Ward, who will swim out of lanes four and five after qualifying first and second this morning. But the real spoiler for Shanahan could be Freya Colbert, who has looked excellent at these championships so far, rattling the 200 freestyle British record with a 1:55.76 lifetime best.
Men’s 50-Meter Backstroke
Junior Final
British Record: 24.04 — Liam Tancock, Great Britain (2009) British Junior Record: 25.10 — Nicholas Pyle (2018)Top 3:
Zachariah Dale, Repton — 26.01 Zeno Ubertalli, Chelsea West — 26.43 Oliver Davis-Tootil, Sheffield — 26.55Zachariah Dale dominated the junior final of the 50 backstroke to begin this session. He charged ahead to the win, hitting a lifetime best of 26.01 to hit the wall first. He won by .42 seconds ahead of Chelsea West’s Zeno Ubertalli.
British Open Final
World Record: 23.55 — Kliment Kolesnikov, Russia (2023) European Record: 23.55 — Kliment Kolesnikov, Russia (2023) British Record: 24.04 — Liam Tancock (2009) 2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: —Top 3:
Ollie Morgan, Birmingham — 24.43 Jonny Marshall, Carnegie — 24.88 Cameron Brooker, Bath PC — 25.02Ollie Morgan has completed the sweep of the backstroke sprints in London. After demolishing his 100 backstroke British record yesterday to qualify for Singapore, Morgan hit a lifetime best 24.43 to win the 50 backstroke tonight.
He was only a few hundredths from his previous best (24.76) in prelims, signaling that he was once again on form for this evening. He improves his standing as the second-fastest British man in the event with the swim.
Jonny Marshall picked up his second silver medal of the week after collecting one in the 100 backstroke last night. This 24.88 swim marked a lifetime best for Marshall, who just completed his sophomore season at the University of Florida. Cameron Brooker‘s 25.02 was a personal best for him as well, meaning the top three swimmers all walked away with a new best. Brooker had a strong start and though Morgan and Marshall passed him, was able to hold on for the final medal.
Women’s 50-Meter Butterfly
Junior Final
British Record: 25.20 — Francesca Halsall (2014) British Junior Record: 26.31 — Francesca Halsall (2008)Multi-Class Para Final
S7 British Record: 35.07 — Susannah Rodgers (2016)Top 3:
British Open Final
World Record: 24.43 — Sarah Sjöström, Sweden (2014) European Record: 24.43 — Sarah Sjöström, Sweden (2014) British Record: 25.20 — Francesca Halsall (2014) 2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: —Top 3:
Men’s 100-Meter Butterfly
Junior Final
British Record: 50.67 — James Guy (2017) British Junior Record: 52.26 — Ed Mildred (2021)Multi-Class Para Final
S10 British Record: 57.48 — James Hollis (2017) S14 British Record: 54.46 — Reece Dunn (2019)Top 3:
British Open Final
World Record: 49.45 — Caeleb Dressel, United States (2021) European Record: 49.68 — Kristóf Milák, Hungary (2021) British Record: 50.67 — James Guy (2017) 2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 51.35Top 3:
Women’s 400-Meter Freestyle
Junior Final
British Record: 4:00.60 — Joanne Jackson (2009) British Junior Record: 4:05.01 — Holly Hibbott (2018)Multi-Class Para Final
S8 British Record: 4:45.67 — Heather Frederiksen (2009) S9 British Record: 4:39.29 — Tully Kearney (2015) S10 British Record: 4:34.91 — Zara Mullooly (2019) S11 British Record: 5:22.88 — Scarlett Humphrey (2024) S12 British Record: 4:37.14 — Hannah Russell (2015)Top 3:
British Open Final
World Record: 3:55.38 — Ariarne Titmus, Australia (2023) European Record: 3:59.15 — Federica Pellegrini, Italy (2009) British Record: 4:00.60 — Joanne Jackson (2009) 2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 4:04.98Top 3:
Men’s 200-Meter IM
Junior Final
British Record: 1:55.28 — Duncan Scott (2021) British Junior Record: 1:59.88 — Tom Dean (2018)Multi-Class Para Final
SM6 British Record: 2:38.47 — Sascha Kindred (2016) SM14 British Record: 2:08.02 — Reece Dunn (2021)Top 3:
British Open Final
World Record: 1:54.00 — Ryan Lochte, United States (2011) European Record: 1:54.06 — Léon Marchand, France (2024) British Record: 1:55.28 — Duncan Scott (2021) 2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 1:57.18Top 3:
Women’s 200-Meter Backstroke
Junior Final
British Record: 2:06.66 — Gemma Spofforth (2009) British Junior Record: 2:07.21 — Elizabeth Simmonds (2009)British Open Final
World Record: 2:03.14 — Kaylee McKeown, Australia (2023) European Record: 2:04.94 — Anastasia Zuyeva, Russia (2009) British Record: 2:06.66 — Gemma Spofforth (2009) 2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 2:08.68Top 3:
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