James Guy

Swimmers head overseas for first test of Olympic year

21 Jan 2016

A squad of 34 British athletes will undertake their first overseas event of the Olympic year when they travel to Antwerp for the Flanders Cup next week.

The mixture of senior and juniors swimmers will take part in the Flanders Speedo Cup as they get the 2016 season up and running on 23-24 January.

Double World Champion James Guy will lead the British contingent as they continue their preparations towards the British Championships in April where qualification to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games can be earned.

“The Flanders meet provides another strong opportunity as part of an important overall race strategy for our swimmers,” said British Swimming National Performance Director Chris Spice.

“These events allow us to practice our identified process goals that are important for progression this season.

“For the vast majority of the squad this will be their first hit out of the year while they’re very much still in the middle of a big block of training as they prepare to meet the goals that have been set for 2016.”

The British Swimming squad due to compete at the Flanders Speedo Cup 2016 comprises:

Charlie Attwood – National Centre, Bath

Kyle Chisholm – Boro of Kirklees

Luke Davies – City of Birmingham

Nick Grainger – City of Sheffield

James Guy – Millfield School

Joe Hulme - National Centre, Bath

Cameron Kurle – Millfield School

Jay Lelliott – University of Bath

Max Litchfield – City of Sheffield

Miles Munro – University of Bath

Toby Robinson – National Centre, Loughborough

Liam Tancock - National Centre, Loughborough

James Wilby – Loughborough University

Andrew Willis - National Centre, Bath

Georgina Boyle – Chelsea and Westminster

Layla Black – City of Leeds

Emma Cain - Millfield School

Imogen Clarke – Derventio Excel

Amelia Clynes – City of Leeds

Georgie Coates – City of Leeds

Chloe Finch – City of Birmingham

Jessica Fullalove – City of Manchester

Fran Halsall - National Centre, Loughborough

Holly Hibbott – Stockport Metro

Brittany Horton – City of Birmingham

Rachael Kelly - National Centre, Loughborough

Anna Maine – Woking

Katie Matts – Stockport Metro

Tazmin Pugh – Ellesmere College

Lauren Quigley – Stockport Metro

Rosie Rudin – Nova Centurion

Rebecca Sherwin – Team Ipswich

Abbie Wood - National Centre, Loughborough

Aimee Willmott - London Aquatics CPP