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The British records in swimming are ratified by the United Kingdom's governing body in swimming, British Swimming. Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools, with records currently recorded in the following events for both men and women. Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m
British swimming Olympic medallist stubs (35 P) Pages in category "Olympic swimmers for Great Britain" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 512 total.
British female swimmers (12 C, 2 P) British male swimmers (13 C) B. British backstroke swimmers (5 C) ... British swimming biography stubs (1 C, 438 P)
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:English female swimmers and Category:Scottish female swimmers and Category:Welsh female swimmers The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
It includes British female swimmers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a diffusing subcategory of Category:English swimmers . Articles about English female swimmers in the parent category should be moved to this subcategory.
Swimmer Year Time Notes England to France United Kingdom Matthew Webb: 1875 21:45 First British person and man to swim the English Channel. [28] [29] England to France United States Henry Sullivan: 1923 26:50 First American person and man to swim the English Channel. [30] [31] France to England United States Gertrude Ederle: 1926 14:39
Rebecca Adlington was born on 17 February 1989 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, where she attended The Brunts School. [4] In 2009, she was one of 94 from "the world of aquatics" to benefit from the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence award (AASE), intended to recognise potential elite athletes with the opportunity for integrated academic achievement whilst continuing with training for ...
The governing body of swimming in the UK, Aquatics GB, organises annual British Championships in swimming.The event is usually held in March or April each year in a long course (50 m) swimming pool, with the results usually acting as selection trials for upcoming international level competitions due to be held in the following summer season.