2026 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships

2026 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
LocationLondon
Start date14 April
End date21 April

The 2026 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships (sponsored by Speedo) are being held at the London Aquatics Centre in London, from 14 April to 21 April 2026. They were organised by Aquatics GB, formerly British Swimming and are the third edition of the event to be held under the new name.[1]

As there are neither Olympic Games nor World Championships in the even numbered non-Olympic years, the event also acts as the main qualification event for the Great Britain team for the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris. The top two finishers in each race, if they meet the qualification time are automatically selected for Paris (from a possible four berths per event).

Additionally, the event is also the main qualification event for the England, Scotland and Wales teams at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Anyone meeting the qualification time for the European Championships will automatically meet their nations standard for the Commonwealth Games.

For Northern Ireland swimmers it is one of two such Commonwealth Games qualification events, along with the 2026 Irish Open Swimming Championships, in recognition of the fact that Northern Ireland swimmers can represent either Great Britain or Ireland at European and Olympic level, but will represent Northern Ireland together at the Commonwealth Games. While the event is also open to swimmers from the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey, who are eligible for the Great Britain team, it is not a direct qualification event for those nations at Commonwealth level.

In addition, aggregated times of the top four swimmers in a relay event could qualify a swimmer via a relay slot at the European Championships.

All 2025 World medallists also had automatic qualification in their event. The sprinter Ben Proud, having left 'traditional' swimming to join the controversial Enhanced Games, was ineligible, so the only medallists eligible were the World gold medal-winning 4 x 200 freestyle relay team of James Guy, Jack McMillan, Matt Richards, Duncan Scott, Evan Jones and Tom Dean.[2] In the event, the top four swimmers in the 200m freestyle matched he four final swimmers from the 2025 World final, and combined for a qualification time.

Medal winners

Key:Qualification for European Aquatics Championships
  : qualified for European Championships
Key:Qualification for Commonwealth Games
  : qualified for England CWG team ;   : qualified for Scotland CWG team. ;   : qualified for Wales CWG team;    qualified for Northern Ireland CWG team

Men's events

[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle Jacob Mills21.91 Matt Richards22.07 Gabriel Shepherd22.12
100 m freestyle[9] Matt Richards[10]47.53 Jacob Mills48.09 Jacob Whittle48.52
200 m freestyle[11] Matt Richards[10]1:44.77 James Guy[12]1:45.38 Duncan Scott1:45.44
400 m freestyle[13] James Guy[12]3:44.04 Jack McMillan3:46.82 Tyler Melbourne-Smith3:47.17
800 m freestyle Reece Grady7:56.42 Luke Hornsey8:00.18 Sean McCann8:00.45
1500 m freestyle[14] Reece Grady15:14.76 Alexander Sargeant15:20.49 Luke Hornsey15:23.73
50 m backstroke Oliver Morgan[12]24.36 Jack Skerry[12]24.66 Cameron Brooker24.85
100 m backstroke[15] Oliver Morgan[12]52.41 Matthew Ward53.58 Cameron Brooker53.69
200 m backstroke[16] Oliver Morgan[12]1:55.86 Luke Greenbank[12]1:56.01 Jack Skerry1:57.60
50m breaststroke[17] Adam Peaty[12] 26.64 Filip Nowacki[18] 27.10 Max Morgan 27.22
Archie Goodburn
100 m breaststroke[19] Adam Peaty[12]58.97 Filip Nowacki[18]59.39 Max Morgan59.56
200 m breaststroke[20] Filip Nowacki[18]2:08.52 Greg Butler[12]2:09.51 Christian Ryan2:12.09
50 m butterfly Joshua Gammon[12]23.10 Jacob Peters[12]23.11 Kieran Grant23.24
100 m butterfly Edward Mildred[12]51.02 Jacob Peters[12]51.34 Lewis Fraser51.81
200 m butterfly[21] Duncan Scott[22]1:54.97 Ed Mildred[12]1:55.03 Luke Greenbank1:57.80
200 m ind. medley Duncan Scott[22]1:56.08 Evan Jones1:58.09 Max Litchfield1:58.70
400 m ind. medley[23] Max Litchfield[12]4:11.69 Charlie Hutchinson4:15.79 George Smith4:18.39

Women's events

[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle[24] Eva Okaro[12]24.42 Theodora Taylor[10]24.59 Darcy Revitt24.77
100 m freestyle[25] Eva Okaro53.75 Evelyn Davis53.99 Freya Colbert54.02
200 m freestyle[26] Freya Colbert[12]1:54.34 NR Freya Anderson1:57.00 Leah Schlosshan1:57.49
400 m freestyle[27] Freya Colbert4:06.91 Lucy Fox4:10.08 Amalie Smith4:11.13
800 m freestyle[28] Amelie Blocksidge8:33.02 Alexandra Bastone8:40.79 Lucy Parsons8:40.93
1500 m freestyle[29] Amelie Blocksidge16:22.93 Abbie Roscoe16:32.58 Lucy Parsons16:36.79
50 m backstroke[30] Lauren Cox[12]27.39 Blythe Kinsman28.10 Medi Harris28.67
100 m backstroke[31] Lauren Cox[12]59.66 Blythe Kinsman1:00.84 Katie Shanahan1:01.10
200 m backstroke[32] Katie Shanahan2:09.89 Honey Osrin2:10.12 Holly McGill2:11.71
50 m breaststroke[33] Imogen Clark30.69 Anna Morgan30.83 Gabrielle Idle-Beavers31.11
100 m breaststroke[34] Angharad Evans[22]1:04.96 NR Gabrielle Idle-Beavers1:07.69 not awarded
Anna Morgan
200 m breaststroke[35] Angharad Evans[22]2:19.70 NR Abbie Wood2:24.72 Anna Morgan2:26.40
50 m butterfly[36] Eva Okaro[12]25.95 Harriet Rogers26.28 Ciara Schlosshan26.38
100 m butterfly[37] Keanna Macinnes57.57 Ciara Schlosshan58.41 Lucy Grieve58.56
200 m butterfly[38] Keanna Macinnes[22]2:07.02 Emily Richards[12]2:07.70 Ciara Schlosshan2:08.63
200 m ind. medley[39] Abbie Wood[12]2:08.17 Freya Colbert[12]2:10.82 Amalie Smith2:11.18
400 m ind. medley[40] Amalie Smith[12]4:35.46 Suzie McNair4:47.32 Evi Mackie4:47.87

Relay qualification

Relay events were not held, but the total times of swimmers in relevant events - 100 m freestyle, 200 metre freestyle and 100 metre in each of the three stroke events were aggregate for relay consideration for the 2026 European Aquatics Championships:

Men Women Mixed
4 x 100 m freestyle 4 x 200 m freestyle 4 x 100 m medley 4 x 100 m freestyle 4 x 200 m freestyle 4 x 100 m medley 4 x 100 m medley
Relay consideration times[41] 3:14.01 7:08.47 3:33.15 3:37.48 7:54.25 3:58.07 3:44.10
Swimmers Matt Richards
Jacob Mills
Jacob Whittle
Gabriel Shepherd		 James Guy
Matt Richards
Duncan Scott
Jack McMillan

Evan Jones
Tom Dean		 Oliver Morgan
Adam Peaty
Edward Mildred
Matt Richards		 Eva Okaro
Evelyn Davis
Freya Colbert
Freya Anderson		 Freya Colbert
Freya Anderson
Leah Schlosshan
Theodora Taylor		 Lauren Cox
Angharad Evans
Keanna Macinnes
Eva Okaro		 Lauren Cox*
Oliver Morgan
Angharad Evans
Adam Peaty*
Keanna Macinnes
Edward Mildred*
Eva Okaro*
Matt Richards
Aggregate time 3:12.67 Q 7:01.50 Q 3:29.93 Q 3:35.95 Q 7:47.14 Q 3:55.94 Q 3:42.27 Q

Para-swimming championships

Mixed classification para-swimming championships were also held alongside the main elite championships, employing the British para-swimming points system.

[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
SwimmerPointsClassTime SwimmerPointsClassTime SwimmerPointsClassTime
50m freestyle[42] Matthew Redfern768 ptsS13 25.45 Stephen Clegg760 ptsS12 25.19 Bruce Dee749 ptsS6 31.45
100m freestyle[43] Kieran Williams772 ptsS10 55.26 Bruce Dee741 ptsS61:09.26 Matthew Redfern704 ptsS13 56.93
100m freestyle S14[44] William Ellard1010 ptsS14 50.41 Rhys Darbey869 ptsS14 53.00 Dylan Broom854 ptsS14 53.31
200m freestyle[45] William Ellard 958 pts S14 1:52.65 Dylan Broom 861 pts S14 1:56.75 Rhys Darbey 839 pts S14 1:57.76
400m freestyle[46] Sam Downie795 ptsS84:44.07 Kieran Williams776 ptsS104:18.67 Max Davies756 ptsS84:48.94
100m backstroke[47] Mark Tompsett884 ptsS14 58.32 Stephen Clegg863 ptsS121:01.98 Sam Downie740 ptsS81:10.53
100m breaststroke[48] Bruce Dee870 ptsS61:21.25 Harry Stewart849 ptsS141:06.02 Kai Bradford799 ptsS81:13.72
50m butterfly[49] Bruce Dee 838 pts S6 32.91 none awarded
100m butterfly[50] William Ellard965 ptsS14 54.81 Stephen Clegg859 ptsS12 59.74 Mark Tompsett841 ptsS14 57.39
200m ind. medley[51] Rhys Darbey955 ptsS142:07.33 Bruce Dee883 ptsS62:43.32 Dylan Broom808 ptsS142:14.62

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
SwimmerPointsClassTime SwimmerPointsClassTime SwimmerPointsClassTime
50m freestyle CA Warrington 943 pts S10 27.63 Alice Tai 933 pts S8 30.60 Scarlett Humphrey 862 pts S11 30.42
100m freestyle[52] Faye Rogers921 ptsS101:00.72 CA Warrington906 ptsS101:01.05 Scarlett Humphrey810 ptsS111:09.60
100m freestyle S14[53] Poppy Maskill974 ptsS14 57.06 Bethany Firth918 ptsS14 58.20 Georgia Sheffield913 ptsS14 58.32
200m freestyle[54] Georgia Sheffield923 ptsS142:07.65 Olivia Newman-B916 ptsS142:07.97 Bethany Firth903 ptsS142:08.60
400m freestyle[55] Alice Tai917 ptsS84:55.52 Faye Rogers911 ptsS104:37.67 Brooklyn Hale841 ptsS94:56.00
100m backstroke[56] Bethany Firth1021 ptsS141:04.19 Alice Tai937 ptsS81:10.55 Poppy Maskill922 ptsS141:06.42
100m breaststroke[57] Brock Whiston 978 pts S8 1:20.32 Grace Harvey 973 pts S5 1:41.62 Iona Winnifrith 840 pts S7 1:29.56
50m butterfly[58] Iona Winnifrith669 ptsS7 37.72 Nancy Jubb550 ptsS6 42.16 not awarded
100m butterfly[59] Poppy Maskill1052 ptsS141:01.52 Faye Rogers992 ptsS101:04.48 Alice Tai956 ptsS81:10.76
200m ind. medley[60] Olivia Newman-B952 ptsS142:24.22 Faye Rogers903 ptsS102:31.87 Alice Tai897 ptsS82:46.12

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Aquatics GB 2026 Selection policy
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  4. 1 2 3 "Aquatics GB Championships - Day 2 results - Swimswam".
  5. 1 2 3 "Aquatics GB Championships - Day 3 results - Swimswam".
  6. 1 2 3 "Aquatics GB Championships - Day 4 results - Swimswam".
  7. 1 2 3 "Aquatics GB Championships - Day 5 results- SwimSwam".
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  9. ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 Also qualified for the Wales team at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
  11. ↑ "Men's 200m Freestyle - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Also qualified for England team at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
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  14. ↑ "Men's 1500m Freestyle - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
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  17. ↑ "Men's 50m Breaststroke - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  18. 1 2 3 Also qualified for the Jersey team at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
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  20. ↑ "Men's 200m Breaststroke - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Men's 200m Butterfly - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 Also qualified for the Scotland team at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
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  29. ↑ "Women's 1500m Freestyle - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
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  34. ↑ "Women's 100m Breaststroke - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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  36. ↑ "Women's 50m Butterfly - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  37. ↑ "Women's 100m Butterfly - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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  39. ↑ "Women's 200m IM - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  40. ↑ "Women's 400m IM - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  41. ↑ Consideration times for Paris
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  43. ↑ "Men's MC 100m Freestyle - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  44. ↑ "Men's MC S14 100m Freestyle - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  45. ↑ "Men's MC 200m Freestyle - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  46. ↑ "Men's MC 400m Freestyle - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  47. ↑ "Men's MC 100m Backstroke - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
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  49. ↑ "Men's MC 50m Butterfly - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  50. ↑ "Men's MC 100m Butterfly - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  51. ↑ "Men's MC 200m IM - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  52. ↑ "Women's MC 100m Freestyle - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  53. ↑ "Women's MC S14 100m Freestyle - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  54. ↑ "Women's MC 200m Freestyle - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  55. ↑ "Women's MC 400m Freestyle - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  56. ↑ "Women's MC 100m Backstroke - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
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  58. ↑ "Women's MC 50m Butterfly - SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service". results.swimming.org. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
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