Biggest-ever University Swim team off to British Championships
Birmingham’s University Swim team will be competing at this week’s British Swimming Championships in London.
Competing from 15-20 April at the London Aquatics Centre, the event also acts as the selection trials for the World Aquatics Championships taking place in Singapore later this year.
Pinnacle of national swimming
2024 for the University Swim club’s head coach Gary Humpage take a team of 13 swimmers, including the then Olympic-bound Ollie Morgan who went onto be a finalist in Paris.
The 2025 team has continued to progress more than doubling its representation across the week to 30 swimmers, including Ollie, heading this Easter.
Team selections
Men’s
Adrian Ting
Ben Newcombe
Ben Newell
Can Tugcetin
Dan Fielder
Dan Cox
Dan Hollis
Dan Menzer
Elwyn Davies
Ollie Morgan
Oscar Dodds
Sam Cooke
Sam Neeld
Sam Pyefinch
Shakil Giordani
Tommy Liddiard
Women’s
Bea Jones
Carys Roberts
Colleen Devlin
Eleanor Perks
Ella Jekins
Ellen Bagley
Ellie Sbbald-Perkis
Julia Pawlik
Larissa Dean
Mia Colyer
Olivia Sheehan
Phoebe Williams-Jones
Poppy Baybutt
Last year’s event saw over half a million stream and you can follow all the action across BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
Viewers can also tune into live coverage of both heats (9.30am start) and main finals sessions (7pm start) on the Aquatics GB YouTube channel, with finals coverage starting from 6pm and featuring additional behind-the-scenes content from the Championships. These live streams will be supplemented by a range of short-form digital content across the Aquatics GB social channels, showcasing the event from all angles.
You can also follow all the action by following the team’s social media channels, as well as finding out more information if you’d like to join in. Discover more about the club by clicking here.
