The first finals sessions of the British Championships get under way at Ponds Forge, Sheffield, with the event doubling as trials for World Championships.
Women’s 50m Breaststroke
Imogen Clark was just 0.06 outside her British record as she claimed a dominant victory.
The 22-year-old stopped the clock at 30.10 to rattle her national mark of 30.04 set at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow.
Sarah Vasey (31.02) and Kara Hanlon (31.13) rounded out the podium.
Men’s 50m Backstroke
Only 0.54 separated the field at the touch with Sebastian Somerset touching in 25.30 ahead of Scott Gibson (25.45) and Liam White (25.46).
Women’s 200m Freestyle
Budapest qualification time: 1:56.28
Abbie Wood and Freya Anderson occupied the centre lanes and were joined by Freya Colbert in a three-way tussle.
Wood was ahead at the 150 with Anderson coming back in the final 25 but it was the former who touched in 1:57.61, 0.13 outside her PB.
Anderson was 0.02 behind in 1:57.63 with Colbert rounding out the podium in 1:57.90.
Men’s 400m Freestyle
Budapest qualification time: 3:46.34
Dan Jervis led the qualifiers into the final by almost three seconds and he hit out from the front, breathing to his right and eyeballing William Bell, who was on the Welshman’s feet.
Jervis pulled away on the penultimate length and touched in 3:46.44 – just 0.10 outside the qualification standard – although he has already secured a place in the 1500 free in Budapest following his fifth place in Tokyo.
Luke Turley (3:48.52) and Kieran Bird (3:48.58) were second and third respectively.
Women’s 400IM
Budapest qualification time: 4:37.96
With no Hannah Miley or Aimee Willmott following the pair’s retirement in late 2021, the event has a new complexion in Britain.
Hopes are high for Katie Shanahan and she led after the opening fly leg only for Freya Colbert – the 200 free bronze medallist – to go ahead on the backstroke.
Colbert remained in the lead after the breaststroke although Lily Booker reduced the deficit.
Colbert though pulled away on the freestyle to win in a PB of 4:41.27 ahead of Booker (4:43.96) and Shanahan (4:44.01).
Men’s 100m Breaststroke
Budapest qualification time: 59.44
Winning the Olympic title also secured Adam Peaty preselection for worlds and he returned on Tuesday evening to win in 58.58.
James Wilby secured the second spot in 59.17 with Peaty’s Loughborough stablemate Greg Butler third in 1:00.04.