British Swimming Championships (50 m) 2008
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The British Swimming Championships (50 m) 2008 were held at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield from 31 March to 6 April 2008. They also doubled as the trials for the Beijing Olympic Games.
To qualify for the Olympic team, swimmers had to achieve the FINA A standards in the heats, and finish in the first 2 in the respective final. Three swimmers (Liam Tancock, 100 m backstroke, David Davies 1500 m free, and Kirsty Balfour, 200 m breaststroke) pre-qualified due to their performances in the 2007 World Championships.
Medal winners
[edit]Men's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Mark Foster | 22.30 | Simon Burnett | 22.38 | Matthew Tutty | 22.46 |
| 100 m freestyle | Benjamin Hockin | 49.63 | Adam Brown | 49.64 | Simon Burnett | 49.65 |
| 200 m freestyle | Ross Davenport | 1:47.66 | Robert Renwick | 1:48.29 | David Carry | 1:48.54 |
| 400 m freestyle | David Carry | 3:49.78 | Dean Milwain | 3:50.50 | Robert Renwick | 3:51.80 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Richard Charlesworth | 15:10.99 | Daniel Fogg | 15:12.85 | Christopher Alderton | 15:29.08 |
| 100 m backstroke | Gregor Tait | 54.22 | Matthew Clay | 54.35 | Marco Loughran | 54.57 |
| 200 m backstroke | Gregor Tait | 1:56.67 | James Goddard | 1:56.82 | Marco Loughran | 1:58.34 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Chris Cook | 59.88 | Kristopher Gilchrist | 1:01.06 | James Gibson | 1:01.36 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Kristopher Gilchrist | 2:10.44 | James Kirton | 2:13.47 | Craig Elliot | 2:15.23 |
| 100 m butterfly | Michael Rock | 52.30 | Todd Cooper | 52.33 | Matthew Bowe | 52.82 |
| 200 m butterfly | Michael Rock | 1:56.92 | Joseph Roebuck | 1:58.91 | Todd Cooper | 1:58.96 |
| 200 m individual medley | James Goddard | 1:57.72 | Liam Tancock | 1:57.96 | Michael Jamieson | 2:03.74 |
| 400 m individual medley | Thomas Haffield | 4:14.01 | Euan Dale | 4:16.33 | Joseph Roebuck | 4:18.05 |
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Francesca Halsall | 24.79 | Katy Sexton | 25.51 | Emma Wilkins | 25.90 |
| 100 m freestyle | Caitlin McClatchey | 54.58 | Francesca Halsall | 54.81 | Julia Beckett | 55.86 |
| 200 m freestyle | Rebecca Adlington | 1:57.94 | Caitlin McClatchey | 1:58.22 | Joanne Jackson | 1:58.77 |
| 400 m freestyle | Rebecca Adlington | 4:04.50 | Joanne Jackson | 4:08.75 | Caitlin McClatchey | 4:14.77 |
| 800 m freestyle | Rebecca Adlington | 8:20.29 | Cassandra Patten | 8:29.83 | Joanne Jackson | 8:38.05 |
| 100 m backstroke | Gemma Spofforth | 59.90 | Elizabeth Simmonds | 1:00.66 | Katy Sexton | 1:01.56 |
| 200 m backstroke | Elizabeth Simmonds | 2:08.99 | Gemma Spofforth | 2:09.70 | Stephanie Proud | 2:11.10 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Kate Haywood | 1:07.84 | Kirsty Balfour | 1:08.05 | Georgia Holderness | 1:08.76 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Georgia Holderness | 2:29.99 | Emma Bird | 2:30.10 | Charlotte Barnes | 2:32.33 |
| 100 m butterfly | Francesca Halsall | 58.16 | Jemma Lowe | 58.27 | Ellen Gandy | 58.49 |
| 200 m butterfly | Jemma Lowe | 2:07.61 | Ellen Gandy | 2:07.69 | Jessica Dickons | 2:10.11 |
| 200 m individual medley | Hannah Miley | 2:12.17 | Keri-Anne Payne | 2:12.43 | Terri Dunning | 2:14.35 |
| 400 m individual medley | Hannah Miley | 4:37.41 | Keri-Anne Payne | 4:38.30 | Emma Smithurst | 4:47.28 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "British Championships (50m) results webpages". British Swimming. 2008-04-06. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-12-14.