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A total of 20 English athletes are part of the ‘promising’ team that will compete at this year’s Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester.

They make up the majority of the 28-member British team that will compete in front of a home crowd between Monday 31 July and Sunday 6 August.

For some, this will be the second major home competition in as many years, with Jessica-Jane Applegate, Jordan Catchpole, Louise Fiddes, Poppy Maskill, Rebecca Redfern, Maisie Summers-Newton, Grace Harvey and Alice Tai representing the England team. at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The team also features a host of current talented Swim England Para-Swimming athletes, along with many who have progressed along the way.

William Ellard (U14), Georgia Sheffield (U14), Thomas Nevaro-Barber (U9) and Siena Oxby (U14) will make their senior debut for Great Britain, having earned their chance following performances at the recent Para Swimming test event. World Series meeting in Sheffield.

building towards the future

Commenting on the selections, British Swimming Associate Director of Performance Tim Jones said: “It was fantastic to see the competition thriving in Sheffield, with 35 nations present at the Para Swimming World Series event.

“It provided a great opportunity for our athletes to prove themselves against their international counterparts and against the backdrop that this is our key selection event.

“Now the focus is very much on ensuring this team can produce the best performances of the season when it matters most – on the World Championship stage four months from now.

“The selected British team has a cohort of highly experienced World and Paralympic champions.

“On top of that, it is promising to see the development of a number of athletes who have moved in the right direction since their international debuts in Madeira, and we also welcome a number of new faces to the team as we build towards the future.

“Manchester 2023 is a brilliant opportunity to prepare ourselves one year ahead of Paris 2024, and we will work closely with these swimmers and their local programs to support them over the coming months and ensure they are in a position to bring their best to the fore. in front of a local audience this summer.”