British Swimming Olympic Selection Trials, Day 5 Heats – London – Livestream & Links

April 18 – Day 5 action and livestream from British Swimming Olympic Trials for the Covid-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The venue: the 2012 Olympics’ London Aquatics Centre. This morning from 10am local time, the livestream below will have coverage of the heats of the following events (finals for which get underway at 7pm local time):
Day 5 Heats: Women’s 100m breaststroke; Men’s 200m backstroke; Women’s 50m freestyle; Men’s 200m freestyle; slower heats of – : Men’s 1500m freestyle; Women’s 1500m freestyle.
Live results / Start Lists / Selection Policy
( see target times, qualifiers for finals and links to all SOS coverage below livestream )
London Livestream For British Swimming Olympic Trials
Qualifiers for Day 5 finals:
Women’s 100m breaststroke: The target time is 1:06.79. Sarah Vasey came closest this morning on 1:07.03, with 200m winner Molly Renshaw on 1:07.26.
Place | Name | YoB | Club | Time | Pt | 50 | ||||
1. | Sarah Vasey | (96) | Loughboro NC | 1:07.03 | 875 | 31.23 | ||||
2. | Molly Renshaw | (96) | Loughboro NC | 1:07.26 | 866 | 32.18 | ||||
3. | Kara Hanlon | (97) | Edinburgh Un | 1:08.55 | 818 | 32.15 | ||||
4. | Abbie Wood | (99) | Loughboro NC | 1:08.76 | 811 | 32.72 | ||||
5. | Kayla Van Der Merwe | (02) | Winchester | 1:08.86 | 807 | 32.72 | ||||
6. | Jocelyn Ulyett | (95) | Loughboro Un | 1:09.04 | 801 | 33.10 | ||||
7. | Imogen Clark | (99) | Winchester | 1:09.88 | 772 | 33.12 | ||||
8. | Katie Matts | (98) | Co Manch Aq | 1:09.93 | 771 | 32.90 |
Men’s 200m backstroke: World-Championships bronze medallist Luke Greenbank tested his morning speed with a solid 1:56.95 in readiness for the morning speed he will need at the Tokyo Olympics, courtesy of FINA’s weakness on the matter of allowing NBC TV to act as a colonial overlord of scheduling in order to suit American audiences. Target time: 1:56.60.
Place | Name | YoB | Club | Time | Pt | 50 | 100 | 150 | ||||
1. | Luke Greenbank | (97) | Loughboro NC | 1:56.95 | 876 | 27.24 | 56.71 | 1:26.52 | ||||
2. | Elliot Clogg | (99) | Loughboro NC | 1:58.42 | 844 | 27.63 | 57.80 | 1:28.44 | ||||
3. | Charlie Brown | (01) | Loughboro Un | 1:59.03 | 831 | 27.89 | 57.59 | 1:27.95 | ||||
4. | Craig McNally | (92) | UniOfStirl | 1:59.97 | 811 | 28.66 | 59.49 | 1:30.40 | ||||
5. | Cameron Brooker | (02) | Bath NC | 2:00.20 | 807 | 28.08 | 58.62 | 1:29.82 | ||||
6. | Brodie Williams | (99) | Bath NC | 2:00.70 | 797 | 28.03 | 58.45 | 1:29.82 | ||||
7. | Jonathon Adam | (02) | Bath NC | 2:02.02 | 771 | 27.20 | 57.92 | 1:29.28 | ||||
8. | James McFadzen | (99) | Loughboro Un | 2:02.64 | 760 | 28.46 | 59.43 | 1:30.51 |
Women’s 50m freestyle: the morning after Tokyo 2020 cut in 100 free, Anna Hopkin rippled out a 24.81 to stamp her ticket to lane 4 for the dash showdown.
Place | Name | YoB | Club | Time | Pt | ||||
1. | Anna Hopkin | (96) | Loughboro NC | 24.81 | 868 | ||||
2. | Isabella Hindley | (96) | Brompton | 25.26 | 822 | ||||
3. | Lucy Hope | (97) | Edinburgh Un | 25.46 | 803 | ||||
4. | Evelyn Davis | (04) | Bromley | 25.48 | 801 | ||||
5. | Emma Russell | (03) | UniOfStirl | 25.70 | 781 | ||||
6. | Emily Barclay | (97) | Co Manch Aq | 25.77 | 774 | ||||
7. | Harriet Rogers | (04) | Darlington | 25.93 | 760 | ||||
8. | Erin Little | (05) | Mt Kelly | 26.03 | 751 |
Men’s 200m freestyle: Tom Dean set the pace at 1:46.68 in the first heat, Joe Litchfield on 1:47.14, before Matt Richards, 18, took down James Guy‘s British age record in 1:46.73 ahead of Guy, on 1:46.77 and Cameron Kurle, 1:47.19, in heat 2. Then came Duncan Scott, with a ticket to lane 4 on 1:46.41 ahead of Calum Jarvis and Max Litchfield, on 1:46.89 and 1:47.93, that slamming the door to what looks set to be a searing final. The Trials will end with smoke rising off the water this evening … and beyond this season, there’s Jacob Whittle, Kieran Bird and others there to take up the 4x200m challenge that transcends the four men who will stand up at the Olympics for Britain…
Place | Name | YoB | Club | Time | FINA Pt | 50 | 100 | 150 | ||||
1. | Duncan Scott | (97) | UniOfStirl | 1:46.41 | 880 | 25.31 | 52.18 | 1:19.31 | ||||
2. | Thomas Dean | (00) | Bath NC | 1:46.68 | 874 | 24.32 | 51.26 | 1:18.97 | ||||
3. | Matthew Richards | (02) | Bath NC | 1:46.73 | 872 | 25.19 | 52.35 | 1:19.73 | ||||
4. | James Guy | (95) | Bath NC | 1:46.77 | 871 | 24.79 | 51.57 | 1:19.08 | ||||
5. | Calum Jarvis | (92) | Bath NC | 1:46.89 | 868 | 25.67 | 52.90 | 1:20.02 | ||||
6. | Joe Litchfield | (98) | Loughboro NC | 1:47.14 | 862 | 24.95 | 52.22 | 1:19.47 | ||||
7. | Cameron Kurle | (97) | UniOfStirl | 1:47.19 | 861 | 25.24 | 52.43 | 1:19.74 | ||||
8. | Max Litchfield | (95) | Loughboro NC | 1:47.93 | 844 | 24.89 | 51.90 | 1:19.56 | ||||
9. | Jacob Whittle | (04) | Derventio | 1:49.12 | 816 | 25.51 | 53.73 | 1:21.37 | ||||
10. | Kieran Bird | (99) | Bath NC | 1:49.41 | 810 | 25.84 | 53.71 | 1:21.85 |
Links to SOS Coverage:
Day 1:
- Adam Peaty Books Ticket To Defence Of Olympic Crown in Tokyo With 57.3 For Ownership Of Entire All-Time Top 20
- Duncan Scott Medley Mission Just Got Serious, At 1:55.9 For British Record Ahead Of Litchfield Bros, Joe A Tokyo Ticket Holder, Too
- Kieran Bird Soars To 3:46 Best For A Ticket To Tokyo, Olympic Debut As Latest New Guy On GB Team From Jol Finck’s Squad
- Day 1 Livestream of finals
Day 2:
- Kathleen Dawson Awesome With 58.2 Euro Textile Best, Peatyesque Ambitions & Stirling Mate Cassie Wild About Tokyo Ticket, Too
- Molly Renshaw Screeches Up To The Edge Of Podium Intent On 2:20.8 British Record, Training Mate Abbie Wood Also Inside Felled Mark & Tokyo Target Time
- James Guy Courage Win 1:55.20 Ticket To Tokyo Olympics As First Brit Swifter Than The Pride Of Steve Parry 2004
- Dan Jervis Times His Move To Perfection To Keep Kieran Bird At Bay in 800 Free, Both On 7:50, A Reach Shy Of Tokyo Cut
- Day 2 Livestream of finals

Day 3:
- Duncan Scott ‘Disappointed’ With 47.87 British-Record Snap Of 2019 As Matt Richards, 17, Scorches 48.23 Welsh Standard – Both Inside Tokyo Cut
- 2:08s From James Wilby & Ross Murdoch On Breaststroke & Alys Thomas On Fly Just The Ticket For Tokyo
- Max Litchfield Delivers 1st British Medley Swim Brothers To Team GB At Same Olympics in 4:12.6, Brodie Wiliams A Hand Away
- British Olympic Swimming Trials – Day 3 Finals – Livestream & Links
Day 4:
- Kathleen Dawson Hooks 2:08 Scottish 200 Mark But Won’t Take Up Her Tokyo Ticket, The Olympics All About Her Own Peaty Project 57
- Dashing 21.42 Puts Powerhouse Ben Proud On GB Team For Tokyo Olympics
- Make Way For The Awesome AW’s: Abbie Wood & Alicia Wilson on 2:09s For Medley Tickets To Tokyo
- James Guy & Bath Training Partner Jacob Peters Fly Inside Tokyo Cut On 51s To Bolster GB Medley Relay Chances
- Freya Anderson Reaches 0.09sec Past Anna Hopkin On Last Swing Of Arm & Punch Of Pad – Both Inside Tokyo Cut
- Day 4 heats
Qualification cuts for Tokyo 2020 for an instant ticket for winners in London (and likely later confirmation for any in that zone finishing top 2 this week):
