German Nationals, Mare Nostrum Swimming Tour, British Nationals

German Nationals, 31 May - 5 June

Germany's swimming stars get their first and only chance to stamp their tickets to Shanghai.


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Results
Qualifying Times - Very tough!



Mare Nostrum Tour

A great sneak preview of some of the world's elite swimmers ahead of July's World Championships.



Barcelona, 4-5 June

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Canet, 8-9 June

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Results

Monaco, 11-12 June

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British ASA Nationals, 14-17 June

British swimmers get another chance to make the team for Shanghai. While many swimmers have already booked their place on the plane, other stalwarts of British Swimming such as Jo Jackson, Lizzie Simmonds, Kris Gilchrist and Robbie Renwick are yet to nail down individual spots.


Results
Programme

British Gas Swimming Championships 2010 - Day 2 Finals

Womens 50m LC Butterfly Final

Amy Smith took victory in the 50m Fly in 26.88. Smith was the only women to dip under 27 seconds with Ellen Gandy second in 27.20 and Louise Pate third in 27.42. Jemma Lowe took fourth in 27.45 and both her and Gandy will have their main events later in the competition.

Mens 50m LC Backstroke Final

Liam Tancock decided to sit out the final of the 50 Back to concentrate on the 100 Back and 100 Free. This left a wide-open final and Luke Wood stepped up to take victory in 26.17. Scott Hathaway took second in 26.20 and David Gregory third in 26.70.

Womens 50m LC Breaststroke Final

Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, who aims to switch nationalities from Kenya to Britain and England, took victory in the 50m Breast in 31.18. The time was slightly slower than her semi final effort of 31.04. Ajulu-Bushell turned 16 last week and looks to be one of the rising stars ahead of London 2012.

Stephanie Slater took second in 31.93 with Lowri Tynan third in 31.96.

Mens 50m LC Butterfly Semi-Finals

Antony James leads the qualifiers for the men's 50m Fly with a time of 24.41. James Doolan qualified second in 24.44 with Ian Hulme third in 24.56.

Geoff Huegill leads the Commonwealth this year in 23.46.

Mens 100m LC Breaststroke Semi-Finals

British record holder Daniel Sliwinski, 19, took victory in the 100m Breast in 1:01.45. The time puts Sliwinski 7th in the world this year, 0.01 ahead of Mike Alexandrov (USA). After the race Sliwinski spoke of his confidence that he'll go faster than last year (59.55) despite the new suit laws. Darren Mew, 30, qualified second in 1:01.74. Star of the GBRvGER duel Michael Jamieson qualified third in 1:01.76.

Womens 100m LC Freestyle Semi-Finals

Fran Halsall leads the field into tomorrow's 100m Free final. Halsall swam 54.98 after clearly easing down on the second 50m. Amy Smith continued her impressive evening's work with a strong 55.13 to qualify second fastest. Lucy Ellis goes in third fastest with a time of 55.98.

Mens 200m LC Freestyle Final

Robert Bale took some major scalps in the final of the 200m Free winning in a time of 1:47.82. The time was a new personal best and ranks Bale 7th in the world this year. Robbie Renwick took second in 1:47.96 with Ross Davenport third in 1:48.06. David Carry just missed out on the podium with a time of 1:48.17.

The men's 200m Free looks set to be a great battle at the Commonwealth Games in both the individual and relay. Australian's Nicholas Ffrost (1:47.50), Thomas Fraser-Holmes (1:47.66), Kenrick Monk (1:47.83) and Patrick Murphy (1:48.30) mean that the top 8 men this year are all within 0.80 seconds of each other.

Womens 100m LC Backstroke Semi-Finals

Lizzie Simmonds qualified fastest for tomorrow's night final in a time of 59.84, the only swimmer under 1-minute. Gemma Spofforth, fresh from leading the Florida Gators to the NCAA title, eased back in the final 50m to qualify second in 1:00.62. Stephanie Proud was third fastest in 1:01.41.

Splits from both swimmers.

Simmonds - 29.17/59.84
Spofforth - 29.39/1:00.62

Simmonds remains second in the world this year, behind Australian Emily Seebohm's textile best time of 59.21.

In an interview with Steve Parry before the semi finals Gemma Spofforth spoke about how important leading the Gators to their NCAA success was claiming that it was more special to her than the world record last year in Rome.