Great Britain has selected 28 swimmers for the World Championships in Singapore this summer, Olympic gold medallists of Tokyo 2020ne and Paris 2024, Tom Dean, Duncan Scott, Matt Richards, James Guy and Jack McMillan, leading the squad along with Paris silver medallist Ben Proud.

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The team selected by Aquatics GB blends big-podium players with several cycles of experience with a new wave of hose who made their Olympic debuts in Paris last year, together with a ripple of newcomers to global senior representation.

Aquatics GB notes that Duncan Scott, Matt Richards, James Guy and Ben Proud all claimed British titles last week [at nationals in London], and "are bound for busy meets in Singapore come July", while Tom Dean and Jack McMillan - part of the 4x200m freestyle quartet that retained the Olympic crown for Britain, will also race in Singapore.

Eight others who claimed national titles in London are among those selected after having raced inside the selection target times. Angharad Evans and Oliver Morgan, who both broke national records in 100m racing, she ion breaststroke, he on backstroke, are joined on the list by fellow champions and Olympians Keanna MacInnes, Freya Colbert, Eva Okaro, Max Litchfield, Katie Shanahan and Abbie Wood.

Evans and Okaro will make their Worlds debuts in Singapore, as will Greg Butler, Leah Schlosshan, Ed Mildred and 17-year-old Jacob Mills, who claimed silvers in the 50m free, behind Ben Proud, and he 100m free, behind Matt Richards, at nationals.

Aquatics GB swimming Head Coach Steven Tigg will work with the following coaching staff in Singapore:

• Lisa Bates, Chelsea & Westminster Swimming Club
• Scott Goadby, Loughborough Performance Centre
• Bradley Hay, University of Stirling
• David Hemmings, Loughborough Performance Centre
• Ben Higson, University of Stirling
• Ryan Livingstone, Manchester Performance Centre
• David McNulty, Bath Performance Centre

Relays will play a key part in Britain's campaign, Performance Director Chris Spice noted, adding:

"We were treated to a week of top-quality racing at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, with so many Worlds selection times met and countless finals going down to the very last strokes. It is always a pleasure to see events being moved on as well, so a special mention to Angharad Evans and Oliver Morgan for their respective British records, which bode really well for the season ahead.

"This is an exciting team that genuinely combines world-class experience in the sport's biggest arenas with a host of up-and-coming talents who we hope can gain invaluable insight in the summer, both in terms of competition but also being around our athletes and staff in a World Championship environment. As always, the focus for everyone involved is on delivering a season's best performance in the summer, and everything we do between now and late July will be working towards that.

"Seeing how swimmers like Jacob Mills, Max Morgan and Holly McGill delivered in front of packed crowds and a TV audience at the London Aquatics Centre last week means they are already on the right track to do that. Equally, it is always promising to see the way our experienced big hitters, including Duncan Scott, Matt Richards and Abbie Wood, were able to show their class and perform strongly after some well-deserved breaks post-Paris, and that is encouraging in terms this summer, our ongoing relay prospects and the longer-term picture over the next Olympic cycle."

The Aquatics GB swimming team for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore:

* Titles of Aquatics GB Performance Centres are shortened to 'Performance Centre' in this list

• Tom Dean, Bath Performance Centre
• James Guy, Manchester Performance Centre
• Ben Proud, Chelsea & Westminster Swimming Club
• Matt Richards, Manchester Performance Centre
• Duncan Scott, University of Stirling

The above athletes were pre-selected as per clauses 4.2 and 4.3 of the relevant selection policy, after confirmation from the GB Head Coach.

• Freya Colbert, Loughborough Performance Centre
• Angharad Evans, University of Stirling
• Max Litchfield, Loughborough Performance Centre
• Keanna MacInnes, University of Stirling
• Oliver Morgan, University of Birmingham
• Eva Okaro, Repton
• Katie Shanahan, University of Stirling
• Abbie Wood, Loughborough Performance Centre

The above athletes are selected after winning an individual event at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships and recording a time that equals or betters the required qualifying times, as per clause 4.4 of the selection policy. 

• Luke Greenbank, Loughborough Performance Centre
• Holly McGill, University of Stirling
• Jacob Mills, Repton

The above athletes are selected after placing second in an individual event at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships and recording a time that equals or betters the required qualifying times, as per clause 4.5 of the selection policy.

• Freya Anderson, University of Stirling
• Greg Butler, Loughborough Performance Centre
• Lucy Hope, University of Stirling
• Edward Mildred, Manchester Performance Centre
• Leah Schlosshan, Manchester Performance Centre
• Jacob Whittle, Bath Performance Centre

The above athletes are selected as part of relay combinations that equalled or bettered the required qualifying times, as per clause 4.6 of the selection policy.

• Lauren Cox, Loughborough Performance Centre
• Evan Jones, Manchester Performance Centre
• Jonathon Marshall, Carnegie Swimming Club
• Jack McMillan, University of Stirling
• Max Morgan, Reeds Swimming Club
• Emily Richards, Manchester Performance Centre

The above athletes are selected at the discretion of the Performance Director and GB Head Coach. These selections are based on performances at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships; providing relay alternates for athletes with busy schedules; medal opportunities in new 50m Olympic events; and athletes that are on a trajectory to podium success at the LA 2028 Olympic Games), as per clause 4.7 of the selection policy.

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