A total of 42 swimmers will race for Team England at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July.

The squad bound for action at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre includes 28 swimmers and 14 para swimmers, the Games program including both streams in one event.

Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth breaststroke gold medallist Adam Peaty, fresh from his latest return to top racing at British Trials for the European Championships in Paris in August, is joined at his fourth Commonwealths by members of Britain's victorious 4x200m free Olympic, World and European quartets James Guy and Tom Dean at the helm of England's campaign. Guy is the greatest hauler of relay podium prizes in British swimming history, while Dean claimed Olympic gold in the 200m free at Tokyo 2020ne.

Peaty, who claimed 100m breaststroke gold in 2014 ands 2018, claimed the 50m title in 2022. He has a fourth Commonwealth gold from the 4x100m medley relay in 2014. His latest efforts:

Peaty Purrs Back To Paris For Euros On 58.9 In London WR Lane

British Championships, day 1: Adam Peaty 58.97, Filip Nowacki 59.39; Max Morgan, 59.56 GB Agę record, 100 breaststroke; and tickets to Paris Euros, too, for James Guy, 3:44 flat, 400 free; Keanna Macinnes and Emily Richards in the 200 ’fly; and the women’s 4x100m free team

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Peaty Punches Paris Euros Ticket With His Fastest Dash Since 2021

Breaststroke sprint king does the double for one of seven tickets to Paris stamped on day 2 at the Aquatics GB British Championships. The other qualifiers: the man closest to Peaty, Filip Nowacki; Lauren Cox (100 back); Duncan Scott & Ed Mildred (200 ’fly); Max Litchfield & Amalie Smith (400IM)

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On the women's side, Freya Colbert heads to her second Commonwealths with a roaring 200m freestyle record in the bag, and will face Olympic and World champion Mollie O'Callaghan on Australia.

Top British home-nation medal hopes include Angharad Evans, who will race for Scotland and at nationals last month pioneered the British sub 1:05 and sub 2:20 over 100 and 200m breaststroke at recent British Championships.

Angharad Evans The First Brit To Break 2:20 As European No2 Heading Towards Paris Showcase

On day 3 at GB Champs in London, Angharad Evans clocks 2:19.70 to become the 4th European & 11th all-time sub-2:20; Freya Colbert breaks own 200 free mark in 1:54.3; Matt Richards nails 47.5 100 free; + speedy swims from backstroke aces Lauren Cox & Ollie Morgan

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Angharad Evans Into The First Sub-1:05 All-Time Top 10 With 1:04.96 Hammer Of A British Record

Evans will arrive in Glasgow to race for Scotland at a home Commonwealth Games and then Paris to race for Great Britain at the European Championships in August a contender for gold in both the 100 and 200m breaststroke - as a n all-time top 10 swimmer in both

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Swim England Head of Sport and the Team England Team Leader for Swimming and Para-Swimming, Richard Blackshaw, said:

“The swimming team is immensely proud and excited to have the opportunity to represent Team England and the English swimming community at the Commonwealth Games, an honour that does not come around often for athletes.

“What makes this team particularly special is its fully integrated nature, bringing together Para and Olympic pathway athletes to compete as one unified group, reflecting the very best of inclusivity and shared ambition.

“United by a common goal, the team is determined to represent Team England with distinction this summer, both in and out of the pool, and to showcase the strength, resilience and talent within English swimming.”

Team England Chef de Mission, Jonathon Riall, said:

“It’s brilliant to be able to announce such a strong swimming squad for Glasgow 2026. We have a number of returning Commonwealth champions and true stars of the sport, alongside some new faces who are set to make their mark this summer.”

England Squad for Glasgow 2026

• Adam Ramsay-Peaty, 31, Uttoxeter
• Oliver Morgan, 23, Bishop’s Castle
• Edward Mildred, 23, Northampton
• Jacob Mills, 18, Leicester
• Jack Skerry, 21, Chelmsford
• Greg Butler, 25, Clayton
• James Guy, 30, Bury
• Jacob Whittle, 21, Alfreton
• Gabe Shepherd, 18, Harrogate
• Max Morgan, 18, London
• Cameron Brooker, 24, High Wycombe
• Freya Anderson, 25, Birkenhead
• Freya Colbert, 22, Grantham
• Leah Schlosshan, 21, Leeds
• Erin Little, 20, Maldon
• Lauren Cox, 24, Leamington Spa
• Eva Okaro, 19, Sevenoaks
• Abbie Wood, 27, Buxton
• Emily Richards, 25, Newcastle
• Amalie Smith, 16, Tonbridge
• Imogen Clark, 27, Morton
• Darcy Revitt, Guildford
• Amelie Blocksidge, 17, Salford
• Gabrielle Idle-Beavers, 17, Barnsley
• Max Litchfield, 31, Sheffield
• Luke Greenbank, 28, Cockermouth
• Jacob Peters, 25, Poole
• Tom Dean, 26, Maidenhead

Para swimmers:

• Alice Tai, 27, Poole
• Brock Whiston, 29, Romford
• Brooklyn Hale, 15, Cockermouth
• Evie Lambert, 18, Huddersfield
• Georgia Sheffield, 21, Salford
• Rebecca Redfern, 26, Droitwich
• Iona Winnifrith, 15, Tonbridge
• Isabella Haynes, Bournemouth
• Louise Fiddes, 25, Welwyn Garden City
• Poppy Maskill, 21, Middlewich
• Ursula Carroll, 14, Stockport
• Matthew Redfern, 27, Droitwich
• William Ellard, 20, Beccles
• Bruce Dee, 19, Kettering

In other news related to Swim England:

Olympians Call For Board Resignations In Swim England Reform Process

An open letter from more than 20 Great Britain Olympians has called for key former and current members of the Swim England’s board to resign from their swimming governance positions in order to build stakeholder trust in the running of the sport

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May 12

USA Swimming & Speedo Extend Partnership Through 2028

USA Swimming today announced an expansion and extension of its longstanding partnership with Speedo. The commitment will continue through 2028.

Also in The Vortex:

• Florian Wellbrock & German Men's Distance Free Force Lead 44-Strong Team To Paris Euros
• Moesha Johnson Taking OW World Cup By Storm
• Regan Smith Leads Isabelle Stadden To No 3 In All-Time Sub-58 100 Back Club ... at the same meet:

Walsh Within 0.06 Of Spitz At His Best, Her Best 100 ’Fly A 4th Career WR Of 54.33

On 25.09 at the turn, the Virginia ace was travelling at a speed that only Swedish ace Sarah Sjöstrom (24.43 WR) Walsh herself, China’s Zhang Yufei and the model of sprinting Sjöstrom aspired to in Sweden, Therese Alshammar, have ever swum faster than in a pure 50m race

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• Léon Marchand & Summer McIntosh Practice What They'll Preach In Championship Waters This Summer
• Seven Russian Aquatics Athletes Sanctioned Among 300 Caught In WADA Operation LIMS

IN OTHER NEWS:

Thursday May 7

Obituary, Tributes & Plaudits for Coach Ian Turner

Swimming Mourns Ian Turner, Mentor To Paul Palmer & Guide On Britain’s Long & Winding Road To 4x200 Glory

“Ian Turner an absolute master of coaching from the 1980 ; 1990 and 2000’s. Ian tread where few others dared and took down barriers that stood in the way of many British and English athletes and national staff opening up new horizons for so many who dared to be better than the system permitted.”

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The Far-Reaching, Long-Lasting Legacy Of Coach Ian Turner

Memories among the mourning, with plaudits and tributes to former head coach to Great Britain Ian Turner ... “Ian was a larger than life character - passionate about swimming and an excellent leader. He led by example and brought groups of swimmers and staff together with purpose and humour.”

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The SOS FORUM:

FORUM: Where Will Swimming Find Patience Without Passivity On The Way To Growth?

Having considered just a few reasons why the jury is out on ‘reformists’ old and new at the top tables of international governance, our FORUM now turns to why traditional formats are misfiring. The Tao opens the way to deeper understanding of why League trumps Cup between Olympic Heights

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EDITORIALS

How World Aquatics Is At Risk Of Repeating Catastrophic Mistakes From Sports Politics History

Time for athletes and swimming federations around the world to tell international regulators happy to see sport played out in a political battlefield: “NO! NO WAY! NYET!” ... here’s why…

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Fencing Athletes & Coaches Place IOC En Garde In Bout Over The Russian Question

Editorial follow-up from yesterday’s post: In a move that highlights the storm heading into Olympic sport ahead of LA2028, fencers & their mentors call on Kirsty Coventry to block overt Russia-U.S. politicisation of sport in one of the biggest protests from athletes in Olympic history

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