The fifth day of the 2025 Speedo Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships saw age group champions being crowned across nine events.
As the sport continues through an exciting summer of action, Ponds Forge is host once again to Britain's end of season benchmark age group meet.
Qualifying swimmers from England, Scotland & Wales have the opportunity to race in high quality heats and finals over a 7-day meet format, similar to those at major international Championships.
Below we celebrate the 2025 Age Group champions from events across Wednesday 23rd July. Full results available online here, with live streaming of the Championships on the Aquatics GB YouTube.
Wednesday's winners
Women's 200m Freestyle
- 13/14 Yrs: Heidi Corbett (Guildford City)
- 15 Yrs: Cerys Griffith (Pembrokeshire County)
- 16 Yrs: Amalie Smith (RTW Monson)
- 17/18 Yrs: Sophie Benn (Mount Kelly)
- 19 Yrs & over: Megan Barnes (Mount Kelly)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- 13/14 Yrs: Joseph Bale (Mount Kelly)
- 15 Yrs: Leroy Shih (City of Birmingham)
- 16 Yrs: Wilfred Leigh (Millfield)
- 17/18 Yrs: Joshua Inglis (Mount Kelly)
- 19 Yrs & over: George Smith (University of Stirling)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- 13/14 Yrs: Julia Elvidge (RTW Monson)
- 15 Yrs: Ami Jones (Leatherhead)
- 16 Yrs: Evelyn Hallissey (Newcastle)
- 17/18 Yrs: Amber Rigg (Mount Kelly)
- 19 Yrs & over: Niamh Ward (Bath University)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- MC: Cameron Vearncombe [SM14] (Manchester Performance Centre)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- MC: Faye Rogers [S10] (University of Aberdeen Performance Squad)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- 13/14 Yrs: Henry Barker (Romsey Totton)
- 15 Yrs: Toby Hodgson (Leatherhead)
- 16 Yrs: Samuel Sutcliffe (Ramsbottom)
- 17/18 Yrs: Jack Brown (Plymouth Leander)
- 19 Yrs & over: Nicholas Finch (Chelsea and Westminster)
- MC: William Ellard [S14] (Norwich Swans)
Women's 50m Butterfly
- 15 Yrs: Favour Umoh (City of Bristol)
- 16 Yrs: Abigail McAnerney (Inverclyde)
- 17/18 Yrs: Flawia Kamzol and Blythe Kinsman (Mount Kelly)
- 19 Yrs & over: Kate Clifton (City of Sheffield)
- MC: Iona Winnifrith [S7] (Tonbridge)
Men's 4x100m Freestyle
- 14/16 Yrs: Millfield School A (Oliver Murray, Jose Rodriguez, Colton Dorffeld, Charles Phipps)
- 17 Yrs & over: Loughborough University (Joe Litchfield, Reuben Rowbotham-Keating, Tyler Melbourne Smith, Alexander Cohoon)
Women's 4x200m Freestyle
- 14/16 Yrs: RTW Monson (Lilly Deller, Madeleine Hind, Bella Jones, Amalie Smith)
- 17 Yrs & over: City of Sheffield (Phoebe Cooper, Sholah Robinson, Shannon Stott, Candice Hall)
Key Links:
- Live streaming on the Aquatics YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@Aquatics_GB/streams
- Event results: results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2025/agbnextgen
- Event page: Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships 2025
Tickets for spectators are required and are strongly advised to be purchased online prior to attending the venue. For sessions with available capacity, tickets will be available from the ticketing desk in the Ponds Forge foyer area.