Para-swimmers ready for Berlin Open

6 Jul 2017

A 29-strong contingent are ready to kick off action at the World Para Swimming World Series in Berlin.

The podium group includes Paralympic Champions Ollie Hynd, Bethany Firth, Ellie Robinson, Michael Jones, Matt Wylie and Hannah Russell. While the podium potential group includes Paralympic medallists Rebecca Redfern, Jessica-Jane Applegate, Lewis White and Abby Kane. 

This is the final competition for the athletes before they bid qualify for the World Championships at the British Summer Championships in Sheffield.  

Action begins today (6 July) with swimmers taking part in 10 events in the heats and you can keep track of the results here 

You can watch the action live here 

Podium athletes:

Hannah Russell - Woking
Michael Jones - National Performance Centre
Josef Craig - City of Sunderland 
Matthew Wylie - City of Sunderland 
Thomas Hamer - National Performance Centre
Eleanor Robinson - Northampton Swimming Club
Bethany Firth - Newcastle SwimTeam
Oliver Hynd - Nova Centurion

Potential Athletes:

Kahoru Harazawa - Loughborough University
Jordan Catchpole - UEA City of Norwich 
Jessica-Jane Applegate - UEA City of Norwich 
Alice Tai - National Performance Centre
Grace Harvey - Hoddesdon
Rebecca Redfern - Worcester 
Danielle Hartin - Basildon and Phoenix
Stephen Clegg - Univeristy of Stirling
Megan Richter - Orion
Maisie Summers-Newton - Northampton 
Lewis White - City of Derby 
Abby Kane - North Ayrshire
Benjamin Foulston - Bramcote 
Lily Macleod - Richmond Dales 
Louise Fiddes - Hatfield 
Zara Mullooly - Guildford City 
Toni Shaw - Otters
Oludaisi Adefisan - Beckenham 
Jaxon Simmons - City Of Peterborough
Jacob Leach - Cockermouth 
Molly Hopkins - Neath