Thirteen included in squad

THIRTEEN Loughborough swimmers have been selected in British Swimming’s 2018 performance squads for ‘podium’ and ‘podium potential’ athletes.

A total of 56 athletes have been selected to the World Class performance programme for the 2017/18 season following an extensive selection procedure.

Double Olympic champion Adam Peaty heads the list of Loughborough-based swimmers on the list and he is joined on the podium list by Jack Burnell, Molly Renshaw and Sarah Vasey.

Included on the ‘podium potential’ list are Loughborough swimmers Charlotte Atkinson, Imogen Clark, Elliott Clogg, Luke Greenbank, Toby Robinson, Tim Shuttleworth, Jocelyn Ulyett, James Wilby and Abbie Wood.

Athletes selected on to the World Class programmes are eligible to receive advanced training camp and competition opportunities, access to world-class sports science and medicine services, and enhanced support from British Swimming performance staff and National Institute of Sport programmes across the country. Athletes will also receive targeted financial assistance from UK Sport through the World Class Performance Programme’s Athlete Personal Award (APA).

British Swimming National Performance Director Chris Spice said: “The sport enjoyed a successful 2017 but we know that our aims and ambitions don’t end there. This year’s investment is going to enable our talented swimmers to continue to achieve their performance targets as they set their sights on Tokyo 2020.”