Swimming and Para Swimming team announced for Commonwealth Games

Thirty-eight athletes have been selected to be part of the Swimming and Para Swimming team for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

The announcement from Team England was unveiled at Moseley Road Baths but all aquatic events at the games will be taking place at Sandwell Aquatics Centre.

The team is made up of 16 female swimmers and 22 male swimmers.

It's also the first time there will be more female events than male at any games.

Jay Elliott is one of the athletes chosen to be part of the team, he said: " It's the first stage of my goal but it's also a huge relief to get through this period.

"I know what I'm capable of but obviously the first hurdle is the hardest.

"I'm now so excited to get my head down and get knuckling on for the Commonwealth in the summer."

The swimmers selected for Team England in this announcement are:

• Freya Anderson (Bath NC), Wirral

• Adam Barrett (Wycombe Swimming Club), Reading

• Lewis Burras (Winchester Swimming Club), Winchester

• Greg Butler (Loughborough NC), Staffordshire

• Imogen Clark (Deventio Swimming Club), Derby

• Freya Colbert (NOVA Centurion), Grantham

• Lauren Cox (Loughborough Uni), Leamington Spa

• James Guy (Bath NC), Bath

• Holly Hibbott (Bath NC), Southport

• Isabella Hindley (Brompton), London

• Jamie Ingram (City of Manchester), Manchester

• Cameron Kurle (Stirling University), Glastonbury

• James McFadzen (Loughborough University), Loughborough

• Edward Mildred (Bath NC), Northampton

• Jay Lelliott (City of Sheffield Swimming Club), Sheffield

• Joe Litchfield (Loughborough NC), Wakefield

• Jacob Peters (Bath NC), Bath

• Laura Stephens (Loughborough NC), Wix

• Luke Turley (Bath NC), Bedfordshire

• Tamryn van Selm (Millfield School), Orpington

• Sarah Vasey (Loughborough NC), Derby

• Jacob Whittle (Loughborough NC), Alfreton

• Mason Wilby, Kentucky

• Brodie Williams (Bath NC), Somerset

The Para swimmers to represent Team England are:

• Alice Tai, New Milton

• Grace Harvey, Manchester

• Hannah Russell, Ottershaw

• James Hollis, Manchester

• Jessica-Jane Applegate, Great Yarmouth

• Jordan Catchpole, Beccles

• Louise Fiddes, Welwyn Garden City

• Maisie Summers-Newton, Northamptonshire

• Michael Jones, Manchester

• Poppy Maskill, Middlewich

• Rebecca Redfern, Worcester

• Reece Dunn, Plymouth

• Thomas Hamer, Rossendale

• William Perry, Banbury

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