A squad of 34 British athletes will undertake their first overseas event of the Olympic year when they travel to Antwerp for the Flanders Cup next week.
The mixture of senior and juniors swimmers will take part in the Flanders Speedo Cup as they get the 2016 season up and running on 23-24 January.
Double World Champion James Guy will lead the British contingent as they continue their preparations towards the British Championships in April where qualification to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games can be earned.
“The Flanders meet provides another strong opportunity as part of an important overall race strategy for our swimmers,” said British Swimming National Performance Director Chris Spice.
“These events allow us to practice our identified process goals that are important for progression this season.
“For the vast majority of the squad this will be their first hit out of the year while they’re very much still in the middle of a big block of training as they prepare to meet the goals that have been set for 2016.”
The British Swimming squad due to compete at the Flanders Speedo Cup 2016 comprises:
| Charlie Attwood – National Centre, Bath |
| Kyle Chisholm – Boro of Kirklees |
| Luke Davies – City of Birmingham |
| Nick Grainger – City of Sheffield |
| James Guy – Millfield School |
| Joe Hulme – National Centre, Bath |
| Cameron Kurle – Millfield School |
| Jay Lelliott – University of Bath |
| Max Litchfield – City of Sheffield |
| Miles Munro – University of Bath |
| Toby Robinson – National Centre, Loughborough |
| Liam Tancock – National Centre, Loughborough |
| James Wilby – Loughborough University |
| Andrew Willis – National Centre, Bath |
| Georgina Boyle – Chelsea and Westminster |
| Layla Black – City of Leeds |
| Emma Cain – Millfield School |
| Imogen Clarke – Derventio Excel |
| Amelia Clynes – City of Leeds |
| Georgie Coates – City of Leeds |
| Chloe Finch – City of Birmingham |
| Jessica Fullalove – City of Manchester |
| Fran Halsall – National Centre, Loughborough |
| Holly Hibbott – Stockport Metro |
| Brittany Horton – City of Birmingham |
| Rachael Kelly – National Centre, Loughborough |
| Anna Maine – Woking |
| Katie Matts – Stockport Metro |
| Tazmin Pugh – Ellesmere College |
| Lauren Quigley – Stockport Metro |
| Rosie Rudin – Nova Centurion |
| Rebecca Sherwin – Team Ipswich |
| Abbie Wood – National Centre, Loughborough |
| Aimee Willmott – London Aquatics CPP |
Swimming news courtesy of British Swimming.