British Swimmers Selected for Para Swimming World Championships Announced

British Swimming have announced the swimmers who will be representing Britain at the Para Swimming World Championships 2023 taking place in Manchester from 31st July to 6th August.

The Para Swimming World Championships will return to British soil this summer, taking place in the recently refurbished Manchester Aquatics Centre.

28 British swimmers were selected, ranging from defending World Champions to those taking their first step onto the world stage.

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Those returning to the Para Swimming World Championships pool include Bethany Firth (S14) World and Paralympic Champion, Maisie Summers-Newton (S6) World and Paralympic Champion, and Stephen Clegg (S12) World Champion.

Joining the above trio that dominated the World Championships last year, are fellow World Champions Ellie Challis (S3), Grace Harvey (S6), and Poppy Maskill (S14) for whom this summers’ championships are on their doorstep – with three being based at Manchester’s Performance Centre.

This will be the 11th edition of the Para Swimming World Championships and the third time Great Britain has hosted – most recently hosting in 2019 where the championships were held in London.

It is set to be an exciting championship, with many British medal hopefuls. Tickets are not yet available to buy, however when they are they will be available here.

Below is the full British Para Swimming Team for the Para Swimming World Championships 2023:

• Jessica-Jane Applegate, City of Norwich

• Jordan Catchpole, Team Waveney

• Ellie Challis, British Swimming Performance Centre Manchester

• Stephen Clegg, Edinburgh University

• Rhys Darbey, Nofio Clwyd

• Sam Downie, East Lothian

• William Ellard, St Felix School SC

• Louise Fiddes, Hatfield SC

• Bethany Firth, Ards SC

• Poppy Maskill, Alsager SC/British Swimming Performance Centre Manchester

• Rebecca Redfern, Worcester SC

• Faye Rogers, University of Aberdeen

• Toni Shaw, University of Aberdeen

• Georgia Sheffield, Bolton Metro Swimming Squad

• Maisie Summers-Newton, Northampton SC

• Brock Whiston, Barking and Dagenham AC

• Grace Harvey, British Swimming Performance Centre Manchester

• Suzanna Hext, Swindon ASC

• Louis Lawlor, City of Glasgow ST

• Scott Quin, Edinburgh University

• Alice Tai, Ealing SC

• Cameron Vearncombe, Plymouth Leander

• Oliver Carter, University of Stirling

• Scarlett Humphrey, Northampton SC

• Tully Kearney, Loughborough University

• Tomas Navarro-Barber, Portsmouth Northsea SC

• Matthew Redfern, Worcester SC

• Siena Oxby, Stockport Metro SC