Two-time Olympian Fran Halsall picked up her 11th British 50m freestyle title in Glasgow on Thursday although she faces an anxious wait when it comes to Rio.
Halsall touched the wall in 24.48 seconds to take gold at the 2016 British Swimming Championships, almost a second faster than the rest of the pack.
She was however 0.11 seconds short of the qualification standard although she has another chance to impress selectors in the 100m freestyle on Friday.
“I would have loved to dip under that qualifying time but I just wasn’t good enough,” said Halsall.
“The trials are hard for me because it’s just me against myself in a time trial.
“I’ve been doing well coming into this meet, training has been going fabulous, so to come here and only swim that time is quite disappointing."
But it was good news for Max Litchfield as he put himself in the frame for Rio with a gold-medal swim in the 400m individual medley.
He dipped under the qualifying standard with a time of 4:12.05, improving his personal best by three seconds in the process to win his first British title.
The 21-year-old said: “I remember being sat on the sidelines four years ago watching the guys make the Olympic team, so to come here and potentially make that team is amazing.
“I’ve dreamed of this day for years and years. I always said when I was younger that I was going to make the Olympic team.
“I’m so happy. I knew I had the potential to drop my time from the heats but to get in there and bring that to reality is a surreal experience.”
In the men's 100m freestyle, 18-year-old Duncan Scott sprung a surprise as he edged out favourite Benjamin Proud for the title in a personal best of 48.66.
That was just outside the qualifying standard for Rio but Scott could still travel if Team GB take a 4x100m freestyle relay, while he also has the 200m freestyle to come on Sunday, having won World Championship gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay last year.
He said: “I don’t really know what to say, I am absolutely delighted with that swim.
“It is a great thing to be British Champion, I love hearing that.
“It is an absolute dream of mine, to go to the Olympics, if it’s not Rio then it’s not Rio but that’s why I’m at the trials because I want to go.”
Aimee Willmott bounced back from individual medley disappointment in the 200m butterfly as she finished just ahead of Alys Thomas, but like Halsall, she will face an anxious wait to see if she makes the team which will be named next Thursday.
While earlier in the evening, Jazz Carlin earned her tenth British title in four years, finishing almost three seconds ahead of the rest of the field in the 800m freestyle final.
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