23 swimmers have been named to the Welsh swimming roster for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland: 7 preselected from results of last year’s World Championships and U.S. Open, and the other 16 from British Nationals and the Cardiff International meet over the last month.
Wales returns all four medals from swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games that put them 8th on the medals table. Jazz Carlin, who won silver and bronze; Georgia Davies, who scored a bronze in the 50 back; and Jemma Lowe, who took bronze in the 100 fly.
As for their 2014 prospects, Carlin will come in as the favorite in the 800 free, and a heavy medal contender in the 400 free as well. Lowe was resurgent over the weekend in Monaco, with the best swims we’ve seen from her in years, and Davies is in her competitive prime.
The other preselected swimmers were Thomas Haffield, Robert Holderness, Ieuan Lloyd, and Marco Loughran.
The swimming competition runs from July 23rd-29th in Glasgow, Scotland.
Jazz Carlin, 200, 400 and 800 freestyle
Georgia Davies, 50 and 100 backstroke, 4×100 medley team
Mari Davies, 4 x100 free team
Thomas Haffield, 400 IM
Robert Holderness, 200 breaststroke, 4×100 medley team
Ieuan Lloyd, 200 IM
Calum Jarvis, 200 freestyle, 4×100 medley team
Daniel Jervis, 1500 freestyle
Ellena Jones, 800 freestyle
Tom Laxton, 100 butterfly, 4×100 medley team
Marco Loughran, 50 backstroke, 4×100 medley team
Jemma Lowe, 100 and 200 butterfly, 4×100 medley team
Hannah McCarthy, 4×100 free team, 4×100 medley team
Xavier Mohammad, 4×100 medley team
Sian Morgan, 4×100 free team, 4×100 medley team
Otto Putland, 100 freestyle, 4×100 medley team
Bethan Sloan, 4×100 medley team
Danielle Stirrat, 4×100 free team
Alys Thomas, 4×100 medley team
Jack Thomas, 200 freestyle S14
Chloe Tutton, 200 breaststroke, 4×100 medley team
Ryan West, 100 freestyle S9
Rachel Williams, 4×100 free team