A strong British team will contest the LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships in Glasgow, featuring four recently-crowned world champions.
Here’s our one-stop-shop for getting to know your home heroes that will descend on Tollcross and compete for medals with Europe’s best.
Freya Anderson: a Scouse sensation whose inexorable rise shows no signs of slowing. IG – freyaanderson_
Georgia Davies: experienced Welsh backstroker who has competed at every level of the sport, collecting ten gongs at European level. IG – georgiabdavies
Tom Dean: world-beating junior athlete and trainee engineer with designs on success in Glasgow. IG – tomdean00
Luke Greenbank: fresh from relay gold and a 200m backstroke PB at the World Championships. IG – lukegreenbank
James Guy: with Olympic, world and European long course medals, continental success on short course is the only gap in Guy’s palmares. IG – james.g.guy
Anna Hopkin: the sprinter – a US college athlete based in Arkansas – will hope for a magical homecoming in Scotland. IG- anna_hopkin
Joe Litchfield: the younger of the Litchfield brothers will hope to continue forging a path to international success in Glasgow. IG – joelitchfield_
Max Litchfield: will hope to convert his dominance of British individual medley swimming into more international success. IG – litchfield.max
Scott McLay: one of Scotland’s brightest talents in the pool, the versatile Perth star will be desperate to impress his home crowd. IG – scottmclay211
Ross Murdoch: the Balloch-born ace has history with Tollcross, one of the faces of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. IG – rossmurdoch_
Siobhan-Marie O’Connor: the versatile star won double silver on this stage in 2015 and loves the Glasgow atmosphere. IG – siobhanmoconnor95
Nick Pyle: after a breakout year in 2018, the University of Stirling swimmer will hope to continue to establish himself in the British side. IG – nicholaspyle
Molly Renshaw: the breaststroker claimed top prize in the 200m at the World Short Course Championships in 2016. IG – molrenshaw
Duncan Scott: the home favourite scooped gold and bronze in the 2019 World Championships to build on his pair of silvers at Rio 2016. IG – dunks_scott
Laura Stephens: the butterfly star has a Commonwealth Games and a World Championships behind her as she prepares to tackle short course. IG – laurakjs99
Kayla Van Der Merwe: the youngest swimmer on the GB team is a precocious talent about to make her senior international debut. IG – kaylavdm.xo
James Wilby: part of Great Britain’s set of breaststroke marvels, he claimed three European medals in Glasgow last summer. IG – jameswilby
Brodie Williams: after bursting onto the scene this summer, the Millfield swimmer will be hoping to go from strength to strength. IG – brodiewilliams99