ParalympicsGB Confirms Swimmers for London 2012

Eleanor Simmonds from Great Britain during the 2011 IPC Swimming European Championship's women 400m Freestyle S6 race in Berlin © • Camera 4 Over 600 athletes will compete in 148 Swimming medal events at the Aquatics Centre during the London 2012 Paralympic Games. © • Getty Images

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“The competition in Paralympic Swimming is increasing with every Games, but this team is one of the strongest we have ever fielded and it has genuine strength in depth across all 44 athletes."

In addition to the 16 swimmers already selected for ParalympicsGB for the London 2012 Paralympic Games back in April, the British Paralympic Association has now confirmed the names of a further 26 swimmers whose nomination by British Swimming was still subject to formal confirmation of the slots by IPC Swimming.

British Swimming have also nominated a further two athletes for selection and they have also been confirmed. As a result, the BPA can announce that Morgyn Peters and James Clegg, brother of Paralympic athlete, Libby Clegg, will also compete for ParalympicsGB in London, bringing the Swimming team to a total number of 44 athletes.

Amongst the athletes confirmed are swimming stalwart Jim ‘the Swim’ Anderson who will be 49 and for whom London will be his sixth Games and the Hollis siblings. Sam Hynd also formally joins his brother Oliver, who received a confirmed place in April.

ParalympicsGB Chef de Mission Craig Hunter said to Paralympics.org.uk: “Today’s announcement just confirms that ParalympicsGB will have one of the strongest Swimming teams in the world at London 2012.

“The competition in Paralympic Swimming is increasing with every Games, but this team is one of the strongest we have ever fielded and it has genuine strength in depth across all 44 athletes. I have every confidence in the people we have selected and I am excited to see how all these outstanding swimmers perform in just under 100 day’s time.”

National Performance Director John Atkinson said: “It is great news that nominated swimmers have been confirmed as competing for ParalympicsGB at this summer’s Paralympic Games. Although we were confident that we would get the slots, it is so exciting that they can now celebrate. That we can also include an additional two athletes who show really strong potential is the icing on the cake.”

The total number of athletes now selected by ParalympicsGB has reached 175.