British swimming champions – 100 metres freestyle winners

The British swimming champions over 100 metres freestyle, formerly the (Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) National Championships) are listed below.[1][2]

The event was originally contested over 110 yards and then switched to the metric conversion of 100 metres in 1971. In 1963 Bob McGregor of Scotland set a world record in the heats (54.4 sec) and the final (54.1 sec).[3] In 1975[4] and 1984 there was a dead-heat in the women's final.[5]

Events at the
Aquatics GB Swimming Championships
Swimming
Freestyle50m100m200m400m
Freestyle800m1500m5000mrelay
Backstroke50m100m200m
Breaststroke50m100m200m
Butterfly50m100m200m
Medley200m400mrelay
British Diving Championships
Springboard1m3msynchro
Platform10msynchro
Plainplain

100 metres freestyle champions

Year Men's champion Women's champion
110 yards 110 yards
1946 Alex Jany[6] Nancy Riach[6]
1947 Pat Kendall Nancy Riach
1948 Ronald Stedman[7] Margaret Wellington[7]
1949 Ronald Stedman[8] Betty Turner[8]
1950 Pat Kendall[9] Margaret Linton[9]
1951 Göran Larsson[10] Margaret Linton[10]
1952 Jack Wardrop[11] Angela Barnwell[11]
1953 Ronald Roberts[12] Jean Botham[12]
1954 Geoffrey Baxter[13] Jean Botham[13]
1955 Ronald Roberts[14] Fearne Ewart[14]
1956 Neil McKechnie[15] Virginia Grant[15]
1957 Neil McKechnie[16] Diana Wilkinson[16]
1958 Ian Black[17] Judy Grinham[17]
1959 Ian Black[18] Natalie Steward[18]
1960 Stan Clarke[19] Natalie Steward[19]
1961 John Martin-Dye[20] Diana Wilkinson[20]
1962 Bob McGregor[21] Diana Wilkinson[21]
1963 Bob McGregor[22] Diana Wilkinson[22]
1964 Bob McGregor[23] Diana Wilkinson[23]
1965 Bob Lord[24] Marion Lay[24]
1966 Bob McGregor[25] Pauline Sillett[25]
1967 Bob McGregor[26] Alexandra Jackson[26]
1968 Bob McGregor Alexandra Jackson
1969 Malcolm Windeatt[27] Alexandra Jackson[27]
1970 Malcolm Windeatt[28] Alexandra Jackson[28]
100 metres 100 metres
1971 Malcolm Windeatt[29] Linda Hill[29]
1972 Malcolm Windeatt[30] Lesley Allardice[31]
1973 Colin Cunningham[32] Lesley Allardice[33]
1974 Brian Brinkley[34] Gail Amundrud[35]
1975 Gordon Downie[4] Susan Barnard & Debbie Hill[4]
1976 Kevin Burns[36] Cheryl Brazendale[37]
1977 Martin Smith[38] Vanessa Bullock[39]
1978 Richard Burrell[40] Sharron Davies[41]
1979 Richard Burrell[citation needed]
1980 Martin Smith[42] June Croft[43]
1981 Mark Taylor[44] June Croft[44]
1982 David Lowe[45] June Croft[45]
1983 David Lowe[46] June Croft[46]
1984 David Lowe[5] Kate Jackson & Debra Gore[5]
1985 Mark Reynolds[47] Alyson Jones[48]
1986 Roland Lee[49] Annette Cowley[50]
1987 Roland Lee[51] Zara Long[51]
1988 Andy Jameson[52] Conny van Bentum
1989 Mike Fibbens[53] Karen Pickering[54]
1990 John Steel[55] Karen Pickering[56]
1991 Mike Fibbens[57] Karen Pickering[57]
1992 Mike Fibbens[58] Karen Pickering[58]
1993 Mike Fibbens[59] Karen Pickering[59]
1994 Nicholas Shackell[60] Sue Rolph[60]
1995 Simon Handley[61] Sue Rolph[62]
1996 Gavin Meadows[63] Jessica Craig[64]
1997 Gavin Meadows[65] Karen Pickering[66]
1998 Sion Brinn[67] Sue Rolph[68]
1999 Gavin Meadows[69] Sue Rolph[69]
2000 Mark Stevens[70] Karen Pickering[71]
2001 Paul Palmer Rosalind Brett
2002 Matthew Kidd Melanie Marshall
2003 Chris Cozens Alison Sheppard
2004 Matthew Kidd Melanie Marshall
2005 Chris Cozens Melanie Marshall
2006 Ross Davenport Rosalind Brett
2007 Daniel Coombs Kate Richardson
2008 Ben Hockin Caitlin McClatchey
2009 Adam Brown Francesca Halsall
2010 Adam Brown Francesca Halsall
2011 Adam Brown Francesca Halsall
2012 Simon Burnett Francesca Halsall
2013 Adam Brown Francesca Halsall
2014 Adam Brown Francesca Halsall
2015 Calum Jarvis Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
2016 Duncan Scott Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
2017 Duncan Scott Freya Anderson
2018 Lewis Burras Freya Anderson
2019 Duncan Scott Freya Anderson
Not held during 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Lewis Burras Anna Hopkin
2023 Lewis Burras Freya Anderson
2024 Matt Richards Anna Hopkin

See also

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