British swimming champions – 200 metres freestyle winners

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The British swimming champions over 200 metres freestyle, formerly the (Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) National Championships) are listed below. [1] [2]

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The event was originally contested over 220 yards and then switched to the metric conversion of 200 metres in 1971.

In 1981 there was a dead-heat in the men's final.

The most successful male and female competitors in the history of the event are Paul Palmer with six titles, and Karen Pickering with nine. Brian Brinkley has won the most consecutive championships, five, between 1971 and 1975. The current champions (2025) are James Guy (fifth) and Duncan Scott (third) following an unprecedented dead heat result and Freya Colbert (her second).

200 metres freestyle champions

YearMen's championWomen's champion
220 yards220 yards
1946 Alex Jany Nancy Riach [3]
1947 Jack Hale Catherine Gibson
1948 Jack Hale [4] Catherine Gibson [5]
1949 Per-Olof Östrand [6] Margaret Wellington [7]
1950 Jack Wardrop [8] Margaret Linton [9]
1951 Göran Larsson [10] Daphne Wilkinson [11]
1952 Jack Wardrop [12] Lillian Preece [13]
1953 Ronald Roberts [14]
1954 Jack Wardrop [15] Jean Botham [16]
1955 Neil McKechnie [17] Virginia Grant [17]
1956 Neil McKechnie [18] Virginia Grant [18]
1957 Neil McKechnie [19] Judy Grinham [19]
1958 Ian Black [20] Elspeth Ferguson [20]
1959 Ian Black [21] Natalie Steward [21]
1960 Stan Clarke [22] Natalie Steward [22]
1961 John Martin-Dye [23] Nan Rae [23]
1962 Murray Lang McLachlan [24] Diana Wilkinson [24]
1963 Bob McGregor [25] Anita Lonsbrough
1964 Geoff Grylls [26] Liz Long [27]
1965 Geoff Grylls [28] Liz Long [28]
1966 Bob McGregor [29] Jeanette Cave [29]
1967 Tony Jarvis [30] Susan Williams [30]
1968 Tony Jarvis [31] Alexandra Jackson [31]
1969 Martyn Woodroffe [32] Shelagh Ratcliffe [32]
1970 Mike Borrie [33] Alexandra Jackson [33]
200 metres200 metres
1971 Brian Brinkley [34] Lesley Allardice [35]
1972 Brian Brinkley [36] Lesley Allardice [36]
1973 Brian Brinkley [37] Lesley Allardice [37]
1974 Brian Brinkley [38] Gail Amundrud [38]
1975 Brian Brinkley [39] Susan Barnard [39]
1976 Alan McClatchey [40] Moira Houston [41]
1977 Gordon Downie [42] Sharron Davies [43]
1978 David Dunne [44] Sharron Davies [45]
1979 Gordon Downie
1980 Philip Hubble [46] Jackie Willmott [47]
1981 Andrew Astbury & Mark Taylor [48] Conny van Bentum [49]
1982 John Davey [50] June Croft [51]
1983 Philip Hubble [52] June Croft [53]
1984 John Davey [54] Kate Jackson [55]
1985 Mark Reynolds [56] Karen Mellor [57]
1986 Annette Cowley [58]
1987 Jonathan Broughton [59] Ruth Gilfillan [60]
1988 Roland Lee [61] Conny van Bentum [62]
1989 Jonathan Broughton [63] Joanna Coull [64]
1990 Paul Howe [65] Karen Pickering [66]
1991 Paul Howe [67] Ruth Gilfillan [67]
1992 Paul Howe [68] Karen Pickering [68]
1993 Paul Palmer [69] Karen Pickering [69]
1994 James Salter [70] Karen Pickering [70]
1995 Paul Palmer [71] Karen Pickering [71]
1996 Gavin Meadows [72] Sarah Collings [73]
1997 James Salter [74] Karen Pickering [74]
1998 Paul Palmer [75] Claire Huddart [75]
1999 Paul Palmer [76] Karen Pickering [76]
2000 Paul Palmer [77] Karen Legg [78]
2001 Paul Palmer Karen Legg
2002 James Salter Karen Pickering
2003 James Salter Karen Pickering
2004 Simon Burnett Melanie Marshall
2005 David Carry Melanie Marshall
2006 David Carry Joanne Jackson
2007 Daniel Coombs Kate Richardson
2008 Ross Davenport Rebecca Adlington
2009 Ross Davenport Joanne Jackson
2010 Robert Bale Rebecca Adlington
2011 Ross Davenport Rebecca Adlington
2012 Robert Renwick Rebecca Turner
2013 Robert Renwick Eleanor Faulkner
2014 James Guy Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
2015 James Guy Jazmin Carlin
2016 James Guy Jazmin Carlin
2017 James Guy Eleanor Faulkner
2018 Stephen Milne Kathryn Greenslade
2019 Duncan Scott Freya Anderson
Not held during 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Duncan Scott Abbie Wood
2023 Matt Richards Freya Anderson
Aquatics GB Swimming Championships
2024 Matt Richards Freya Colbert
2025 Duncan Scott & James Guy Freya Colbert

See also

References

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