Team GB selects finest swimmers for Olympics

Team GB swimmer in action - picture The Telegraph

Team great Britain are preparing to select their finest trained athletes to enter the Olympics 2012 . The British Olympics association confirmed that 38 swimmers had been selected for the London games.

The 19 male and 19 female swimmers that were selected competed for their places in a  FINA 'A' or top 16 world ranked qualifying standard managing to finish at the top two places at an event in London 2012 Aquatics Centre.

Team GB members consist of 2008 Beijing double Olympics champion Rebecca Adlington , open water silver medallist Keri-Anne Payne and David Davies and 400m freestyle medallist Joanne Jackson .

Rebecca Adlington  - The Telegraph

The selected group has 20 swimmers who hold British records and 12 swimmers who have won World championship medals .

Team Great Britain's Chef de mission Andy Hunt said '“I am thrilled to welcome a total of 38 swimmers to Team GB. The remarkable strength and depth of British talent within the sport of swimming has been on display throughout the past week in the London 2012 Aquatics Centre. Team GB enjoys a proud tradition in Olympic swimming competition and I’m sure the class of 2012 will produce some thrilling moments in the Olympic competition this summer.'

The athletes were nominated to the BOA by British swimming ,which is the National governing body for swimming in the UK.

Team Great Britain swimmers have previously won  65 medals ,of which 15 have been gold ,22 silver and 28 bronze. This included three gold medals won by Britains Henry Taylor at the London 1908 Olympics games swimming contest.

The Beijing Olympics in 2008 where Rebecca Addlington won a Gold medal for 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle,whilst Joanne Jackson won Bronze in the 400m freestyle . Team Great Britain also won three medals in the open water 10km event.