Paralympic, world and European champions are among the athletes to have been invited on to British Para-Swimming’s World Class Programme (WCP) for 2022, as attentions turn to a busy year and building towards Paris 2024.
After a memorable performance at Tokyo 2020 that saw the British team amass 26 medals in the pool, a total of 34 athletes have been invited to be part of either the Podium or Podium Potential tiers for the nine months from 1st January 2022. That period includes June’s Para-Swimming World Championships in Madeira and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Zara Mullooly, who swims for the University of Leeds has been selected onto the Podium squad while Derwentside’s Lyndon Longhorne has been selected onto the Podium Potential squad.
The athletes will receive programme opportunities and targeted financial assistance from UK Sport through the World Class Performance Programme’s Athlete Performance Award (APA).
They are also eligible to benefit from competition and training camp opportunities throughout the season in which they are selected, with access to world-class sports science and medicine services available, on top of comprehensive support from British Para-Swimming performance staff and national Institute of Sport programmes across the UK.
More information on the other athletes selected can be found here. Many congratulations Zara and Lyndon on your selection and the North East wishes you all the best for 2022.
