Nowacki wins first senior British swimming title

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World Junior champion Filip Nowacki won his first British senior title as he took gold in the 200m breaststroke at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London.

He finished the race 0.99 seconds ahead of 2025 champion Greg Butler who was second while Christian Ryan was third.

His time of 2:08.52 was 1.22 seconds behind Ross Murdoch's British record of 2:07.30 set at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The 18-year-old from Jersey had come second behind former Olympic champion Adam Peaty over 50m and 100m earlier in the Championships.

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The times also secured both Nowacki and Butler's qualification for this year's European Championships, where Nowacki will also compete over the two shorter breaststroke events.

"It's always great to battle out with Greg, Ryan and the rest, and the field is so strong these days, so it was a great swim," Nowacki said after the race.

"There's work to do with my times and my underwaters, but definitely want to just improve the time and carry my momentum forwards into the summer."