A squad of 12 swimmers has been selected to represent Team England at the Bahamas 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games.
Layla Black will be representing Team England for the second time. She was part of the squad who competed at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa. The City of Leeds swimmer secured gold in the 100m Breaststroke and bronze in the 50m Breaststroke, despite being the youngest member of the team.
Commenting on her 2017 selection, Black said: “It feels great to be selected for my second Commonwealth Youth Games. It fills me with a great sense of pride to have a chance to represent my country again.
“I am looking forward to swimming fast, meeting new people and experiencing a new culture in the Bahamas.”
Fred Furniss England Team Leader says: “This I believe is a strong team England team. The vast majority of the swimmers are part of the Great Britain Junior team selected for the European Junior Championships in Netanya Israel.
“The team is selected on a ‘best fit’ basis with individuals covering the full range of events at the Games.
“This will be a great opportunity for our athletes. It will give them their first experience of competition in a multi-sport environment with swimming being one of the seven sports at the Games.
“Going forward, this will benefit our athletes in their continued development should they progress to major games selection at a later stage in their swimming career.”
Swimmers from all of the home nations will compete at the Games.
English swimmers selected:
Layla Black
Lily Boseley
Harry Constantine
Leah Crisp
Thomas Dean
Jakob Goodman
Elizabeth Harris
James McFadzen
Jahrel Murphy
Ciara Schlosshan
Mason Wilby
Alicia Wilson
Scottish Swimmers selected:
Emma Harvey
Scott McLay
Sophie Smith
Roisin Ramsay
Archie Goodburn
Tom Beeley
Luke Robins
Isabel Jones
Anna Fleming
Welsh swimmers selected:
Connor Bryan
Elena Morgan
Hannah Sloan
Iestyn Cole
Ioan Evans
Joseph Small
Lewis Fraser
Medi Harris
Megan Allison
Rebecca Sutton