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2026 EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL
March 13th – March 15th Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh, Scotland LCM (50m) Meet Central Draft Entries SwimSwam Preview Day 1 Recap Results LivestreamDay two of the 2026 Edinburgh International saw world champion Freya Colbert make history on multiple levels on her way to winning the women’s 200m freestyle.
After nabbing the second seed this morning in 1:59.83 behind top-seeded Theodora Taylor‘s time of 1:59.55, University of Stirling’s Colbert crushed a big-time swim of 1:54.98 to roar her way to gold.
In doing so, Colbert surpassed her own former British national record of 1:55.06 the 22-year-old put on the books en route to placing 4th in the event at the 2025 World Championships. This means Colbert is the first-ever swimmer from her nation to dip under the 1:55 barrier.
Olympic teammate Abbie Wood settled for silver in a respectable 1:57.23 while Leah Schlosshan rounded out the podium in 1:58.28.
The split comparison between Colbert’s former and newly minted British national record-setting swims is below, showing how she was slower on the opening 50m but applied that slight energy conservation later in the race.
Colbert’s New 1:54.98 200 Free NR Colbert’s Old 1:55.06 200 Free NR 27.47 27.21 28.63 28.85 29.47 29.57 29.41 29.43Considering this is a non-championship affair, the fact Colbert beat her national record is extremely encouraging, with the all-important Aquatics GB Championships on the horizon for next month. That competition represents the sole qualification opportunity for the 2026 Commonwealth Games held on British soil in Glasgow, Scotland.
Tonight’s performance ranks Colbert as the 24th-best performer of all time as well as the 3rd-fastest on the season.
2025-2026 LCM Women 200 FREE
SummerCANMCINTOSH03/061:53.802Siobhan Haughey HKG1:54.8502/063Li Bingjie CHN1:55.6711/134MegHARRISAUS1:55.9712/145Li Jiaping CHN1:55.8111/12View Top 26»Read the full story on SwimSwam: World Champion Freya Colbert Hits British 200 Free Record, First Sub-1:55 Outing In Edinburgh
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