Mildred brings the curtain down on Winter Champs with new British best

December 14, 2025

The final day of the Swim England National Winter Championships 2025 brought the curtain down on an incredible four days of racing at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. From world records to British bests and thrilling finishes, the competition showcased the very best performances in the pool.

Edward Mildred (Manchester Performance Centre) delivered one of the standout moments of the meet, claiming gold in the 200m Butterfly with a time of 1:50.64 – his first ever British record.

Bath Performance Centre’s Joshua Gammon took silver in 1:51.17, while Luke Greenbank (Loughborough Performance Centre) secured bronze in 1:55.33.

Manchester Performance Centre’s Poppy Maskill (S14) opened the para events in stunning fashion, setting a new world record in the 200m Individual Medley with a time of 2:20.82. Her teammate, Harry Stewart (S14), followed up with another world best in the Open/Male event, stopping the clock at 2:08.53.

Reflecting on her performance, Maskill said:

“I’m very happy with that as it was my first competition back this season and I am doing a lot better than I expected to.”

The Open/Male 100m Freestyle was another highlight of the meet, producing a thrilling finish where just 0.04 seconds separated the top three.

Repton’s Jacob Whittle edged the win in 46.98, narrowly ahead of Cameron Brooker from Bath Performance Centre (47.01) and Gabriel Shepherd of City of Leeds (47.02).

Whittle said:

“It was a really good race, really pleased with it. I think I’m still learning a little bit because I haven’t swum short course in two years.

“It was a really tight finish and you never know who’s going to come through in the last 10m, so you get your head down and get your hand on the wall as quick as you can.”

In the para events, Olivia Newman-Baronius (Maxwell, S14) broke the MC 100m Butterfly world record twice in one day – first in the heats and then again in the final with 1:02.20, edging out Maskill who clocked 1:02.47.

The Female 100m Butterfly title went to Betsy Wizard of Northampton in 57.38, rounding off a strong performance to close her championships on a high.

Wizard said:

“I just wanted to go sub 58 because I’ve been trying to go under that time for a long time and I was so close last year, so I am just happy that I was able to go the time I went. I also did a 50m PB in that race as well although it was a 100m race.”

The competition concluded with the 4x50m Freestyle relays, once again featuring three Team England exhibition squads in a preview of Glasgow 2026.

Team Inspire took the win in 1:32.06 ahead of Team Unity and Team Performance. The fastest club team was Mount Kelly, finishing fourth in 1:33.03.

Team Inspire featured Alexander Cohoon, Hannah Capron, Kate Clifton and Joe Litchfield, giving fans a glimpse of the talent potentially set to represent England on the Commonwealth Games stage.

As the championships draw to a close, the performances over the past four days have set an exciting tone for the year ahead. With world records falling and British swimmers showing their strength, all eyes now turn to 2026.

Read the full roll of honour for day four of the National Winter Championships below.

GoCardless Swim England National Winter Championships day four medal roll of honour

Open/Male 800m Freestyle

Senior
1. Tyler Melbourne-Smith, Loughborough University, 7:33.56
2. Luke Hornsey, Loughborough University, 7:46.48
3. Hector Pardoe, Loughborough University, 7:47.22

Junior
1. Makar Yakhno, Portsmouth Northsea, 7:58.56
2. Ethan Kelly, City of Liverpool, 8:00.69
3. Joshua Keogh, Bolton Metro, 8:04.31

Female MC 200m IM

1. Poppy Maskill, Manchester Performance Centre, 2:20.82, 1,049 pts (⭐ World Record ⭐)
2. Olivia Newman-Baronius, Maxwell, 2:21.03, 1,044 pts
3. Ursula Carroll, Stockport Metro, 2:31.62, 903 pts

Open/Male MC 100m Freestyle

1. Bruce Dee, Manchester Performance Centre, 2:41.60, 957 pts
2. Harry Stewart, Manchester Performance Centre, 2:08.53, 899 pts (⭐ World Record ⭐)
3. Cameron Vearncombe, Manchester Performance Centre, 2:09.04, 888 pts

Open/Male 100m Freestyle

Senior
1. Jacob Whittle, Repton School, 46.98
2. Cameron Brooker, Bath Performance Centre, 47.01
3. Gabriel Shepherd, City of Leeds, 47.02

Junior
1. Gabriel Shepherd, City of Leeds, 47.02
2. Abduljabar Adama, Mount Kelly, 48.35
3. Harry Milne, Repton School, 49.41

Female 400m Freestyle

Senior
1. Lucy Fox, Loughborough University, 4:03.42
2. Sophie Benn, Mount Kelly, 4:05.70
3. Lucy Parsons, Loughborough University, 4:07.65

Junior
1. Annabelle Compton, Wycombe District, 4:15.50
2. Abbie Roscoe, Wirral Metro, 4:12.14
3. Kerry Hennie, City of Liverpool, 4:12.74

Open/Male 200m IM

Senior
1. Evan Jones, Manchester Performance Centre, 1:53.35
2. Filip Nowacki, Millfield, 1:55.44
3. Aran Bissett, RTW Monson, 1:55.84

Junior
1. Aran Bissett, RTW Monson, 1:55.84
2. Daniel Ransom, City of Leeds, 1:58.28
3. Llewellyn Porter, Camden Swiss, 2:00.05

Open/Male 50 Breaststroke

Senior
1. Adam Bradley, Mount Kelly, 26.81
2. Gregory Butler, Loughborough Performance Centre, 26.85
3. Max Morgan, Reed’s Swimming Club, 26.88

Junior
1. Max Morgan, Reed’s Swimming Club, 26.88
2. William Tonks, Repton School, 27.66
3. Joshua Sackree, City of Peterborough, 28.33

Female 200m Backstroke

Senior
1. Honey Osrin, Loughborough University, 2:05.94
2. Niamh Ward, Bath University, 2:06.80
3. Amalie Smith, RTW Monson, 2:07.48

Junior
1. Amalie Smith, RTW Monson, 2:07.48
2. Darcey Smith, Portsmouth Northsea, 2:09.14
3. Maari Randvali, Mount Kelly, 2:09.20

Open/Male 200m Butterfly

Senior
1. Edward Mildred, Manchester Performance Centre, 1:50.64
2. Joshua Gammon, Bath Performance Centre, 1:51.17
3. Luke Greenbank, Loughborough Performance Centre, 1:55.33

Junior
1. Llewellyn Porter, Camden Swiss, 1:57.16
2. Aquiles Bello Ormeno, Guildford Ct, 2:00.46
3. Harry Chandler, Worcester, 2:00.56

Female MC 100m Butterfly

1. Olivia Newman-Baronius, Maxwell, 1:02.20, 1,076 pts (⭐ World Record ⭐)
2. Poppy Maskill, Manchester Performance Centre, 1:02.47, 1,062 pts
3. Callie-Ann Warrington, Hackney Aq, 1:06.39, 859 pts

Open/Male MC 100m Butterfly

1. William Ellard, Manchester Performance Centre, 54.97, 932 pts
2. Mark Tompsett, Manchester Performance Centre, 56.93, 839 pts
3. Jude Gunner, Norwich Swan, 58.15, 787 pts

Female 100m Butterfly

Senior
1. Betsy Wizard, Northampton, 57.38
2. Flawia Kamzol, Mount Kelly, 57.60
3. Georgie Pryor, Derby Excel, 58.02

Junior
1. Amalie Smith, RTW Monson, 59.34
2. Maari Randvali, Mount Kelly, 59.92
3. Holly Hopwood, Guildford Ct, 1:00.37