The British swimming champions over 200 metres freestyle, formerly the (Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) National Championships) are listed below.
The event was originally contested over 220 yards and then switched to the metric conversion of 200 metres in 1971.
In 1981 there was a dead-heat in the men's final.
The most successful male and female competitors in the history of the event are Paul Palmer with six titles, and Karen Pickering with nine. Brian Brinkley has won the most consecutive championships, five, between 1971 and 1975. The current champions (2025) are James Guy (fifth) and Duncan Scott (third) following an unprecedented dead heat result and Freya Colbert (her second).
200 metres freestyle champions +YearMen's championWomen's champion220 yards220 yards1946Alex Jany Nancy Riach1947 Jack Hale Catherine Gibson1948 Jack HaleCatherine Gibson1949 Per-Olof ÖstrandMargaret Wellington1950 Jack Wardrop Margaret Linton1951 Göran Larsson Daphne Wilkinson1952 Jack Wardrop Lillian Preece1953Ronald Roberts1954 Jack Wardrop Jean Botham1955 Neil McKechnieVirginia Grant1956 Neil McKechnie Virginia Grant1957 Neil McKechnieJudy Grinham1958 Ian Black Elspeth Ferguson1959 Ian BlackNatalie Steward1960 Stan Clarke Natalie Steward1961 John Martin-DyeNan Rae1962 Murray Lang McLachlan Diana Wilkinson1963 Bob McGregorAnita Lonsbrough1964Geoff GryllsLiz Long1965 Geoff GryllsLiz Long1966 Bob McGregorJeanette Cave1967 Tony JarvisSusan Williams1968 Tony JarvisAlexandra Jackson1969 Martyn WoodroffeShelagh Ratcliffe1970 Mike BorrieAlexandra Jackson200 metres200 metres1971Brian BrinkleyLesley Allardice1972 Brian BrinkleyLesley Allardice1973 Brian BrinkleyLesley Allardice1974 Brian BrinkleyGail Amundrud1975 Brian BrinkleySusan Barnard1976Alan McClatcheyMoira Houston1977Gordon DownieSharron Davies1978David DunneSharron Davies1979 Gordon Downie1980Philip HubbleJackie Willmott1981Andrew Astbury & Mark TaylorConny van Bentum1982John DaveyJune Croft1983Philip HubbleJune Croft1984John DaveyKate Jackson1985Mark ReynoldsKaren Mellor1986Annette Cowley1987Jonathan BroughtonRuth Gilfillan1988Roland LeeConny van Bentum1989Jonathan BroughtonJoanna Coull1990Paul HoweKaren Pickering1991Paul HoweRuth Gilfillan1992Paul HoweKaren Pickering1993Paul PalmerKaren Pickering1994James SalterKaren Pickering1995Paul PalmerKaren Pickering1996Gavin MeadowsSarah Collings1997James SalterKaren Pickering1998Paul PalmerClaire Huddart1999Paul PalmerKaren Pickering2000Paul PalmerKaren Legg2001Paul PalmerKaren Legg2002James SalterKaren Pickering2003James SalterKaren Pickering2004Simon BurnettMelanie Marshall2005David CarryMelanie Marshall2006David CarryJoanne Jackson2007Daniel CoombsKate Richardson2008Ross DavenportRebecca Adlington2009Ross DavenportJoanne Jackson2010Robert BaleRebecca Adlington2011Ross DavenportRebecca Adlington2012Robert RenwickRebecca Turner2013Robert RenwickEleanor Faulkner2014James GuySiobhan-Marie O'Connor2015James GuyJazmin Carlin2016James GuyJazmin Carlin2017James GuyEleanor Faulkner2018Stephen MilneKathryn Greenslade2019Duncan ScottFreya AndersonNot held during 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic2022Duncan ScottAbbie Wood2023Matt RichardsFreya AndersonAquatics GB Swimming Championships2024Matt RichardsFreya Colbert2025Duncan Scott & James GuyFreya Colbert2026 -Freya Colbert
See also Aquatics GB List of British Swimming champions
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