British swimming champions – 100 metres freestyle winners

The British swimming champions over 100 metres freestyle, formerly the (Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) National Championships) are listed below.^[1][2]

The event was originally contested over 110 yards and then switched to the metric conversion of 100 metres in 1971. In 1963 Bob McGregor of Scotland set a world record in the heats (54.4 sec) and the final (54.1 sec).^[3] In 1975^[4] and 1984 there was a dead-heat in the women's final.^[5]

The most successful male and female competitors in the history of the event are Bob McGregor with six titles between 1962 and 1968, and Karen Pickering with seven. Fran Halsall has won the most consecutive titles, six from 2009 to 2014. The current champions (2025) are Matt Richards (his second) and Freya Anderson (her fifth).

100 metres freestyle champions

Year	Men's champion	Women's champion
	110 yards	110 yards
1946	Alex Jany[6]	Nancy Riach[6]
1947	Pat Kendall	Nancy Riach
1948	Ronald Stedman[7]	Margaret Wellington[7]
1949	Ronald Stedman[8]	Betty Turner[8]
1950	Pat Kendall[9]	Margaret Linton[9]
1951	Göran Larsson[10]	Margaret Linton[10]
1952	Jack Wardrop[11]	Angela Barnwell[11]
1953	Ronald Roberts[12]	Jean Botham[12]
1954	Geoffrey Baxter[13]	Jean Botham[13]
1955	Ronald Roberts[14]	Fearne Ewart[14]
1956	Neil McKechnie[15]	Virginia Grant[15]
1957	Neil McKechnie[16]	Diana Wilkinson[16]
1958	Ian Black[17]	Judy Grinham[17]
1959	Ian Black[18]	Natalie Steward[18]
1960	Stan Clarke[19]	Natalie Steward[19]
1961	John Martin-Dye[20]	Diana Wilkinson[20]
1962	Bob McGregor[21]	Diana Wilkinson[21]
1963	Bob McGregor[22]	Diana Wilkinson[22]
1964	Bob McGregor[23]	Diana Wilkinson[23]
1965	Bob Lord[24]	Marion Lay[24]
1966	Bob McGregor[25]	Pauline Sillett[25]
1967	Bob McGregor[26]	Alexandra Jackson[26]
1968	Bob McGregor	Alexandra Jackson
1969	Malcolm Windeatt[27]	Alexandra Jackson[27]
1970	Malcolm Windeatt[28]	Alexandra Jackson[28]
	100 metres	100 metres
1971	Malcolm Windeatt[29]	Linda Hill[29]
1972	Malcolm Windeatt[30]	Lesley Allardice[31]
1973	Colin Cunningham[32]	Lesley Allardice[33]
1974	Brian Brinkley[34]	Gail Amundrud[35]
1975	Gordon Downie[4]	Susan Barnard & Debbie Hill[4]
1976	Kevin Burns[36]	Cheryl Brazendale[37]
1977	Martin Smith[38]	Vanessa Bullock[39]
1978	Richard Burrell[40]	Sharron Davies[41]
1979	Richard Burrell[citation needed]
1980	Martin Smith[42]	June Croft[43]
1981	Mark Taylor[44]	June Croft[44]
1982	David Lowe[45]	June Croft[45]
1983	David Lowe[46]	June Croft[46]
1984	David Lowe[5]	Kate Jackson & Debra Gore[5]
1985	Mark Reynolds[47]	Alyson Jones[48]
1986	Roland Lee[49]	Annette Cowley[50]
1987	Roland Lee[51]	Zara Long[51]
1988	Andy Jameson[52]	Conny van Bentum
1989	Mike Fibbens[53]	Karen Pickering[54]
1990	John Steel[55]	Karen Pickering[56]
1991	Mike Fibbens[57]	Karen Pickering[57]
1992	Mike Fibbens[58]	Karen Pickering[58]
1993	Mike Fibbens[59]	Karen Pickering[59]
1994	Nicholas Shackell[60]	Sue Rolph[60]
1995	Simon Handley[61]	Sue Rolph[62]
1996	Gavin Meadows[63]	Jessica Craig[64]
1997	Gavin Meadows[65]	Karen Pickering[66]
1998	Sion Brinn[67]	Sue Rolph[68]
1999	Gavin Meadows[69]	Sue Rolph[69]
2000	Mark Stevens[70]	Karen Pickering[71]
2001	Paul Palmer	Rosalind Brett
2002	Matthew Kidd	Melanie Marshall
2003	Chris Cozens	Alison Sheppard
2004	Matthew Kidd	Melanie Marshall
2005	Chris Cozens	Melanie Marshall
2006	Ross Davenport	Rosalind Brett
2007	Daniel Coombs	Kate Richardson
2008	Ben Hockin	Caitlin McClatchey
2009	Adam Brown	Francesca Halsall
2010	Adam Brown	Francesca Halsall
2011	Adam Brown	Francesca Halsall
2012	Simon Burnett	Francesca Halsall
2013	Adam Brown	Francesca Halsall
2014	Adam Brown	Francesca Halsall
2015	Calum Jarvis	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
2016	Duncan Scott	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
2017	Duncan Scott	Freya Anderson
2018	Lewis Burras	Freya Anderson
2019	Duncan Scott	Freya Anderson
Not held during 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Lewis Burras	Anna Hopkin
2023	Lewis Burras	Freya Anderson
2024	Matt Richards	Anna Hopkin
2025	Matt Richards	Freya Anderson

See also

• Aquatics GB
• List of British Swimming champions