James Guy came to Budapest looking to put the individual frustrations of Rio 2016 behind him but the Bury swimmer’s hopes of an individual medal in Budapest now largely rest on Monday’s 200m freestyle after disappointment in the 400m.

Claire Faram is determined to seize her chance and help England’s lacrosse team finally crack the podium this summer.

Stockport Metro swimmer Elizabeth Harris walked away from the 2016 School Games with two medals to her name and admits she could barely have asked for a better start to the new season.

Former Stockport Metro swimmer Keri-Anne Payne admitted she was at a loss to explain her struggles at the 2016 British Swimming Championships after she could only finish third in the 800m freestyle in Glasgow.

Former Stockport Metro ace Keri-Anne Payne is still confident of being at next year’s Olympics despite missing her first chance to book herself a plane ticket to Rio.

Lauren Quigley believes her rivals will see a much different athlete next month in Russia to the person who made her World Championships debut two years ago.

A solitary silver medal over 50m was as good as it got for 20-year-old Lauren Quigley at last year’s Commonwealth Games after impressing in the nationals as she fell just short of the podium in the 100m and 200m.

Lauren Quigley won 100m backstroke at British Gas Swimming Championships

Jessica Lloyd and Jessica Fullalove will also compete