British swimming champions – 400 metres freestyle winners explained

The British swimming champions over 400 metres freestyle, formerly the (Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) National Championships) are listed below.^{[1] [2]}

The event was originally contested over 440 yards and then switched to the metric conversion of 400 metres in 1971.

400 metres freestyle champions

width=80	Year	width=250	Men's champion	width=250	Women's champion
	440 yards	440 yards
1946	Jack Hale	Nancy Riach
1947	Jack Hale	Catherine Gibson
1948	Jack Hale^[3]	Catherine Gibson^[4]
1949	Per-Olof Östrand^[5]	Margaret Wellington^[6]
1950	Jack Wardrop^[7]	Daphne Wilkinson^[8]
1951	Jack Wardrop^[9]	Daphne Wilkinson^[10]
1952	Jack Wardrop^[11]	Daphne Wilkinson^[12]
1953
1954	Graham Symonds^[13]	Christine Brown^[14]
1955	Neil McKechnie^[15]	Joyce Clarke^[16]
1956	Neil McKechnie^[17]	Margaret Girvan^[18]
1957	Bob Sreenan^[19]	Elspeth Ferguson^[20]
1958	Ian Black^[21]	Elspeth Ferguson^[22]
1959	Ian Black^[23]	Natalie Steward
1960	John Martin-Dye^[24]	Liz Long
1961	John Martin-Dye^[25]	Nan Rae
1962	Richard Campion^[26]	Liz Long
1963	John Martin-Dye^[27]	Liz Long
1964	Geoff Grylls^[28]	Liz Long
1965	Geoff Grylls^[29]	Liz Long
1966	Alan Kimber^[30]	Jeanette Cave
1967	Alan Kimber^[31]	Susan Williams
1968	Tony Jarvis^[32]	Sally Davison
1969	Ron Jacks	Susan Williams
1970	Raymond Terrell^[33]	Judy Wright
	400 metres	400 metres
1971	Brian Brinkley^[34]	Lesley Allardice^[35]
1972	Brian Brinkley^[36]	June Green^[37]
1973	Brian Brinkley^[38]	June Green^[39]
1974	Brian Brinkley^[40]	Leslie Cliff^[41]
1975	Alan McClatchey^[42]	Diane Walker
1976	Alan McClatchey^[43]	Moira Houston^[44]
1977	Gordon Downie^[45]	Sharron Davies^[46]
1978	Simon Gray^[47]	Sharron Davies^[48]
1979		Sharron Davies^[49]
1980	Andrew Astbury^[50]	Jackie Willmott
1981	Andrew Astbury^[51]	Jackie Willmott^[52]
1982	Andrew Astbury^[53]	June Croft^[54]
1983	John Davey^[55]
1984	John Davey^[56]	Sarah Hardcastle^[57]
1985	Paul Easter^[58]	Karen Mellor^[59]
1986	Kevin Boyd^[60]	Sarah Hardcastle^[61]
1987	Kevin Boyd^[62]	Ruth Gilfillan^[63]
1988	Paul Howe^[64]	Ruth Gilfillan^[65]
1989	Campbell McNeil	Karen Mellor^[66]
1990		Karen Mellor^[67]
1991	Paul Howe^[68]	Ruth Gilfillan^[69]
1992	Paul Palmer^[70]	Karen Pickering^[71]
1993	Paul Palmer^[72]	Sarah Hardcastle^[73]
1994	Steven Mellor^[74]	Sarah Hardcastle^[75]
1995	Ian Wilson^[76]	Sarah Hardcastle
1996	Ian Wilson^[77]	Sarah Collings
1997	Graeme Smith^[78]	Vicky Horner
1998	Paul Palmer^[79]	Vicky Horner
1999	Paul Palmer^[80]	Natalia Baranovskaya
2000	Paul Palmer^[81]	Vicky Horner^[82]
2001	Paul Palmer	Karen Legg
2002	James Salter	Karen Pickering
2003	James Salter	Karen Pickering
2004	Simon Burnett	Melanie Marshall
2005	David Carry	Melanie Marshall
2006	David Carry	Joanne Jackson
2007	Daniel Coombs	Kate Richardson
2008	Ross Davenport	Rebecca Adlington
2009	Ross Davenport	Joanne Jackson
2010	Robert Bale	Rebecca Adlington
2011	Ross Davenport	Rebecca Adlington
2012	Robert Renwick	Rebecca Turner
2013	Robert Renwick	Eleanor Faulkner
2014	James Guy	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
2015	James Guy	Jazmin Carlin
2016	James Guy	Jazmin Carlin
2017	James Guy	Eleanor Faulkner
2018	Stephen Milne	Kathryn Greenslade
2019	Duncan Scott	Freya Anderson
Not held during 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Daniel Jervis	Freya Anderson
2023	Luke Turley	Freya Colbert
2024	Kieran Bird	Holly Hibbott

See also

• Aquatics GB
• List of British Swimming champions

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