27th June, 2023
From the 24th-26th June of 2023 - Oliver flew out with the GB World Championships team to compete at the 59th Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy. Oliver made 3 'A' Finals after some strong heat swims going on to place top 10 overall in all 3 of his events while racing the likes of World Record holder Thomas Ceccon and Olympian and World Championship Finalist Apostolos Christou.
On Day 1, Oliver placed 7th in the heats of the Men's 100m Backstroke with a time of 55.26, and improved on it in the final touching in 7th again with a time of 55.05.
On Day 2, Oliver swam the 50m Backstroke and placed 8th in the heats with a 25.61. In the finals, Oliver improves on his heats swim and finishes 8th in a time of 25.52 being the quickest Brit in this event at the meet.
On the 3rd and final day, Oliver competed in the 200m Backstroke, and managed to squeak into the 'A' final in 10th with a time of 2:02.64 along with fellow teammates Cameron Brooker and Tokyo 2021 Olympian Brodie Williams. In the final, Oliver improves on his heats position and finished 7th with a time of 2:01.35.
Oliver said:
"We then travelled to Rome for the Sette Colli Swim meet, at what is said to be one of the most scenic pools in the world! Here I raced all three backstroke events, coming away with three A-final appearances and my times across the events being in and around where we expected for the part of training cycle I’m in. Moving forward into worlds now, I fly out to Kagoshima with the team for a holding camp before then going on to Fukuoka where racing starts on the 23rd July."
Race Videos Below:
Men's 50m Backstroke
Oliver is in Lane 8 (Red Cap)
Men's 100m Backstroke
Oliver is in Lane 1 (Red Cap)
Men's 200m Backstroke
Oliver is in Lane 9 (Red Cap)