• Finn Drysdale of Royal Wolverhampton Swimming Club removes his swimming cap after competing in the men’s 400m freestyle heats. All photographs: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

    Finn Drysdale of Royal Wolverhampton Swimming Club removes his swimming cap after competing in the men’s 400m freestyle heats.

  • Christian Duetoft of Guildford City starts in the men’s 400m freestyle heats

    Christian Duetoft of Guildford City Swimming Club starts in the men’s 400m freestyle heats.

  • Adam Peaty struggles to get out of a tight-fitting shirt ahead of the men’s 100m breaststroke heats

    Adam Peaty struggles to get out of a tight-fitting shirt as he undresses before qualifying fastest in the men’s 100m breaststroke heats.

  • After extricating himself from the shirt, Peaty stands on the starting blocks

    Adam Peaty on the starting blocks before qualifying fastest in the men’s 100m breaststroke heats.

  • A close-up shot of Peaty’s new abdominal tattoo

    Adam Peaty shows off his new tattoo saying “Into the light” after qualifying fastest in the men’s 100 breaststroke heats.

  • Peaty has a lactate test on blood taken from his earlobe while giving interviews after qualifying fastest in the men’s 100m breaststroke heats. The triple Olympic medal winner went on to triumph in the 100m breaststroke final and secure his place at the Paris Games

    Adam Peaty has a lactate test on blood taken from his earlobe while giving interviews after qualifying fastest in the men’s 100m breaststroke heats.

  • Emily Large of Millfield Swimming competes in the women’s 200m butterfly heats

    Emily Large of Millfield Swimming competes in the women’s 200m butterfly heats.

  • Eliza Humphrey of Northampton Swimming Club with a ‘tapper’ from her coach to tell her the end of the pool is near as she competes in the S11 visually impaired category of the women’s MC 200m freestyle heats

    Eliza Humphrey of Northampton Swimming Club requires a ‘tapper’ from her coach to tell her the end of the pool is near as she competes in the S11 visually impaired category of the women’s MC 200m freestyle heats.

  • Lucy Hope of the University of Stirling Swimming Club stretches before competing in the women’s 100m freestyle heats

    Lucy Hope of the University of Stirling Swimming Club stretches before competing in the women’s 100m freestyle heats.

  • Natasha De Pree of Millfield dives in to start her heat of the women’s 200m freestyle

    Natasha De Pree of Millfield dives in to start her heat of the women’s 200m freestyle

  • Lewis Jones of Arun Tridents Swimming Club competes in a men’s MC 400m freestyle heat

    Lewis Jones of Arun Tridents Swimming Club competes in a men’s MC 400m freestyle heat

  • Reuben Visda of Sheffield stretches before competing in his men’s 400m freestyle heat

    Reuben Visda of Sheffield stretches before competing in his men’s 400m freestyle heat.

  • Conor Massey from the University of Aberdeen in the men’s 100m breaststroke heat

    Conor Massey of University of Aberdeen in the men’s 100m breaststroke heats.

  • A competitor swims through a patch of sunlight in the warm-up

    Swimming through a patch of sunlight in the warm up.

  • Maisie Summers-Newton competing in the SB6 category in the women’s 100m breaststroke Para final

    Maisie Summers-Newton competing in the SB6 category in the women’s 100m breaststroke Para final

  • Lyndon Longhorne of Derwentside ASC drops into the water to start in the S4 category of the men’s 50m Para backstroke final

    Lyndon Longhorne of Derwentside swimming club drops into the water to start in the S4 category of the men’s 50m Para backstroke final.

  • Hannah Capron of Repton Swimming Club in the women’s 100m freestyle heats

    Hannah Capron of Repton Swimming Club in the women’s 100m freestyle heats

  • The swimmers in a women’s 800m freestyle heat enter the water …

    An underwater view of the swimmers starting in a women’s 800m freestyle heats.

  • … and head back towards the surface

    An underwater view of the swimmers starting in a women’s 800m freestyle heats.

  • Tom Dean from Bath taking part in the men’s 200m freestyle heats

    Tom Dean from Bath taking part in the men’s 200m freestyle heats.

  • Ethan Lawton from Derby Excel Swimming Club taking part in the men’s 200m backstroke heats

    Ethan Lawton from Derby Excel Swimming Club taking part in the men’s 200m backstroke heats.

  • The swimmers begin the men’s 200m backstroke final

    The swimmers begin the men’s 200m backstroke final.

  • Matt Richards from Millfield powers through the water in the men’s 200m freestyle final

    Matt Richards from Millfield on his way to winning the men’s 200m freestyle final.

  • As does Stirling’s Duncan Scott

    Duncan Scott from Stirling on his way to second place in the men’s 200m freestyle final.

  • Scott celebrates his second place

    Duncan Scott from Stirling celebrates his second place in the men’s 200m freestyle final.

  • Olympic champion Dean looks dejected after finishing third in the same race, which means that he will miss out on defending his title in Paris

    A dejected Olympic champion Tom Dean after finishing third in the men’s 200m freestyle final.

  • Matt Richards from Millfield has a drink of water after winning the men’s 200m freestyle final.

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