Chelsea and Westminster Swimming Club’s Georgina Boyle has been selected as a Podium Potential athlete.
Boyle is one of 43 athletes that has been identified by British Swimming as a potential candidate to medal in 2020, as a long-term investment.
The selection entitles Boyle to direct financial support from UK Sport, through the World Class Performance Programme, in addition to training camp and competition opportunities, sports science and medicine services, and the support of British Swimming world class programme staff.
British Swimming national performance director Chris Spice said, “This APA funding programme is a vital investment in future performance.”
“It will provide valuable support to athletes for their continued preparation and development for success in 2016 and beyond.”
British Swimming head of performance pathway Tim Jones added: “It isn’t solely based on times achieved. It’s a broader view than that and we are now investing in a cohort of people that are more likely to bring us long term success.
“I believe we now have a group of young athletes that is more focused on the journey to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics than ever before and this is the UK Sport target for Podium Potential selection.”
Boyle also won an Athlete of the Year award in 2014 at the London Swimming Award Presentations after representing Great Britain at the 2014 European Junior Championships in Holland.
Meanwhile, Chelsea and Westminster Swimming Club have received ASA’s swim21 accreditation.
The award recognises that the club qualifies as an effective, ethical and sustainable swimming association that ASA are proud to be affiliated with.
