# British swimming champions – 200 metres freestyle winners

The British swimming champions over 200 metres freestyle, formerly the (Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) National Championships) are listed below.
The event was originally contested over 220 yards and then switched to the metric conversion of 200 metres in 1971.
In 1981 there was a dead-heat in the men's final.
The most successful male and female competitors in the history of the event are Paul Palmer with six titles, and Karen Pickering with eight. Brian Brinkley has won the most consecutive championships, five, between 1971 and 1975. The current champions (2024) are Matt Richards (his second) and Freya Colbert (her first).

## 200 metres freestyle champions

| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| | 220 yards | 220 yards |
| 1946 | Alex Jany | Nancy Riach |
| 1947 | Jack Hale | Catherine Gibson |
| 1948 | Jack Hale | Catherine Gibson |
| 1949 | Per-Olof Östrand | Margaret Wellington |
| 1950 | Jack Wardrop | Margaret Linton |
| 1951 | Göran Larsson | Daphne Wilkinson |
| 1952 | Jack Wardrop | Lillian Preece |
| 1953 | Ronald Roberts | |
| 1954 | Jack Wardrop | Jean Botham |
| 1955 | Neil McKechnie | Virginia Grant |
| 1956 | Neil McKechnie | Virginia Grant |
| 1957 | Neil McKechnie | Judy Grinham |
| 1958 | Ian Black | Elspeth Ferguson |
| 1959 | Ian Black | Natalie Steward |
| 1960 | Stan Clarke | Natalie Steward |
| 1961 | John Martin-Dye | Nan Rae |
| 1962 | Murray Lang McLachlan | Diana Wilkinson |
| 1963 | Bob McGregor | Anita Lonsbrough |
| 1964 | Geoff Grylls | Liz Long |
| 1965 | Geoff Grylls | Liz Long |
| 1966 | Bob McGregor | Jeanette Cave |
| 1967 | Tony Jarvis | Susan Williams |
| 1968 | Tony Jarvis | Alexandra Jackson |
| 1969 | Martyn Woodroffe | Shelagh Ratcliffe |
| 1970 | Mike Borrie | Alexandra Jackson |
| | 200 metres | 200 metres |
| 1971 | Brian Brinkley | Lesley Allardice |
| 1972 | Brian Brinkley | Lesley Allardice |
| 1973 | Brian Brinkley | Lesley Allardice |
| 1974 | Brian Brinkley | Gail Amundrud |
| 1975 | Brian Brinkley | Susan Barnard |
| 1976 | Alan McClatchey | Moira Houston |
| 1977 | Gordon Downie | Sharron Davies |
| 1978 | David Dunne | Sharron Davies |
| 1979 | Gordon Downie | |
| 1980 | Philip Hubble | Jackie Willmott |
| 1981 | Andrew Astbury & Mark Taylor | Conny van Bentum |
| 1982 | John Davey | June Croft |
| 1983 | Philip Hubble | June Croft |
| 1984 | John Davey | Kate Jackson |
| 1985 | Mark Reynolds | Karen Mellor |
| 1986 | | Annette Cowley |
| 1987 | Jonathan Broughton | Ruth Gilfillan |
| 1988 | Roland Lee | Conny van Bentum |
| 1989 | Jonathan Broughton | Joanna Coull |
| 1990 | Paul Howe | Karen Pickering |
| 1991 | Paul Howe | Ruth Gilfillan |
| 1992 | Paul Howe | Karen Pickering |
| 1993 | Paul Palmer | Karen Pickering |
| 1994 | James Salter | Karen Pickering |
| 1995 | Paul Palmer | Karen Pickering |
| 1996 | Gavin Meadows | Sarah Collings |
| 1997 | James Salter | Karen Pickering |
| 1998 | Paul Palmer | Claire Huddart |
| 1999 | Paul Palmer | Karen Pickering |
| 2000 | Paul Palmer | Karen Legg |
| 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 | Duncan Scott | Abbie Wood |
| 2023 | Matt Richards | Freya Anderson |
| Aquatics GB Swimming Championships |||
| 2024 | Matt Richards | Freya Colbert |