Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington and world champions Liam Tancock and Gemma Spofforth have been included in England's 29-strong swimming squad for the Commonwealth Games here this year.
Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington and world champions Liam Tancock and Gemma Spofforth have been included in England's 29-strong swimming squad for the Commonwealth Games here this year.
Another 13 swimmers will be added to the list for the October 3 to 14 Games after the European Championships (August 4 to 15, Budapest) and the National Championships (August 18 to 21, Sunderland).
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The swimmers named in team achieved qualification standards at the British Swimming Championships, which took place in Sheffield just over two weeks ago, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee said in a statement.
The team also includes Simon Burnett and Ross Davenport, who return to Commonwealth Games action after winning two gold medals each in Melbourne four years ago.
Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, 16, has earned a call-up after switching her nationality from Kenya. Ajulu-Bushell impressed at the trials where she won the women's 50m and 100m breaststroke double.
She represented Kenya in the 2009 World Championships but decided to switch nationalities soon afterwards.
The teenager, who was born in Manchester to an English mother and Kenyan father, moved to Africa as a child before returning in September 2007.
"I'd like to welcome our first group of swimmers to the England team for Delhi and wish them the very best in their continuing preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games," England's Chef de Mission Craig Hunter said.
England swimming Team Leader John Atkinson, said: "The swimmers selected for the England team can now begin their preparations for Delhi in earnest. For the others that didn't meet the qualification criteria there are still 13 places availableon the team."
England's swimmers finished runners-up to Australia in the swimming medals table at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games with eight gold, 11 silver and four bronze medals.
England finished second to Australia on the overall medal table at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games with 36 gold, 40 silver and 34 bronze medals.
The Teams: Men: Robert Bale, Adam Brown, Simon Burnett, Ross Davenport, Daniel Fogg, James Goddard, Thomas Parris, Roberto Pavoni, Michael Rock, Joseph Roebuck, Liam Tancock, Grant Turner, Christopher Walker-Hebborn and Richard Webb. Women: Rebecca Adlington, Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, Ellen Gandy, Francesca Halsal, Joanne Jackson, Sasha Matthews, Keri-Anne Payne, Elizabeth Simmonds, Amy Smith, Gemma Spofforth, Jessica Sylvester, Stacey Tadd, Rebecca Turner, Aimee Willmott, Katherine Wyld and Nova Centurion
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