WOW Big News!

We have 3 NEW athletes join the arena UK Team.

Let us introduce you to Dan Jones, Emily large and Harvey Freeman. Please keep scrolling to read all about our 3 fantastic athletes.

Dan Jones

The latest British swimmer to sign with arena UK. The Swansea University based sprinter has just come off an amazing season which saw him make his first Commonwealth Games team for Team Wales in  Birmingham.

The reigning Welsh 50m & 100m freestyle Champion was a big part of the Team Wales relay teams, which just missed the podium places in Birmingham despite setting National Records . Dan also took   13^th place in the  individual 50m Freestyle .

Dan has his sights firmly set on making the GB team over the next two years and arena UK are delighted to be providing race suits and technical equipment to help achieve this target.

A bit more about Dan – 

Highest level of international representation: Commonwealth Games

International Medal: Non to date

National Titles / Medals: Welsh National Champion 50m & 100m Freestyle 2022, x3 Welsh National Records, x4 4^th at CWG & 13^th, 5^th 50m Free at British Champs, 6^th 100m Free at British Champs, x2 & Reigning RedBull Neptune Steps Champion & Course Record Holder 2018 & 2019, 2019 British Summer Champs Silver medal 4x100m Medley Relay

Favourite stroke and event: 100m Freestyle

Favourite racing venue in the UK: Swansea

Favourite racing venue anywhere in the World in which you’re competed: Rome(location) Canet(Racing)

Favourite arena race suit: Carbon Core

Favourite training set: Speed Session

Music: Whatever is playing on Radio 1

TV / Film: The Grand Tour / Top Gun

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Emily Large

The Millfield based  butterfly swimmer has now chosen to race in arena race suits  including in her 200m butterfly signature event. The 21year old has been a regular on the International scene for a number of years including World Junior Champion on the 200 fly in 2017 and a 4 times European junior Champion .

Now working towards making Senior GB teams in the forthcoming years.

A bit more about Emily  – 

Highest level of international representation: Commonwealth Games, European Championships, World and European Juniors

International Medal: World Junior Champion and 4 x European Junior Champion

National Titles / Medals: Multiple

Favourite stroke and event: 200m Butterfly

Favourite racing venue anywhere in the World in which you’re competed: Ontario, Canada or Gold Coast

Favourite arena race suit: Carbon Core FX

Favourite training set: 50 x 50 Butterfly

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Harvey Freeman

One of GB’s bright future prospects in an event that has always been strong in British swimming . Harvey’s main event is the 200m breaststroke an

d arena UK are very pleased to announce the support of Harvey as he chasing his dream of making a senior GB team within the nest two years. The Northamptonshire born, 18 year old has just started a three year Sustainable Engineering degree  at Loughborough University where he will train with some of the best swimmers in the country in the pool that has produced so many of Britains’ most decorated swimmers.

Harvey has been a member of the GB European Junior Team for the past two years, taking 6^th place in the 200m Breaststroke in 2022.

A bit more about Harvey – 

Highest level of international representation: European Juniors

International Medal: 2

National Titles / Medals: 11

Favourite stroke and event: 200m Breaststroke

Favourite racing venue in the UK: Sheffield

Favourite racing venue anywhere in the World in which you’re competed: Rome(International Outdoor Pool

Favourite arena race suit: Carbon Core FX

Music: The Weekend

TV / Film: Cars and Suits