Junior Swimmers, Big Event

Katie Shanahan is ready to take on the competition at European Juniors.

Next up on the summer racing calendar for our young guns is the European Junior Swimming Championships, which is being held this year in Kazan, Russia from July 3-7. It's a great event for gaining international race experience and, for some, it will mark their first time competing abroad. One F-Teamer who is no stranger to international racing is Katie Shanahan.

Katie is fresh off a club training camp in Callela, Spain where F-Teamer Aimee Willmott joined her for a week of medley training in the sunshine. She's now ready to give Europeans her all in hopes of continuing her record-breaking streak!

Katie let us in on what it is about IM racing that she loves so much. "Being an IM swimmer means that training never really gets boring as I get to mix up all four strokes. I like the 200m IM best out of the two events as I like the sprint involved, but my coach always tells me I'm better at the 400m!"

Olympic F-Teamer Aimee Willmott (left) won silver medals back in 2008 at European Juniors. With Katie (right) already smashing Aimee's medal winning times she's in with a great chance to make it to the podium!

Katie is focused leading into the event, but still has big goals on her mind. "I'm hoping to race well and gain some more international experience. It would be great to make a final at my first European Juniors, but I'm hoping for more. To make it onto the podium would be amazing. In the future I'd love to represent Great Britain at the Olympics so this is the start."

Katie Shanahan with fellow F-Teamer Katie Goodburn in their favourite Bronzed Strapped In One Piece Funkitas from the new Pandamonium collection.

Katie will be joined by 6 fellow F-Teamers in Kazan. Check out their race schedules below:

3 July

3 July

6 July

200 Backstroke

400 IM

200 IM

3 July

4 July

5 July

6 July

400 IM

400 Free

200 Free

200 IM

3 July

6 July

200 Back

100 Back

3 July

5 July

7 July

200 Fly

100 Fly

50 Fly

4 July

5 July

7 July

400 Free

200 Free

4 x 200 Free

3 July

5 July

6 July

200 Back

50 Back

100 Back

3 July

5 July

7 July

200 Fly

100 Fly

50 Fly

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