Cockermouth's Luke Greenbank in strong showing in push for Paris 2024

The Cockermouth star was a close second in the men's 200m backstroke at the British Aquatics Championships in London.

Greenbank's time of 1:56.39 saw him second behind Oliver Morgan, whose victory in 1:56.27 earned him a place on the plane to Paris 2024.

The Cumbrian was also inside the benchmark time of 1:57.28 needed to be considered for nomination for the Games.

Greenbank will now hope to secure selection for his second Olympics, the 26-year-old having won two medals in Tokyo in the previous Games.

After the 200m final in London, Greenbank told Swimming World how he had adapted after missing out on selection for last year's World Championships.

Greenbank's time was inside the British benchmark for Paris 2024 consideration (Image: PA)

“To be honest, I think not making the team last year was a blessing in disguise in a weird kind of way," he said.

“It just gave me the opportunity to take a step back and realise I was kind of in this bubble where swimming was everything.

“Actually, a week out of the water, two weeks out of the water, I realised there’s more to life than swimming.

“That’s the kind of mentality I had over the last 12 months. Just kind of having that escape and realisation and perspective has been really useful going into training and just keeping a steady head."