F-Teamers Primed for Birmingham

The countdown is on with nine of our Funky Trunks F-Teamers touched down in Birmingham to take on the Commonwealth's best. Get to know who's competing, get behind your country and your favourite F-Teamers. They've finished soaking up the sun at their training camps in Spain and France and they're ready to get wet and start competing. It's game on!

Ben Armbruster
IG: @_benarmbruster
DOB: 10/05/2002
Hometown: Stanthorpe, QLD
Comm Games Event: 50 Backstroke
Career Highlight: 100 Fly B-Final at Australian Olympic Trials in 2021
Pre-race breakfast: Weetbix and a banana

swimmer with goggles — Queenslander Ben Armbruster is ready for the heat at Comm Games!

Blake Cochrane
IG: @blakecochrane
DOB: 25/01/1991
Hometown: Charleville, QLD
Comm Games Event: Para Sport SB8 100m Breaststroke
Career Highlights: 2 x Gold London 2012 Olympics, Silver Beijing 2008, Silver Rio 2016, Bronze and Silver Tokyo 2020
Pre-race breakfast: 3 Weetbix and a coffee

Brendon Smith
IG: @brendon_bsmith
DOB: 04/07/2000
Hometown: Born in Wollongong, grew up in Melbourne
Comm Games Events: 200m and 400m IM, 200m Butterfly
Career Highlight: Bronze at the 2020 Olympics in the 400m IM
Pre-race meal: Pasta

Jacob Templeton
IG: @jacobtempleton23
DOB: 24/05/1995
Hometown: Devonport, TAS
Comm Games Event: Para Sport S13 50 Free
Career Highlight: 2x Finals 2016 Rio Games and 3 SC World Records in 2020
Pre-race breakfast: 4 Weetbix and a coffee

swimmer with towel — Paralympian Jake Templeton will be flying the Funky flag in Birmingham

Jacob Whittle
IG: @jacobwhittle04
DOB: 25/9/2004
Hometown: Alfreton, Derbyshire
Comm Games Events: 100m Freestyle and 4x100m Freestyle relay plus hopefully a couple more relays!
Pre-race meal: Tuna pasta

swimmer coming out of pool — Olympian Jacob Whittle is finished with training camps and is ready to race.

Lewis Clareburt
IG: @lewis_clareburt
DOB: 04/07/1999
Hometown: Wellington
Comm Games Events: 200m and 400m IM and 200m Butterfly
Career Highlight: Making the Comm Games Team in 2018
Pre-race breakfast: Hash browns

swimmer fixing cap and goggles — From World Champs to Comm Games, Lewis is never without his APEX Predator X race suit.

IG: @scottgibson2502
DOB: 25/02/2000
Hometown: Newton Mearns, Glasgow
Comm Games Events: 50m and 100m Backstroke
Career Highlight: British Champion in 50m Backstroke
Pre-race meal: Creamy chicken and bacon pasta

Andrew Ross
IG: @andrew_ross068
DOB: 06/08/2001
Hometown: Pretoria
Comm Games Events: 200m and 400m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke, 200m IM and 4x200m Freestyle relay
Career Highlights: Selection to the 2022 Commonwealth Games Team and winning a medal at the Senior African Champs in 2021
Pre-race breakfast: Bacon and eggs on toast with muesli and yogurt.

swimmer with hands on hips — Andrew is going to be a busy man in Birmingham with 5 events.

Joseph Small
IG: @j0e_small
DOB: 23/08/2000
Hometown: Whitchurch (Shropshire)
Comm Games Events: 50m and 100m Backstroke and 4x100m Medley Relay
Career highlights: Qualifying for 2022 Commonwealth Games
Pre-race breakfast: Toast. I don’t eat much before racing, sometimes nothing, but I have a second breakfast after racing with bagels, peanut butter and yoghurt with fruit.

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For a day-by-day schedule of events bookmark: https://www.birmingham2022.com/schedule/day-by-day

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