F-Teamers Set For Worlds

Our Funky Trunks F-Teamers have landed and are ready to make it big in Japan! This is going to be an epic World Championships with some scorching times already posted around the world leading into these champs. Find out what gets the boys excited about racing on the big stage and what tune they will be pumping to get fired up to race fast.

Name: Andrii Govorov
Country: Ukraine
Events: 50m Freestyle (PB: 21.46) / 50m Butterfly (PB: 22.27)

For me it’s always great to compete at the highest level, every World Championships is an opportunity to showcase your best possible results.

Pump-up song: Ukrainian band SKOFKA - Чути Гімн (Hear The Anthem)

Name: Isaac Cooper
Country: Australia
Events: 100m Backstroke (PB: 53.45) / 50m Backstroke (PB: 24.38) / 50m Freestyle (PB: 22.00)

I always love having the opportunity to race in another country and of course, I love putting the green and gold on again. I also can't wait to race alongside my teammates.

Pump-up song: High On Life by Martin Garrix

Name: Brendon Smith
Country: Australia
Events: 200 Individual Medley (PB: 1:58.57), 400 Individual Medley (PB: 4:09.27)

I am excited to be back in Japan where I had such unforgettable memories 2 years ago at the Olympics and will now be racing the best in the world again this year.

Pump up song: RÜfÜs Du Sol

Name: Jacob Peters
Country: Great Britain
Events: 50m Butterfly (PB: 22.89) / 100m Butterfly (PB: 51.16) / 4x100m Medley Relay / 4x100m Mixed Medley Relay

I am excited to show the World what I am capable of in the 50 and 100 fly as well as compete alongside my GB teammates in the medley relays.

Pump-up song: Fight Back by NEFFEX

Name: Joe Litchfield
Country: Great Britain
Events: 4x200m Free Relay (200m Free PB: 1:46.8)

I’m excited to race on the world stage once again. It’s always an honour to represent my country and to be able to travel to such great places to do so. I'm excited to get out there and see what our group of lads can produce on the relay.

Pump-up song: Maybe by Machine Gun Kelly ft. Bring me the Horizon

Name: Lewis Clareburt
Country: New Zealand
Events: 200m Individual Medley (PB: 1:57.27) / 400m Individual Medley (PB: 4:08.70)/ 100m Butterfly (PB: 52.54) / 200m Butterfly (PB: 1:55.60) / 4 x 100m Medley Relay

I’m mostly excited to return to Japan. I've had some great memories there, so hope to continue creating them.

Pump-up song: Haven't found that perfect pump-up song yet but something rap!

Name: Jacob Whittle
Country: Great Britain
Events: 4x100m Free Relay

The 2023 World Aquatics Championships run from 14-30 July with the Open Water component from 15 - 20 July at the Seaside Momochi Beach Park and the pool events from 23 - 30 July at the Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A.