London 2012 Olympians Federici and Clark return to synchro line up

The duo, who both represented Great Britain at London 2012, form part of the 14-strong squad who will now begin training as the senior national team.

They return alongside Genevieve Randall and Jodie Cowie as they train as duets ahead of the Olympic Test Event at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre from March 3-7.

A total of 24 duets will qualify to compete at the Olympic Games and in order to secure the place for Great Britain, the duet will need to finish in the top 11 overall.

Great Britain synchronised swimming lead Karen Thorpe said: "This is the most important year in our cycle and selecting the athletes that could make up our Olympic duet is a really important landmark.

"The standard in this country has stepped up this year and to have the depth to select four athletes is excellent.

"We have a great mix of experience and youth with Olympians Katie and Olivia returning to the fold and joining up with Genevieve and Jodie.

"Katie and Olivia bring maturity, experience and unquestionable determination and Genevieve and Jodie's hard work has been evident to all throughout this Olympic cycle. It's going to be an exciting mix as we move towards the Olympic qualifying event.

"We will have a strong team ready for the European Championships in May in London. The world's best nations are from the continent and it's really important for our athletes to learn all they can from them."

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