BALLOCH’S Ross Murdoch will realise his Olympic dream after he was named in the 26-strong strong Team GB swimming squad for this summer’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The 26 athletes sealed their spots on the plane to Rio with their performances at last week’s British Swimming Championships at Tollcross.

The 22-year-old looks set to miss out on his favoured 200m breaststroke, the distance he won gold in at Glasgow 2014, after failing to post a qualification time for it at Tollcross.

He will line up in the 100m and will take confidence from his bronze medal-winning swim at the World Championship, when he started the final from the outside lane.

Adam Peaty leads the way for Team GB with World and European titles to his name as well as world-record times in both the 50m and 100m breaststroke.

Mark England, Team GB’s chef de mission for Rio 2016, said: “After some strong performances at the British Swimming Championships in Glasgow we are excited to welcome this talented group of swimmers onto Team GB for this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.“The athletes selected have shown that they are capable of producing performances at the highest level and among the ranks are World and European Champions as well as athletes capable of swimming world-record times.

“This group has fantastic potential and I am excited about watching them compete for Team GB in Brazil.”