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Sky Academy Sports Scholar Siobhan-Marie OConnor has been unveiled as part of the GB swimming squad to compete at the Rio Olympics. The 26 athletes, including world and European champion Adam Peaty, secured their spots for Brazil following last weeks National Championships in Glasgow.Team GB will be desperate for the British swimmers to improve on a very disappointing home Olympics at London in 2012 where they picked up just two bronzes (Becky Adlington) and a silver (Michael Jamieson). Britain will take a swimming team of 26 to the Olympic Games. Sky Sports News HQs Gail Davis has been speaking to Siobhan-Marie OConnor. But hopes for the summer will be high with a youthful squad impressing over the last two years and scooping a record haul of medals at last years World Championships in Kazan.This will be the second Games for OConnor, who also won bronze in the 200m individual medley in Russia last summer.Im so excited to be officially selected for the Rio Olympics, the 20-year-old Sky Academy Sports Scholar said.I am now on my Road to Rio. Having been a part of the team in London, I hope that the experiences I have from there will help me achieve the results Im looking for in Rio. Skys Sportswomen followed Siobhan-Marie OConnor on her fight for Rio qualification Ive worked so hard for this summer and Im excited that its now official.OConnor was in dazzling form in Scotland for the Olympic trials. After booking her Rio spot with victories in the 100m freestyle and her favoured 200m individual medley, the Bath swimmer then eased home to win the 100m breaststroke.Peaty and OConnor will be joined by fellow world champion James Guy and world individual medallist Jazz Carlin as well as four members of the World Championship-winning mens 4x200m freestyle relay squad. Adam Peaty will be hoping for more success in Rio Mark England, Team GBs 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 years Olympics.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. British swimming head coach Bill Furniss names 26-strong team for Rio - and claims all athletes are there to do a job This group has fantastic potential and I am excited about watching them compete for Team GB in Brazil.GB swimming squad for Olympics: James Guy, Adam Peaty, Max Litchfield, Jazz Carlin, Siobhan-Marie OConnor, Andrew Willis, Hannah Miley, Ben Proud, Chloe Tutton, Ross Murdoch, Stephen Milne, Robbie Renwick, Duncan Scott, Craig Benson, Fran Halsall, Molly Renshaw, Chris Walker-Hebborn, Tim Shuttleworth, Aimee Willmott, Eleanor Faulkner, Georgia Coates, Camilla Hattersley, Georgia Davies, Cameron Kurle, Ieuan Lloyd, Daniel Wallace Also See: About the Scholarship Meet the athletes Blogs Videos Galleries Walter Brown Celtics Jersey . However, he did make them miss him a little less. Cundiff, who had the unenviable job of replacing Dawson last season, agreed Thursday to a one-year, $1. Shaquille ONeal Celtics Jersey . 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Victor Moses converted a 20th-minute penalty after an Ethiopian handball, and Victor Obinna made certain of Nigerias place in Brazil with his powerful free kick in the 82nd at UJ Esuene Stadium. ARLINGTON, Texas -- Ross Detwiler felt his command deserting him when he allowed the hit that ended Texas 24-inning scoreless streak.The Oakland left-hander wasnt around much longer after giving up Adrian Beltres grand slam an inning later.Beltres decisive fifth-inning homer came three batters after Detwiler hit Shin-Soo Choo with a pitch that broke the leadoff hitters left forearm in the Texas Rangers 5-2 victory over the Athletics on Monday night.I was fighting myself the inning before that, said Detwiler, who was a teammate of Beltre and Choo when he opened 2015 in the Texas rotation. I really lost command of the fastball, curveball. I was getting in bad counts and thats what ended up hurting me quite a bit.The AL West-leading Rangers -- the first AL team to 70 wins -- were an out shy of 25 straight scoreless innings when Elvis Andrus lined a single to right in the fourth.Coming off eight shutout innings in a 1-0 win over Baltimore in his first big league start this season, Detwiler (1-1) held the Rangers scoreless for three innings but didnt make it out of the fifth. He gave up seven hits and five runs in 4 2/3 innings.Following the pitch from Detwiler that hit Choo, Ian Desmond and Carlos Beltran singled to set up the 10th career slam for Beltre, who hit his 432nd home to break a tie with Cal Ripken on the career list.We have not seen him make pitches like that up to the point, Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. I dont know if that rattled him a little bit. From the time he got here up until that point he was making pitches. For three or four batters he didnt.Beltres 100th home run at Globe Life Park, which went about a dozen rows above the 14-foot wall in left field, backed seven solid innings from Martin Perez (8-8), who won for the first time since late June.Ryon Healy led off the second with his sixth homer to give Oakland a 2-0 lead.The news on Choo, who is headed to the disabled list for the fourth time this season and might be out for the season, dampened a win that followed consecutive sshutout losses at home to Detroit.ddddddddddddHes such a key part of this ballclub, this organization, manager Jeff Banister said of his right fielder, who started this game as the designated hitter. You feel terrible for him personally and obviously its a gut punch but one that were going to be challenged with.Choo checked his swing as the ball hit an area near his left wrist, and he immediately dropped to one knee. He left after spending several minutes talking to an athletic trainer and was replaced by Nomar Mazara.The 34-year-old Choo has been limited to 45 games by calf and hamstring strains and lower back inflammation. Team spokesman John Blake said the injury was similar to one sustained in April by catcher Robinson Chirinos, who missed two months.Somebody you played with last year, somebody thats your friend, you hate for that pitch to get away from you, said Detwiler, who opened 2015 in the Texas rotation but was let go after starting 0-5. Its not a good sign when you get pulled out of the game.Matt Bush struck out two in a perfect eighth, and Sam Dyson got another double play in the ninth for his 27th save.DETWILERS NIGHTThe leftys first seven appearances in the majors this season were out of the Cleveland bullpen in April before he was demoted. He was traded in July and made four starts in the minors -- all wins. Detwiler fell to 0-4 in eight career appearances at Texas, including four starts.UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Andrew Triggs (0-1, 5.50 ERA) is in his eighth stint with Oakland this season. He has two starts among his first 20 appearances, including a 9-6 loss to Baltimore last week.Rangers: RHP Lucas Harrell (3-2, 4.20 AL/NL) is scheduled for his fourth start with Texas while facing the prospect of being replaced in the rotation by Derek Holland, who is eligible to return from the 60-day disabled list Saturday following a bout with left shoulder inflammation. ' ' '