Highlights - Halsall snatches 100m title on day six (UK users only)
 |  | By Steve Parry BBC 5 live commentator and Olympic medallist |
I didn't think that Fran, or anyone, could return from such a serious ankle injury so quickly - that's testament to the motivation and desire the girl has.
She has an excellent relationship with her coach Ben Titley, but has only been in full training for less than a month following surgery on her ankle in December, so to take two gold medals in the 100m and 50m freestyle and silver in the 100m butterfly this week is staggering.
I am certain she will go on to make Britain very proud at the World Championships in Shanghai in August.
But Fran's double gold was merely the icing on the cake, as there were great performances all week.
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington has a lot of pressure on her and the events she does are very gruelling, so her swims in Manchester were exceptional yet again in winning the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle.
| You have to be certain that the people you are taking to Shanghai are genuine medal hopes and I think the process in place ensures that |
Keri-Ann Payne, who won the 1500m freestyle title and picked up bronze medals in the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle events, also proved that she is extremely talented.
Her problem in Shanghai is that I'm not sure if she knows what her strongest event is.
As the 10km open water world champion, I think she should have a strong focus on that event as it is her strength. But she also a great shot at winning the 1500m.
As for the men, Liam Tancock was impressive in winning the 50m and 100m backstroke, but I think Joe Roebuck produced the men's performance of the week.
He may have come second in the 200m individual medley and 200m butterfly but, given the high qualifying standards, the attitude he has shown has been superb because he's done it the hard way.
While all the focus has been on our women swimmers - and deservedly so - I think we have some of the best men's swimmers in the world. In fact, more men (11) have qualified for Shanghai than women (10) so far.
Britain have more men in the top 16 in the world than women, but we've got more female world-beaters than male, so that's the challenge for the men. But we have a formidable team going to Shanghai - both men and women.
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Adlington storms to third gold
Jo Jackson is one of the characters of the team and I expect her to overcome her problems of illness and injury to qualify.
In fact, all of the girls that we expected to qualify for Shanghai will do the job when they get another chance to qualify at the National Championships in Sheffield in June.
Jackson, Simmonds and Jemma Lowe are all too good not to be at the World Championships.
Some people have been critical of British Swimming's high qualification target for those who finish second, saying that it is unnecessarily stringent. But I think they have got the qualification process right.
You have to be certain that the people you are taking to Shanghai are genuine medal hopes and I think the process in place ensures that.
There's a lot to be learned from British Cycling, who adopted a similar approach - look at the success they've had.
We will take a strong team to Shanghai, and hopefully an even stronger one to London 2012.
On the evidence of what we've just seen in Manchester, there is reason to be very optimistic for what Britain's swimmers can achieve this year.
Steve Parry was talking to BBC Sport's Michael Da Silva
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