CARRY AND DUNNING TOP PODIUM AT TRIALS
Commonwealth medallists David Carry and Terri Dunning swam
strong races to extend their options for Hungary on the penultimate
night of competition at the British Swimming Championships.
City of Aberdeen's Carry successfully defended his title
in the 200m Freestyle to touch home ahead of Commonwealth
Champion Ross Davenport (University of Bath) in 1:48.83. Davenport,
who won gold over 100m yesterday, couldn't repeat the performance
in the longer event and settled for silver in 1:49.39. Loughborough
University's Euan Dale won bronze in 1:49.70.
"It's been a very long hard few weeks and I've swum
in quite a lot of races - I'll be very glad when it's over,"
admitted Carry. "I'm delighted to win what was such a
good race. The most enjoyable part has been the very exciting
races I've competed in. It is really encouraging for all of
us to do so well."
British 100m Butterfly champion Terri Dunning potentially
added the 200m Individual Medley to her European programme
as she swam to gold in 2:16.09, just three tenths of a second
off the lifetime best she set in Melbourne.
"I swam a PB at the Commonwealth Games and to go just
off that three weeks later is really encouraging," she
said. "I'm pretty tired so that time gives me confidence
for the future."
Fran Halsall (City of Liverpool) boosted her personal medal
haul with silver in a two-second best and new British Age
Group Record of 2:16.72. Dunning's club mate Sophie Caul won
bronze in 2:17.77. Dunning is also in the frame for a medal
in the 200m Butterfly after qualifying fastest into the 200m
Butterfly final.
In the multi disability events, where the swimmer closest
to their respective world record wins gold, British Records
fell to Sarah Timms of Alton in the S7 50m Butterfly (44.14),
Sascha Kindred (Leominster) in the S6 50m Butterfly for gold
(33.72) and Oldham Aquatics' Benjamin Proctor lowered a six-year-old
record to 29.69 in the S14 50m Butterfly.
Thornbury's Katie Grey (S9) won the 50m Butterfly in 38.10,
Commonwealth bronze medallist David Roberts (S7, Swim Swansea)
collected gold in the 100m Freestyle in 1:03.52 and City of
Oxford's Danielle Watts (S1) was national champion in the
women's event in 2:59.69.
On an evening packed with semi-finals, Scottish swimmers
Kerry Buchan (South Aberdeen) and Kirsty Balfour (City of
Edinburgh) lead the field into the finals of the 200m Breaststroke,
a personal best for Loughborough University's Matt Bowe puts
him fastest into the 100m Butterfly final, English record
holder Ros Brett (Loughborough University) tops the group
in the 50m Freestyle and Stockport Metro's James Goddard is
back on form to progress to the final of the 200m Backstroke
a clear three seconds ahead of the pack.
With Breaststroke sprinters Chris Cook and James Gibson competing
in Shanghai, former Commonwealth Games champion Adam Whitehead
posted the fastest time in the semi-finals of the 50m event.
In the other 50m semis, Katy Sexton (Portsmouth Northsea)
swam sub-30 seconds in the Backstroke while the Welsh Record
fell to 15-year-old Georgia Davies (Swim Swansea) and in the
men's freestyle, Nova Centurion's Matt Tutty leads the field
into tomorrow.
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