Swimming: Amy Marren wins World title at IPC World Championships

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Amy Marren secured her first World title in the SM9 200m Individual Medley on the second day of the IPC World Championships in Montreal yesterday, 13 August.

After beginning her session with a fourth place in the S9 50m Freestyle, the 15 year old put in an emphatic performance in her second final of the night, to take gold by more than six seconds in 2:33.95.

Having also won S9 100m Freestyle silver on the opening night in Montreal, Marren admitted it had been a dream start to her debut World Championships.

“I’ve finished tonight on a high ahead of a rest day tomorrow and I’m absolutely over the moon,” she said. “I could have hoped for a bit faster on the time but I’m not complaining with a gold medal at all.

“My tactic was just to give it my all the whole race and not fall asleep as my coach would put it. I’ve been training hard on this event over the past year and pushed myself to the absolute limit so I’m really happy tonight.”

Marren’s teammates Steph Millward and Claire Cashmore battled it out for silver and bronze, eventually touching for their medals in 2:40.29 and 2:41.50 respectively.

Cashmore had also swum the S9 50m Free earlier in the session, clocking 30.56 to finish sixth, one place behind Marren on 30.08.

There were also silver medals for Stephanie Slater and Hannah Russell, and bronzes for Tully Kearney and Charlotte Henshaw.

Lizzie Flint, Sportsister
The Women’s Sports Magazine

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