Swimming: Brits win medals at World Cup series

November 7, 2024

Lizzie Simmonds clocked a time of 26.85 to break her English short course 50m Backstroke record on day one of the Singapore leg of the 2013 FINA World Cup series.

Lizzie-Simmonds-swimming

The British Gas ITC Bath swimmer (pictured) sliced 0.03 off her previous best from the 2008 European Short Course Championships to claim the silver medal and also finished second in the 200m Backstroke too, clocking a time of 2:03.30.

Elsewhere, Simmonds’ training partner Sophie Allen won the bronze medal in the 100m Breaststroke with a time of 1:06.73 with Hannah Miley finishing sixth in the same final.

And Francesca Halsall was another British medallist, clocking 24.37 for bronze in the 50m Freestyle.

More info: www.swimming.org/britishswimming

Lizzie Flint, Sportsister
The Women’s Sports Magazine

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