Congratulations to Amelia Maughan who has just set a new national record on the first day of the British Gas ASA National Youth Championships (50m) in Sheffield.
Amelia Maughan clocked 56.51secs in the final heat of the girls 14/17yrs 100m freestyle. She lowered the previous record, which had been held for nearly six years by Fran Halsall, by more than three tenths of a second. Amelia then went on in the evening session to qualify fastest for the final, although her time of 56.66 was slower than the morning's display.
She said: "The time was really good considering I've been trying to reach it all year. I had just hoped to get under 57 seconds but I just felt really strong so I thought just kill it! It was a great swim and I've been looking for it for ages because I didn't get a record last year."
We shall look forward to congratulating Amelia on her return to Kingswood in September.