All-British high three in World Para Swimming Championships

Poppy Maskill gained gold, Bethany Firth silver and Georgia Sheffield bronze as Great Britain clinched the highest three locations within the ladies’s S14 100m backstroke on the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore.

Returning to international competitors following the beginning of her daughter, Firth led into the flip, however Maskill, who gained gold on the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, had simply sufficient to edge the victory in a brand new championship report time of 1 minute 5.09 seconds.

Fellow Briton Alice Tai secured her second gold of the championships with victory within the ladies’s S8 100m backstroke.

Tai, who gained gold within the ladies’s S8 400m freestyle on Sunday, paced herself completely to say her second win in two days and mentioned: “That’s the second fastest time I’ve done this season which I’m really happy with.

“I’m attempting to handle my week as a result of I’ve acquired racing on daily basis so I’m tremendous comfortable and excited to be on the rostrum listening to the nationwide anthem once more.”

Meanwhile, Faye Rogers set a new British record of 2:28.52 to claim silver in the women’s SM10 200m individual medley competition, finishing 0.22 seconds behind Turkey’s Defne Kurt.

“I acquired a bit excited within the first 100m, went out somewhat bit fast, presumably might have been a bit extra managed going out to have somewhat extra coming again, however we reside and be taught,” mentioned Rogers.

“It was a great swim, I’m pleased with it being a PB and I used to be tremendous excited with getting a silver – on the final world champs I gained a bronze in order that’s an enchancment.”

Ellie Challis gained bronze within the ladies’s SM3 150m particular person medley and Will Ellard additionally got here third in his ultimate within the males’s S14 100m backstroke.