Team GB swimmers made a strong impression on day one of the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.
The 4x100m Freestyle Mixed relay team of Duncan Scott, Martyn Walton, Amelia Maughan and Charlotte Atkinson finished sixth while three Brits booked places in tomorrow’s finals.
Scott led the team out and put Team GB in second place before Walton had the quartet in first at the midway stage.
However, despite their best efforts, Maughan and Atkinson were unable to hold off the rest of the field and they touched home in sixth.
In the semi-finals Georgina Evans went through after finishing joint first in the 50m Breaststroke, while Luke Greenback, who won his 100m Backstroke heat in the morning, also qualified for the showpiece.
Jessica Fullalove also laid down a marker as she went through to the 100m Backstroke final as the fastest qualifier.
“It feels really good to go into the final as the fastest qualifier,” Fullalove said. “The morning swim was a bit ropey and I didn’t do what I wanted, so to get that and the semi-final out of the way I feel really good now and I am ready to rock in the final.”