Britain celebrated their first medals of the FINA World Junior Championships in emphatic fashion with gold and silver both coming in the Women’s 400m Individual Medley thanks to Rosie Rudin and Georgia Coates..
Rudin set a new World Junior and Championship Record in Singapore to take the gold in 4:39.01 while team-mate Coates was less than a second behind in silver.
At the end of the first leg Rudin was trailing at the back of the field but kept her composure to stick to her race plan. She hit the front before the half way point and then took the race all the way to the wall for the gold.
Cameron Kurle was also in finals action on day one and came very close to a podium finish. In the Men’s 400m Freestyle Kurle eventually came fifth in a tight finish just 3/100s of a second outside of the medals.
Katie Matts (W 50m Breaststroke), Luke Greenbank (M 100m Backstroke) and Charlie Attwood (M 100m Breaststroke) all safely negotiated themselves through the rounds for a place in their respective finals tomorrow night.
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The British Team comprises:
Charlie Attwood Taunton Deane SC
Thomas Fannon Plymouth Leander SC
Luke Greenbank Cockermouth SC
Joe Hulme Plymouth Leander SC
Cameron Kurle Millfield
Martyn Walton Hatfield
Georgia Coates City of Leeds
Chloe Finch City of Birmingham
Holly Hibbott Stockport Metro SC
Katie Matts Stockport Metro SC
Rosie Rudin Nova Centurion
Laura Stephens Plymouth Leander SC