Mohammed Lodges Sparkling Day at British Championships

PONDS FORGE, Sheffield, England, Aug. 6. XAVIER Mohammed one of the best performances on the penultimate day of the ASA National Youth and ASA Championships at Sheffield's Ponds Forge International Sports Center on Saturday.

Having already broken a British age group record by winning a gold medal in the men's open 200-meter IM on Thursday, 16-year-old Mohammed rewrote the record books again.

The talented teenager stormed to victory in the 15/16 years 200-meter backstroke, setting a British age group record in a time of 2.03.13. Mohammed's swim also stood as a lifetime best, bettering his previous fastest swim of 2.04.68.

“I've had an amazing week, “Mohammed said. “I'm really pleased with the way I've been swimming.”

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