PONDS FORGE, Sheffield, Aug. 2 COMMONWEALTH Games relay gold medalist claimed the 400-meter freestyle crown with a 3:50.28 at the ASA National Youth and ASA Championships in Ponds Forge, Sheffield. He cleared his previous personal best by more than three seconds to move ahead of James Salter in the British senior standings.<\/p>\n
"It didn't feel that fast when I was swimming," Milwain said. "I certainly didn't expect to go as quick."<\/p>\n
His display rounded off a superb opening day of competition that yielded a host of personal bests and age group records.<\/p>\n
Max Partridge of Sheffield broke the British Under 16 record for the 100-meter breaststroke twice during the day.<\/p>\n
Partridge, coached by Rus Barber, stopped the clock at 1.04.17 in his heat and then touched home in 1.03.83 in the final.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve not had a great year,\u201d Partridge said. \u201cI really needed to prove to myself I could still go fast. I knew I had got it in me but it was just a question of whether I could bring it out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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