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Kathleen Dawson: Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Perottino \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n

University of Stirling<\/strong> team-mates Dawson<\/strong> and Cassie Wild<\/strong> both enjoyed great success at the Europeans.<\/p>\n

Dawson won 100 backstroke gold despite having to negotiate a re-swim after the first race was declared void following a protest by Sweden which was upheld.<\/p>\n

She then went on to set a European record of 58.08<\/a> on the lead-off of the British women’s 4×100 medley relay that won gold.<\/p>\n

Wild destroyed her PB to win silver in the 200 back, inside the consideration time, and won medley relay gold after swimming in the heats.<\/p>\n

Dawson, who left Budapest with three golds and a silver, was fastest through to Friday morning’s final in 2:11.81.<\/p>\n

Wild though only just squeezed through in eighth in 2:16.32.<\/p>\n

Proud & Litchfield Brothers Set The Pace; British Para Record For Quin<\/h3>\n
European silver medallist Ben Proud<\/strong>, who made the team at the trials<\/a> in 21.42, had clear water between him and the rest of the field as he booked his place in the final in 22.10.<\/p>\n
Jack Thorpe<\/strong> (22.62) and 16-year-old Jacob Whittle<\/strong> (22.69) also progressed.<\/p>\n
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Ben Proud – Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n
There is a spot available in the men’s 200 back with\u00a0Elliot Clogg<\/strong> of Loughborough booking lane four for the final in 1:58.10.<\/p>\n
Craig McNally<\/strong> (1:59.44) and European silver medallist Luke Greenbank<\/strong> (1:59.53) – who was pre-selected thanks to his bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships – also progressed.<\/p>\n
Max\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Joe Litchfield\u00a0<\/strong>were the two fastest through in the 200IM.<\/p>\n
Tom Dean<\/strong> won the first heat in 2:02.91 before Joe Litchfield<\/strong> came in the next race where he held off a late charge from Mark Szaranek<\/strong>, who made up a deficit of a body-length at the final turn, to post 2:00.86.<\/p>\n
Come the final heat and Litchfield the elder, who won 400IM bronze in Budapest, moved on to leader Duncan Scott’s shoulder shortly after the backstroke leg before extending his lead to take a comfortable victory in 2:00.15.<\/p>\n
Scott, the British record-holder, stopped the clock at 2:01.76 to qualify fourth behind Szaranek.<\/p>\n
Abbie Wood<\/strong> dominated her heat throughout, reaching halfway in 1:01.47 and by the final turn she had a six-metre lead.<\/p>\n
The European silver medallist went to her legs to stop the clock at 2:10.14.<\/p>\n
European bronze medallist James Guy<\/strong> led the way in the 100 fly in 52.04 ahead of Jacob Peters<\/strong> (52.90) and Ed Mildred<\/strong> (53.43).<\/p>\n
There is a slot available in the women’s 100 fly to accompany Harriet Jones<\/strong> who qualified at the April trials.<\/p>\n
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Scott Quin: Photo Courtesy: Scottish Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n
Keanna MacInnes<\/strong> led the way in 59.43 with Alys Thomas<\/strong> – who has already booked a spot in the 200 fly – also through in 59.57 and Tain Bruce<\/strong> third in 59.73.<\/p>\n
Sarah Vasey<\/strong>, who finished an agonising 0.01 off the Budapest podium in fourth, heads the women’s 50 breaststroke in 27.00.<\/p>\n
In the para events, Scott Quin <\/strong><\/span>broke his British SB14 5o breaststroke record, taking 0.35 from his 2015 mark of 30.99 to set a new record of 30.64.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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