{"id":583655,"date":"2024-04-06T11:53:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T18:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=583655"},"modified":"2024-04-06T15:06:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T22:06:16","slug":"british-trials-day-5-finals-keanna-macinnes-completes-fly-double-with-100-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/british-trials-day-5-finals-keanna-macinnes-completes-fly-double-with-100-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"British Trials, Day 5 Finals: Keanna Macinnes Completes Fly Double With 100 Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

British Trials, Day 5 Finals: Keanna Macinnes Completes Fly Double With 100 Victory<\/h4>\n

Keanna Macinnes<\/strong> came from second at halfway to add the 100 fly to her 200 title and complete the double at the Aquatics Centre.<\/p>\n

The qualification time of 57.17 was 0.08 inside Ellen Gandy’s<\/strong> British record of 57.25 that has stood since March 2012 at the inaugural event at the Aquatics Centre.<\/p>\n

The top 21 British times in history have all been posted by women who are no longer competing with Gandy head of the pile followed by Fran Halsall<\/strong> (57.40), Jemma Lowe<\/strong> (57.43), Siobhan O’Connor<\/strong> (57.45) and Rachael Kelly<\/strong> (57.71).<\/p>\n

Next in the British rankings is Harriet Jones<\/strong> with a PB of 57.79 and it was the Welshwoman who led at the turn from Macinnes in 26.86 to 27.09.<\/p>\n

The University of Stirling swimmer came back in 30.83 to come past Jones and touch in a Scottish record of 57.92, the only woman inside 58.<\/p>\n

Stirling teammate Lucy Grieve<\/strong> was second in 58.31 with Laura Stephens<\/strong> third in 58.68, 0.13 ahead of Jones also on a 58 (58.81).<\/p>\n

Ciara Schlosshan (59.49), Hollie Widdows (59.83), Shannon Stott (1:00.45) and Holly Hibbott (1:01.38) completed the field.<\/p>\n

Having already qualified in the 200, Macinnes spoke in the difference in build-up to the shorter race, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cI think having got a nomination time on Tuesday I was far more relaxed going into that race, which meant I could probably take a bigger risk. I was trying to make sure I was out with Harriet as she\u2019s always fast in the first 50, then just come back as strong as I could.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was definitely a weight off my shoulders tonight, going in to the race I was a lot more relaxed, but there was still a lot of adrenaline, fighting for that double, because that\u2019s always nice, and now I can also get my name to the medley relay.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s the longest I\u2019ve had between races at trials so it was nice that I could really relax, not stress on Tuesday night about getting to sleep.<\/p>\n

“It wasn\u2019t ideal not sleeping but I was buzzing from the 200 on Tuesday. Obviously not having to stress that I was having to race in a couple of days was really nice and I felt I could re-set on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and back on it tonight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019ve been the most consistent in training that I\u2019ve been probably ever in my life this year.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n