Eva added the 50 free title to the 100 she won on day one, claiming a clear win in 24.05 with Izabella third in 24.67. Skye Carter<\/strong> separated the sisters as she took silver in 24.61.<\/p>\n The twins, who train at Repton School in Derbyshire, have both enjoyed a fine year on the international front with Eva becoming the first black woman to represent Team GB<\/strong> in the pool at Paris 2024.<\/p>\n There she swam the second leg as the women’s 4×1 free finished seventh and is heading to Budapest for the short-course worlds. Izabella anchored the GB mixed medley relay in the prelims at the European Junior Championships<\/strong> in Lithuania before they went on to win gold in the final.<\/p>\n Joe Litchfield: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow, Aquatics GB<\/p><\/div>\n Joe Litchfield<\/strong> won gold and silver on the opening day and he added to his collection in the 50 back, clocking 23.79 ahead of Sam Greenbank<\/strong> (24.04) and Harry Robinson<\/strong> (24.16).<\/p>\n Imogen Clark<\/strong> completed the 50\/100 breaststroke double with a clear victory in the shorter race in 29.68 with Jasmine Carter<\/strong> lowering Clark’s British junior record to 30.90 in second and Elizabeth Booker<\/strong> third in 31.08.<\/p>\n The same trio that filled the men’s 100m breaststroke podium on day one returned to take the 200m medals. Greg Butler<\/strong> was second in the shorter race but he enjoyed a clear win in the 200 in 2:05.25 with 16-year-old Max Morgan<\/strong> – the 100m winner – second in 2:06.56 and Filip Nowacki<\/strong> replicating third in 2:08.30.<\/p>\n The women’s 100m backstroke podium featured athletes who’ve won armfuls of junior and senior international medals between them.<\/p>\n Medi Harris<\/strong> won two relay medals at the World Championships in Doha before making her Olympic debut in Paris. In Sheffield she took gold in 57.45 ahead of Lauren Cox<\/strong> – 50 back bronze medallist at the 2023 worlds – who clocked 58.76.<\/p>\n Blythe Kinsman<\/strong> led off the mixed medley relay that won gold – in which Izabella Okaro had swum prelims – at the European juniors and at Ponds Forge she took the bronze in 59.17.<\/p>\n World long-course champion Laura Stephens<\/strong> had a clear win in the 200 fly in 2:06.31 where she was followed home by Lucy Fox<\/strong> (2:08.07) and Shannon Stott<\/strong> (2:08.17).<\/p>\n Ed Mildred<\/strong> won a thrilling 200 free in which the first three home were separated by 0.18. The Manchester Performance Centre swimmer won out by 0.02 in a duel with Charlie Hutchison<\/strong> in 1:44.47 to 1:44.49 with Jacob Mills<\/strong> third in 1:44.65.<\/p>\n Tyler Melbourne-Smith<\/strong> – second behind Hutchison in the 400 on day one – upgraded to gold in the 1500 in 14:42.57 ahead of Reece Grady<\/strong> (14:46.75) and Harry Wynne-Jones<\/strong> (14:54.79).<\/p>\n A comeback swim saw 15-year-old Amalie Smith<\/strong> become both senior and junior champion in the 400 IM as she\u00a0took three seconds off her personal best to set a 4:37.27 to finish narrowly ahead of Beatrice Varley<\/strong> (4:38.13) and Phoebe Cooper<\/strong> (4:39.93).<\/p>\n In the para races, the S14 duo of Georgia Sheffield<\/strong> and Poppy Maskill<\/strong> both touched the wall in a time of 1:04.09 in the Multi-Classification 100m backstroke to tie the gold medal position and set a new world’s best.<\/p>\n The record time, subject to ratification, took more than a second off the previous best set by Dutch athlete Marlou Van Der Kulk<\/strong> back in 2015.<\/p>\n The time was actually beaten earlier in the day too as Sheffield\u2019s heat time of a 1:04.39 saw her qualify fastest for the final ahead of the three-time Paris Paralympic champion.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Joe-Lichfield-3-700x500.jpg\")