Amelie Blocksidge won the 800 free by almost 10 seconds in 8:19.85, two seconds faster than her own British junior record (8:21.97) from earlier this month.
has been given some extended time away due to personal reasons . it s the final day of the pool based swimming events at the european aquatics championships in italy. great britain s women qualified for the final of the 100 metres medley relay after finishing second in their heat. medi harris, kara hanlon, holly hibbott and anna hopkin swam the fourth quickest time overall. the british men s team are also through to tonight s final of the 100 metres medley relay. jonathon marshall, james wilby, jacob peters and jacob whittle were second in their heat and third quickest overall. gb s nick miller is through to the men s hammerfinal at the european championships in munich. the commonwealth gold medallist threw 76.09 metres to launch himself into sixth place and secure his place in the final tommorow night.