Super six on day one in Dublin

Scott Quin danced to victory to claim gold and the European title in the Men’s SB14 100m Breaststroke after a blistering final leg, his time at the touch 1:07.21.

The result saw Quin, who trains in Edinburgh, successfully defend the title he won two years ago in Funchal.

“A great result for me, obviously not my best as I would’ve liked to get a PB. This morning I was a bit nervous, a bit tense but this evening it all came good and I’ve defended my title from two years ago,” explained Quin.

Teammate Conner Morrison, who trains at the University of Aberdeen and is making his international debut for Great Britain, secured silver after coming from outside of the medal positions.

The SB14 Men’s 100m Breaststroke bronze medal went to Ukraine’s Vasyl Krainyk.

More medals followed in the Women’s SB14 100m Breaststroke final as Louise Fiddes rocketed down the final 50m and sealed her first European title whilst making her first appearance at a senior international for Great Britain, her winning time was 1:14.17.

Fiddes said:

“This means everything! All the training, all the work my coaches have put in, it’s all come together. It’s so incredible to do it at my first international.

“My coaches told me to enjoy the experience but I still felt some pressure. I was a little nervous before the race but the plan worked out in the end.”

Multi Paralympic Champion Bethany Firth collected GB’s final medal of the night, she touched for bronze in a time of 1:16.84.

The British pair of Fiddes and Firth were joined on the podium in the Irish capital by Spain’s Michelle Alonso Morales for silver.

Also on her international debut for Great Britain, Megan Richter picked up a silver medal in the Women’s SM8 200m Individual Medley.

She qualified the second fastest with a PB only to lower it again, 2:54.58 secured her the place on the Dublin 2018 podium and lowered her time by a further two seconds.

Richter was always in contention but won a hard fought battle on the final lap of the race to secure the silver.

After the race, Richter said:

“I could see her [Supiot of France] catching me and I knew I just needed to keep going and give it everything, my legs are so tired now. I’ve worked so hard for this, all the early mornings and extra training and I’m just so happy it’s paid off and I’ve got a medal. I’ve still got the backstroke which is my main event and I’m really looking forward to that.”

She joined Francesca Palazzo of Italy who took gold and Claire Supiot of France who settled for bronze on the podium.

The Women’s S6 50m Freestyle saw three British athletes line up behind the blocks, Tully Kearney and the Northampton pair of Eleanor Robinson and Maisie Summers-Newton, both training under the guidance of Jacquie Marshall.

Robinson won the battle of the Brits, she claimed the bronze medal in a finish that came right down to the touch, her final time 34.31.

“I’ve slightly mixed emotions after that swim, the time I’m not so happy with but it’s great to get inside the top three and get myself and the team a medal on the opening day in Dublin,” explained Robinson in the mixed zone. “For me, the focus is Tokyo 2020 and there’s lots of work that I know I need to do before then.”

Summers-Newton who is making her senior international debut for GBR in Dublin finished fourth overall in a time of 34.70, she improved on her time from the heats and lowered her personal best for the second time of the day. Kearney was placed seventh on the final ranking.

The final race of the night was the Men’s 34pt 4x100m Freestyle relay, the GBR quartet of Michael Jones, Jacob Leach, Ollie Hynd and Lewis White battled hard and looked out of contention for the majority of the race until the final leg when White began to claw his way back into the race but the medallists were already decided and the British relay team finished fourth overall.

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