SHARRON Davies, nearly 10 years after having recorded the previous
best time, set a British 200 metres individual medley record at
yesterday's Stakis City of Dundee international swim meet to provide a
scintillating start to this year's Milk In Action British grand prix
circuit.
The 26-year-old from Bracknell finished over three seconds ahead of
her challengers in 2min 15.24sec, 0.63 seconds inside the old mark that
she set in the Paris international meet in February of 1980.
It continued the superb comeback to top-class swimming for Davies, who
returned after a nine-year absence to complete in the European
championships in August, and showed she is in good form for the
Commonwealth Games in three months' time.
Sammy Purvis (Wigan Wasps) finished second to Davies in 2min 18.89sec,
with Zara Long from Beckenham in third place in 2min 18.91sec, and
Scotland's Jean Hill fifth in 2min 19.92sec.
British internationalist Paul Brew provided a Scottish victory on the
opening day with a time of 2min 3.43sec, a new meet record, in the 200
metres individual medley. The 23-year-old finished over a second ahead
of rival Grant Robins from Portsmouth, who finished in 2min 4.56sec.
Campbell McNeil just missed out on the 1500 metres freestyle when he
finished second to the British internationalist Tony Day in 15min
32.17sec. The Leeds-based Welshman took the top place in 15min 30.71sec.
June Croft (Wigan Wasps) who, like Davies, has made a fairly recent
return to international swimming, also set a meet best time in winning
the 800 metres freestyle in 8min 37.52sec ahead of Holland's Karin
Breinesse. The double Olympic medallist finished almost six seconds
ahead of the Dutch girl, with Suki Brownsdon taking third place in 8min
45.08sec.
Davies earned #150 for her record-breaking performance, but that will
pale into insignificance beside the #10,000 that Adrian Moorhouse will
earn tomorrow should he break his own 100 metre breast-stroke world
record in the special Rodeo Challenge event.
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