University of Bath-based swimmer Liz Johnson has won a bronze medal at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Holland. The 25-year-old swimmer came home third in the SB6 100m breaststroke final in Eindhoven last night (Monday). Gold ...
Schaefer strikes gold
University of Bath swimmer Janne Schaefer is celebrating striking gold at the European Championships in Eindhoven.
The 26-year-old Management student won the 50m breaststroke title – and she did it in style, setting a new championship record of 31.08 seconds in the final.
Janne, who swims for her native Germany, won gold by a third of a second from Russian swimmer Yuliya Efimova, who took silver in 31.41 seconds.
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Posted: Wednesday 26th March 2008