Bath-based swimmer Liz Johnson wins World Championships bronze
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 went to America’s Mallory Weggemann in a world record time of 1:35.51, with Britain’s Charlotte Henshaw taking silver, just 0.14 seconds ahead of Johnson, who came home in 1:39.88.
Mallory had earlier taken a massive 12 seconds off her personal best in the heat, while Henshaw had broken the world record in her heat.
Johnson, said: “I knew, after she got a 12 second PB in the heat, that Mallory would be quick in the final and I seemed to have missed the top gear. I hope to get that back. I do feel in really good shape at the moment and I am happy to have won a medal.”
Johnson is coached by Mark Skimming, University of Bath head swimming coach.
