Fab four for O’Connor as Bath swimmers impress in Berlin

04 March 2014

University of Bath-based swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor landed an impressive four gold medals at the Berlin International Swimming Meet.

The British Gas GBR National Performance Centre Bath swimmer set personal bests to win golds in the 200m individual medley, 50m butterfly, 100m butterfly and 100m freestyle.

Bath swimmers were in stunning form at the competition, with Lizzie Simmonds and Chris Walker-Hebborn both claiming double gold. Simmonds won golds in the 100m and 200m backstroke, while Walker-Hebborn struck gold in both the 100m backstroke and the 100m freestyle, where he set a personal best.

Michael Jamieson won silver in the 200m breaststroke, the event in which he won silver at the London 2012 Olympics.

The quartet of Bath medallists in Berlin all represented Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics.

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