The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
GB unable to add to record haul at World Championships
Great Britain were unable to add to their record-breaking success on the final day of the Fina Aquatics World Championships in Kazan, but left Russia with a haul of 14 medals which included seven golds.
Britain narrowly missed out on a medal in the men’s 4x100m medley relay yesterday as Adam Peaty, Ben Proud, Chris Walker-Hebborn and James Guy finished in fourth.
Hannah Miley also finished fourth in the women’s 400m individual medley, with Aimee Willmott seventh.
Britain’s Stephen Alistair Milne came home in fifth in the men’s 1,500m freestyle final in a race where favourite Sun Yang of China did not compete for unspecified reasons.
Liam Tancock also finished outside of the medals in the men’s 50m backstroke final, in seventh place, in the first race of the day.
Fran Halsall was unable to match her gold medal-winning achievement at last year’s Commonwealth Games in the women’s 50m freestyle as she finished seventh.
Despite no further medals being won on the final day of the competition by the British team, it was still their most successful World Championships.
Head coach Bill Furniss was thrilled with the haul, which placed Britain fifth in the overall medal table behind China, the United States, Russia and Australia.
Hannah Miley finished just outside the medals in the women’s 400 min dividual medley on day16 of the Fina World Championships at the Kazan Arena.
Miley touched in fourth place with a time of 4 minutes 34.79 seconds.
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu won gold in 4:30.39 ahead of the United States’ Maya Di Rado in silver, with Canada’s Emily Over holt winning bronze.