Swimming in Sheffield at the asa Championships, paralympians Sean Fraser (Warrender) and Elizabeth Simpkin (Southport) showed their promise with Fraser breaking the S9 British record in the men’s 50m freestyle and Simpkin breaking the S9 British and European record in a very closely fought women’s 100m butterfly.

Thirteen year old Simpkin, whose first major international will be the Paralympic Games in Beijing, was pushed by her Great Britain teammates Claire Cashmore, S9 of Kelly College and Stephanie Millward, also S9 of Swim Swansea. She finished with a strong last 50m to win in 1:13.21. “I went as hard as I could and it worked out” Noting that she was still in heavy training Simpkin continued “its scary to break the records when I’m in this heavy phase of training”.

Her sights set on the Paralympics in 39 days time, with a smile on her face, Simpkin said “I have goals but I’m keeping them a secret.”

From British Swimming