Luke Greenbank Leads Home Brother Sam For 1-2 In Sheffield

Luke Greenbank Leads Home Brother Sam For 1-2 In Sheffield

Luke Greenbank led home brother Sam for a backstroke 1-2 for the second time at the Swim England National Winter Championships (25m) in Sheffield.

Greenbank the elder, who has won Olympic bronze and world silver in the 200 back, was 0.43 behind his younger brother at halfway in the 100 before a strong second half of the race propelled him into the wall in 51.91 with Sam second in 52.30, clear of Charlie Broome who clocked 53.28.

The Greenbank brothers replicated the result of the 200 back where Luke took gold and Sam silver, months after the former endured a heartbreaking DQ at Paris 2024.

Lauren Cox, who won world bronze in Fukuoka in 2023, took the 50 back in 26.57 ahead of Medi Harris (26.94) and Blythe Kinsman (27.28).

Charlie Hutchison edged a thrilling 200IM by the narrowest of margins over Joe Litchfield.

Hutchison, of Loughborough University, was 1.02secs ahead at halfway only for two-time Olympian Litchfield to come back with the former winning by 0.01 in 1:56.07 to 1:56.08. Evan Jones was third in 1:56.26 as the first three men home were separated by 0.19.

Paris Olympian Alexander Cohoon took the 50 free crown in 21.30 ahead of Calvin Fry (21.35) and Jordan Cooley (21.55).

Tyler-Melbourne Smith clinched the distance double, winning the 800 by more than eight seconds in 7:39.37.

Elizabeth Brooker was a clear winner of the 200m breaststroke in 2:21.07, Phoebe Cooper took the 400 free in 4:07.43 and Flawia Kamzol the 50 fly in 26.16.

In the para swimming, William Ellard continued his blistering form as he headed the MC 100m freestyle in 50.37.

Olivia Newman-Baronius won the women’s event in 57.62, 0.20 ahead of Poppy Maskill, winner of three golds at the Paris Paralympics, who clocked 57.82 and Georgia Sheffield (58.46).