Shinkins bows out and sets sights on Europeans

Brendan Mooney

She went into the race facing an enormous task with the Olympic gold and silver medallists in the line-up.

“I knew that if I pb’d there was a good possibility I could make it to the final,” she said. “I was in a fast heat and I saw it as an opportunity to run a fast time but it did not materialise.” Out in Lane 8, she got away well and ran smooth for the first 150m when two runners loomed up from the inside lanes and she appeared to lose all her composure.