Not too early a start - up at 7.30 for a light breakfast. A short walk to the pool for the warm-up.
Unfortunately, Keith injured his back whilst coaching the warm-up and has been in severe pain ever since. (The tablets are only just starting to work.)
As a short-course qualifier Bethan was in the very first heat. Lane 9 - not great for the video!
A good start and a fast first fifty (on her 50m PB time) but a dreadful turn saw her lose momentum making the return length very difficult - and she faded too much in the last 10m. A respectable time of 1.01.12 (a season's best time) but could have been much better.
We now have a day off so hopefully Keith (and Bethan) can use the downtime to recover.
Next race 200m freestyle on Thursday at around 9.15 a.m.
Richard
