Swimming: Britions gold in Berlin
The women's 34 point 4x100m medley relay team picked up Great Britain's 27th gold medal on the final day of competition at the IPC Swimming European Championships in Berlin.
The foursome of Heather Frederiksen, Claire Cashmore, Stephanie Millward and Louise Watkin set a new world record in taking the gold, their time of four minutes 52.40 beating the previous record set by Britain two years ago.Susie Rogers picked up her fifth and sixth gold medals of the Championships, winning the S7 100m freestyle and then helping the 34pt 4x100m freestyle relay quartet to gold as well.
Oliver Hynd completed his major championship debut with victory in the SM8 200m individual medley, breaking the European record which was set by his older brother Sam - who picked up bronze in the same race.
Jonathan Fox collected his third gold of the championships, adding victory in the S7 100m freestyle to earlier successes in the S7 400m freestyle and 100m backstroke.
Rhiannon Henry also finished off her competition with a gold medal, leading home the field in the women's S13 100m freestyle.
Emma Hollis, who won four medals at the 2009 European Championships, went one better this year as she won her fifth medal - a silver in the SM8 200m individual medley.
Double Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds, who has claimed two world records this week, had to settle for silver in the women's S6 100m freestyle with Natalie Jones following her home to take the bronze.
Anthony Stephens secured a silver in the men's S5 200m freestyle - his fourth medal of the competition - and James Anderson completed a hat-trick of bronze medals with his third-placed finish in the S2 50m backstroke final.
The men's 34 point 4x100m medley relay team of James Crisp, Sam Hynd, James Hollis and Fox won bronze.
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