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Great Britain finished third at the European Short Course Swimming Championships after Jack McMillan, Duncan Scott and Lauren Cox won golds in Lublin.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 17-strong British team which travelled to Poland finished with a total of 11 medals after six days of competition.<\/p>\n
McMillan claimed the men’s 400m freestyle title, before finishing second to team-mate Scott in the men’s 200m freestyle final.<\/p>\n
“Coming into this I was in really good shape. But to actually do it on the stage, on the day, is very special,” McMillan said.<\/p>\n
“It just gives me more confidence, the training I am doing is clearly working, so that’s good to know at the start of this block heading towards the 2028 Olympic Games.”<\/p>\n
Cox triumphed in the women’s 100m backstroke as Britain finished with three golds – only table-toppers Italy (nine) and the Netherlands (seven) amassed more.<\/p>\n
Freya Colbert, 21, contributed two medals with her third-place finishes in the women’s 200m and 400m freestyle events.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ellen Walshe became the first Irish woman to win gold at the championships as she won a thrilling 200m butterfly final.<\/p>\n
Great Britain topped the medal table at the previous staging of the championships in 2023, with nine golds and a total medal haul of 23.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n