JEMMA LOWE insisted she could do no more after she was pipped to 100m butterfly gold on day four of the British Swimming Championships.

After claiming 200m butterfly silver on the opening day at the London Aquatics Centre, Lowe was back for more on Friday as she set her sights on gold at half that distance.

However she once again was forced to settle for second best as she touched home in 58.07 seconds, with Rachael Kelly taking the gold.

It means that Lowe looks unlikely to be selected to travel to Russia for this summer’s World Championships, but she admits that she couldn’t have given any more in the capital.

“I knew it was going to be fast as we all have similar personal best times and we all wanted that first place,” Lowe said.

“I gave it my best shot and I couldn’t have asked for any more, it is the best I have gone in a little while.

“Everyone thinks that having such strong competition is scary and horrible but I actually think it pushes you on and it is good to have people the same level as you or higher as it pushes you on.

I used to always have Ellen Gandy a few years ago and that really helped both of us.

“My time was pretty good. My best is 57.4 from back in 2011 and I was hoping to hit that again after so long but it just wasn’t to be.

“I think I have got to that age where you just get stuck and then one day it will just happen – fingers crossed anyway.”

Meanwhile, Sophie Taylor defended the title she won at Commonwealth Games in style as she triumphed in 100m breaststroke final.

The 19-year-old roared home to win gold in a time of 1:07.39 minutes, having narrowly trailed eventual runner-up Sarah Vasey at the turn, with Molly Renshaw finishing in third at the London Acquatics Centre on Friday.

The triple Commonwealth champion was disqualified in the final of the 200m event on Wednesday for an illegal turn but bounced back from that disappointment in thrilling fashion.

Despite her exploits, Taylor’s winning time was narrowly outside the 1:06.51 qualifying standard for first-place finishers to secure selection for this year’s World Championships in Russia.

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