AIMEE Willmott put her individual medley disappointment behind her in the best possible fashion as she claimed victory in the 200m butterfly at the 2016 British Swimming Championships.

The 23-year-old was left devastated on the opening night of competition in Glasgow as she finished second in the 400m individual medley behind rival Hannah Miley, leaving her Rio hopes hanging by a thread.

While her fate still sits in the hands of the selectors, she did everything she could to state her case, springing something of a surprise by winning the 200m butterfly in a time of 2:08.82, edging out Alys Thomas by just five hundredths.

She still has the 200m individual medley to come, but after the frustration of Tuesday, Willmott was delighted to have bounced back in style.

She said: “I put a lot of pressure on myself coming into the meet and I had a lot of things playing on my mind.

“Yesterday I thought to myself that if I wanted to swim well for the rest of the meet I had to park that and move on, so I’m really chuffed that I was able to do that and move on. I really gave it everything I had.

“Earlier in the week everything was getting to me, and I knew that if I was still worried about that it would drag me down.

“My parents told me there was nothing I could do about that swim so I couldn’t dwell on it. I’d like to think I’ve still got a chance of going to Rio. The time was really quick, so I think with finishing first, all being well, I can make the team.”

There was further success in the race with 15-year-old Newcastle Swim Team’s Emily Large taking a surprise bronze behind Willmott in 2:09.47, over two seconds inside her personal best.

“I was nervous before but that helped me I suppose, the adrenaline – it kept me going,” she said.

“I train in Newcastle in a 33m pool which is not ideal but it is good because when you get to meets like this, in a much nicer pool, then it’s a benefit.

“I’m in year 10 so next week I’ve got end of year exams, I did a bit of revision before my race but the main priority this week is swimming so swimming has got to win.

“I’ve been studying between sessions then trying to get in food and sleep and just trying to balance it well.”

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