Swimmers add to Island Games medal tally
Team Shetland added to its medal tally on Monday as the isles’ swimmers enjoyed success in the pool.
Four-time gold medallist Felix Gifford won Shetland’s first in the water when he took third place in the 200 metre butterfly.
Jasmin Smith, a medal winner in her first Island Games in Gotland two years ago, was the next winner, securing a bronze in the 50 metre breaststroke. She was up against the Western Isles’ Kara Hanlon who earlier in the day set an Island Games record for the discipline.
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Emmie Hutchison was just shy of a podium finish in the women’s 100 metre butterfly. However, her time of 1:04:09 did set a new Shetland record.
She was also part of a Shetland record-setting relay team alongside Smith, Katie Bain and her sister Anne Hutchsion. The quartet came fifth in the 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay.
Meanwhile, the badminton team came 6th overall following a strong showing in the group stage. Wins over Gibraltar and Ynys Môn saw Shetland finish second in Group D, just behind northern neighbours the Faroe Islands.
A win against Menorca, Group A’s second-placed team, took Shetland through to a 5th/6th place play-off against 2015 gold medallists Jersey. Shetland suffered a narrow defeat in that fixture meaning they finished 6th overall in the team event.
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