Commonwealth 1500m champion and Olympic bronze medallist David Davies has withdrawn form the European Championships just over three weeks out form the Budapest competition. The 21 year old has only just returned to full training following an operation to remove an abscess on his left ankle.

Francesca Halsall confirmed herself as the premier junior sprinter in Europe as she took the gold medal in the 50m freestyle and added a silver over 200m for good measure. She was joined at the top of the podium by Lizzie Simmonds who won the 200m backstroke with ease, while there were also a silver medal and a relay bronze for the British Team.

Fran Halsall claimed her second gold medal of the European Junior Championships as she anchored home the girls relay team of Natalie Durant, Chloe Ross and Lauren Collins to the top of the podium.

Medals were harder to come by for the British Team on the second night of finals in Palma de Majorca, but that didn’t mean that they left empty handed with gold for Francesca Halsall and Lizzie Simmonds and Georgia Davies claiming silver and bronze in the girls 100m backstroke.

Britain’s contingent at the European Junior Championships gave their senior counterparts a lesson in how it’s done on the first night of competition in Palma de Majorca as the squad claimed two gold and four silver medals.