DEWSBURY’S Kate Hutchinson is dreaming of a place at this summer’s World Student Games after bagging 200m breaststroke bronze at the British Gas Swimming Championships.
Despite struggling with a chest infection in the run up to the race, Hutchinson pushed through the pain barrier to 2-31.96 and edge out Scotland’s Kerry Buchan by 0.36secs.
The ex-Heckmondwike Grammar student’s time wasn’t enough to secure a place at the World Championships in Shanghai, but after climbing the podium Hutchinson has refused to rule out a trip to China.
“I am really pleased with that swim because I had a bit of illness in the run up to the championships, so I am absolutely delighted to have got a medal,” said Hutchinson. “I had a bit of a chest infection and that affected me a bit so to have come out of it with a medal is great.
“I just went out there and raced and went with an aim of concentrating on racing who I was next to and not going for a time or anything at all.
“I really want to try and get on the team for the World Student Games in China and there is a second trial for that in June so I kind of want to get back in the pool and start training again for that.”
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