More medal success for Islanders

By Matt White

Friday, May 25, 2012

 

More medal success for Islanders

Swimmer Izabella Olesinska Blacklock.Picture by Laura Holme.

UPDATED 10:10*

SWIMMER Izabella Olesinska Blacklock has won her second gold of the World Island Youth Games this morning (Saturday).

Izzabella, 14, swam 1:10:37 to win the 100m backstroke, adding to her gold in the 50m backstroke, achieved with a personal best of 32.4 seconds, on Thursday.

The West Wight Swimming Club member also won silver in yesterday's 200m backstroke.

Speaking yesterday, Nick Popov, West Wight coach, said: "It's absolutely fantastic. We have never got any medals in swimming and now we have a gold.

"She has worked so hard, she deserves this."

Athlete Harrison Curling added to his silver in the 1,500m with a bronze in the 800m yesterday, while Tom Newnham won bronze in the steeplechase last night.

Kieran Phillips also won a bronze in the hammer.

The Games finish today.

Reporter: mattw@iwcpmail.co.uk

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