Swimmers are World Schools’ Swimming Champions - 10/12/09

Published: 10 December, 2009

Plymouth College elite swimmers, David Gregory and Achieng Ajulu Bushell, have won gold medals for Great Britain in the World Schools' Games in Doha, Qatar.

David won the boys' 200m backstroke in a time of 2:02.20, a new Games record.  Achieng, who was recently voted one of the top five Female African Swimmers of the Year, won the girls' 50m breaststroke in a time of 30.73 seconds, which is only 0.5 seconds outside the actual World Record.

The two swimmers are part of a team of 24 representing UK schools, which includes four other swimmers from Plymouth College.  The global competition takes place every three years and is the biggest international sporting event for schools.

Plymouth College director of swimming, Jon Rudd, said: "This is a fantastic result for David and Achieng.  The Games is the biggest schools' event in the world and to win here is truly outstanding.  This success is another stepping stone in their pursuit of selection to the 2012 London Olympics swimming squad."

Photograph: David Gregory (far left) and Achieng Ajulu Bushell (far right) with the other Plymouth College swimmers selected for the Games and their coach, Lyndsay Dunn (centre).