Swimming: Pate claims a bronze edging out favourite

Loughborough's Amy Smith took the title with a personal best of 26.88 seconds with Beckenham's Ellen Gandy second in 27.20.

Pate, who will be hoping to represent Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October, took the third place in 27.42, just edging out the pre-event favourite, Jemma Lowe (Swansea).

Michael Jamieson was the leading Scot in the 100m breaststroke, winning his semi-final heat and taking third qualifying place overall for tonight's final. He finished in 1:01.76 – Daniel Sliwinski was fastest in the semis in 1:01.45.

Jamieson managed to outshine his more famous training partner, Olympian Kris Gilchrist, who qualified in fifth spot in 1:02.39. The pair are both swimming for Edinburgh University but train in Paris with former City of Edinburgh coach, Fred Vergnoux.

Gilchrist's main event is the 200m breaststroke on Saturday, but he admitted he arrived in Sheffield with few expectations. "I've been suffering from a cold and my main focus is the Scottish Commonwealth Games trials in Glasgow in June," he explained. "Anything this week is a bonus."

Stirling's Lucy Ellis, a former member of the Dunedin Club in Edinburgh, also struck a blow for the new generation of Scots by taking third qualifying place in the 100m freestyle in 55.98, just squeezing out the vastly experienced double-Olympian, Caitlin McClatchey (56.38). England's Fran Halsall was fastest in 54.98.

In the 50m backstroke, Edinburgh University's Darren Ward just finished outside the medals in fourth place. The 24-year-old clocked 26.77 and the title went to Salford teenager Luke Ward in 26.17.

City of Glasgow's Robbie Renwick, who won the 400m freestyle gold on the opening day, added a silver medal in the 200m.

He was outside his British record in 1:47.96 and just missed out to England's Rob Bale (Loughborough), who sneaked victory in 1:47.82. Another Loughborough man, Ross Davenport, was third in 1:48.06 and Scot David Carry was fourth in 1:48.17.