Versatile Renwick shows his turn of speed in 100m

CITY of Glasgow's Robbie Renwick has already qualified for the European Championships and Commonwealth Games in the longer freestyle events and he showed a nice turn of speed to win the 100m at the British Gas Scottish Championships at the Tollcross Leisure Centre.

It was also a good evening in Glasgow for double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington, who claimed her second title of the week in the 800m freestyle in 8:35.76. Scot Megan Gilchrist was second in 8:41.76 to make the Games team.

Renwick claimed his first national title of the week with a time of 50.67, just holding off England's Craig Gibbons (51.03) with Stirling teenager Jak Scott in bronze position in 51.08. "I'm still in full training so the times haven't been the best this week," said Renwick.

In the 400m medley, Warrender's Lewis Smith was inside the Commonwealth Games nomination time in second place behind Thomas Haffield.

Haffield touched first in 4:20.54, with Smith taking the silver in 4:21.74. In the most exciting race of the evening Edinburgh University's William Purnell finished third and had the disappointment of marginally missing the Commonwealth mark in 4:22.43.

In the women's 100m breaststroke, Edinburgh University's Kerry Buchan, winner of the 200m on Thursday, was inside the Commonwealth time in winning her semi-final heat in 1:09.82. In the 50m butterfly, East Lothian 17-year-old Emma Turner set a Scottish record of 30.32. She was fourth fastest qualifier for the final.