Harrington surges into medley final

Adam Harrington will swim in the 200 metres individual medley final at the European Junior Swimming Championships in this evening after a fine performance in the heats and semi-final yesterday.

After his elimination in the semi-final of the 100m backstroke on Wednesday, the 17-year-old Crawley swimmer underlined his ability in the medley by going 11th quickest of 50 starters in the heats (2 minutes 6.62 seconds) and then finishing second in his semi-final, posting the fifth quickest time overall (2:04.32).

Harrington, from Pound Hill, will be the only British swimmer in the 200 IM final tonight, and goes again in the 400m IM heats on Sunday.

Keep checking this website for the latest on his progress in Prague.