Southport’s Holly Hibbott is now British Champion

Southport’s Holly Hibbott is now British Champion

Southport’s Holly Hibbott became British Champion on Saturday 22 April. Holly beating double Olympic (Rio,16)silver medallist Jazz Carlin in the process. She also knocked over two seconds off her PB and is currently the 6th fastest woman in the world this year.

Here’s a quote from Hibbott’s post-race interview:

“I’ve had a really good block of training leading into this. I hoped for a personal best and I knew I had it in me so I’m really happy with the result. I knew I wanted to do well this year so I’ve trained really hard and done everything I can.”

Check out the full post-race interview below, courtesy of British Swimming’s YouTube channel.

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