SWIMMING: Bancroft's GB record (From Bicester Advertiser)
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SWIMMING: Bancroft's GB record
10:00am Saturday 16th February 2013 in Sport
City of Oxford disability swimmer Rosie Bancroft smashed the British M/D 800m record by an amazing 23 seconds.
The 18-year-old set the new mark when finishing tenth in the girls’ ten and over 800m freestyle in 9mins 39.56secs at the Oxon & North Bucks County Championships at Bletchley Leisure Centre.
