History-maker Bethany Firth revelled in defying the pressure to complete her full set of major golds on a fantastic night for Northern Ireland that produced two medals in the pool.
Firth, 26, was in full control as she stormed to the women’s S14 200m freestyle title to add Commonwealth glory to the Paralympic, world and European golds she already has in her extensive collection.
Barry McClements took his country’s first ever swimming medal with bronze on Friday before Firth’s win was swiftly followed by Daniel Wiffen’s silver in the men’s 1500m freestyle, taking six seconds off his own Irish record on Wednesday night.
