Five years after becoming the first woman in Europe to land a backflip in a wheelchair, Lily Rice tumble-turned her way to Wales’ first swimming medal of the Commonwealth Games.
Pembrokeshire pool star Rice battled past a lingering chest infection to claim bronze in the S8 100m backstroke behind England’s world record-holder and now Commonwealth champion Alice Tai.
It was an incredible feat for Rice, a world champion in wheelchair motocross who only returned to competitive swimming nine months ago after being inspired by the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
