Crisp leads in-form GB swimmers

Crisp swims for County Sheffield

Britain's James Crisp set one of five new world records at the International Disability Championships in Sheffield.

The local man broke the men's 200m freestyle (S9) mark at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre.

British newcomer Heather Frederiksen set national records in the women's 50m butterfly (S6) and the 50m freestyle.

Cypriot Carolina Pelendritou (50m and 100m breaststroke SB12) and Hungary's Tomas Sors (50m and 100m butterfly S9) broke two world records each.

Luton's Claire Warne knocked nearly 10 seconds off the British record for the women's 200m individual medley.

Others to set new British records were Matt Whorwood (men's 100m freestyle S10), Francesca O'Connor (women's 100m freestyle S7), Dan Pepper (men's 50m freestyle), Ben Procter (men's 100m backstroke S14) and David Ellis (men's 100m freestyle S13).

Paralympian Nyree Lewis beat Ellie Cole and Sophia Pascoe to claim gold in the women's 100m breaststroke.

David Roberts (S7) proved he is back to full fitness, taking gold in the men's 50m freestyle ahead of rival Matt Walker and Hungary's Ferenc Csuri.

Sascha Kindred took gold in the men's 100m breaststroke multi-disability final while Swansea swimmer Liz Johnson missed her own world record by just one-hundredth of a second when winning the women's event.

More than 250 swimmers from 16 nations competed in the event.