Ellie Simmonds wins third European gold
Walsall's Ellie Simmonds won her third gold of the IPC Swimming European Championships with a dominant victory in the SB6 100m breaststroke.
The 19-year-old set a new personal best of one minute 41.26 seconds to finish almost 12 seconds clear at Eindhoven and earn Britain's 27th gold of the event.
"I'm so happy to be ending this competition on such a high," said Simmonds.
Simmonds also won 200m individual medley and 400m freestyle gold in Eindhoven.
Steph Slater finished with seven golds and helped the women's medley relay team to victory as GB finished with 30 gold medals.
Stephanie Millward, Kidderminster's Claire Cashmore and Amy Marren, together with Slater, claimed the win in the last race of the seven-day competition.
GB finished third in the table on 73 medals.
