Abingdon Vale’s Nienke Lijzenga gained a bronze medal when she competed in the Dutch Junior National championships in Dordrecht at the weekend.

The 15-year-old came third in the 800m freestyle, knocking eight seconds off her previous personal best with a time of 9mins 35.88secs on Saturday.

The following day, Lijzenga only just missed out on another medal, coming fourth in the 400m indvidual medley in another pb of 5.21.93.