Caitlin McClatchey eased into the semi-finals of the women’s 200m freestyle, winning her heat in impressive fashion on Monday morning.
The Scot, who grew up in Brixworth, produced a strong finish to her heat to win it in a time of 1.58.03.
In doing so, she beat Camille Muffat, the Frenchwoman who claimed the 400m title on Sunday night when she dethroned Briton Rebecca Adlington.
McClatchey, Commonwealth champion over the distance back in 2006, qualified as the joint seventh fastest swimmer overall for Monday evening’s semis.
However, her team-mate Rebecca Turner’s effort of 1:58.98 was not good enough for her to progress - she missed out by just 0.02secs.
Allison Schmitt, second to Muffat on Sunday, also won her heat but the fastest qualifier was Italy’s Federica Pellegrini, who swam 1:57.16