A KEEN swimmer from York has made a splash at the World Masters Swimming Championships, where she bagged three gold medals.

Emma Wills, who is a member of York City Baths Club, won the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle in the ladies 35-39 years age group at the championships in Budapest. She also picked up a silver medal in the open water event.

The 38-year-old personal trainer started her events with an open water swim that was reduced in distance from 3km to 2.4km due to the poor conditions.

She finished second in a strong field of swimmers. The remainder of Emma’s swims took place in the pool.

Emma triumphed in all three of her pool swims, beating women from all over the globe and swimming a personal best time in the 200m freestyle.

She said: "I don't do it for the the achievements, I do it just to keep fit. It was an amazing experience and a great competition.

She added: "I really appreciate the help I get from York City Baths Club, especially Josh Spencer [head coach] and the swimmers I train with."

Josh added: "Emma has really stepped up and improved her training this season and was going into the World Championships in fantastic shape. I was thrilled to see that Emma had produced her best performances at the biggest competition in masters swimming and came away with four medals from four swims."