Hill finishes fourth 50m backstroke final
Hill was 0.55 seconds off a bronze medal
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Team Northern Ireland swimmer Danielle Hill just missed out on a medal in "heart-breaking" fashion in the women's 50m freestyle final as she finished fourth at Tollcross Swimming Centre.
The 26-year-old clocked a time of 27.87, 0.55 seconds behind England's Lauren Cox, who took the bronze medal and just outside of her Irish record.
The race was won by Canada's Kylie Masse with Australia's Iona Anderson claiming silver.
"It's a world-class field. You have the British record holder, the reigning Commonwealth champion in there and the Australian record holder, so I'm up against the best of the world in that field," Hill told BBC Sport NI.
"Walking away with fourth is heart-breaking, but I can be proud of what I've done. Someone text me last night saying 'leaving no stone unturned' and that's what I did.
"I have a European title to defend now, I have to use this frustration and anger and learn from it, I never want to be in this position again."
Grace Davison's time of 26.48 was not good enough for a place in the women's 50m freestyle final as she finished fifth in her semi-final.
Matthew Hamilton also failed to qualify for the men's 50m butterfly final as he finished eighth in his semi-final in a time of 24.29.
Northern Ireland's mixed medley 4 x 100m relay team, which consisted of Lottie Cullen, Adam Bradley, Matthew Hamilton and Grace Davison, finished sixth in the final in a time of 3:49.10.
