Shropshire Star

Bronze for Charlie Hutchison in European Youth Olympic Festival

Ellesmere College student Charlie Hutchison is heading home from the European Youth Olympic Festival with a medal.

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The 15-year-old marked his Great Britain call up for the event in Hungary by claiming bronze in the 400 individual medley final. He touched home in four minutes 21.9 seconds behind Greece’s Apostolos Papastamos, who took gold, and second-placed Danil Zaitsev of Russia.

Hutchison has been a regular podium finisher at the British Nationals and holds a number of British age group records.