England's Aimee Willmott takes gold ahead of Scotland's Hannah Miley in 400m medley

ByDan Quarrell

Updated 05/04/2018 at 12:04 GMT

Aimee Willmott took gold for England in the women's 400m individual medley at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Scotland's Hannah Miley had to settle for silver behind Willmott, who powered through the final 50m to claim top spot.

The 25-year-old from Middlesbrough took the first gold medal in the pool at the Games in a time of 4:34.90.

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"I'm over the moon," Willmott told the BBC. "If ever there's a time I had it in me, it was now.

After all the struggles I've been through, with my ribs and having knee surgery, I just thought this could be my time.

"It was a battle between me and Hannah, and the crowd loved it. Last time we raced in Glasgow I burnt my race out and just died, so this time I had to swim differently and swim my own race."

Aimee Willmott of England celebrates winning the Women's 400m Individual Medley Final on day one of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Optus Aquatic Centre

Image credit: Getty Images

James Wilby also took gold for England as he powered through to win the men's 200m breaststroke ahead of Scotland's Ross Murdoch.

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