TROWBRIDGE Paralympic swimmer Aaron Moores claimed a bronze medal on the opening night of the IPC European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven today.

Swimming in the S14 100m backstroke, 20 year old clocked 1:03.50 to finish behind Holland's Marc Evers, who set a new world record time of 1:00.44. Britain's Jack Thomas was second in 1:03.44.

Moores will also compete in the S14 100m breaststroke, which gets under way on Wednesday.

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