FILE PHOTO: Swimming - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's 100m Backstroke Heats - Optus Aquatic Centre - Gold Coast, Australia - April 6, 2018. Kathleen Dawson of Scotland. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Britain's Kathleen Dawson won the women's 100 metre backstroke final twice in one night at the European swimming championships on Friday after the first result was annulled.
Sweden made a successful official protest after Louise Hansson started late in lane eight due to a signal malfunction and the race was ordered to be re-run at the end of the programme.
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