Fifteen-year-old swimmer Grant Halsall won a bronze medal in the 200m backstroke at the European Youth Olympics in Tampere, Finland on Monday.

Halsall qualified eighth quickest for the final with a time of two minutes 7.54 seconds giving the young swimmer a tricky outside lane in the final.

However it did not affect him as he improved his time by 2.30 seconds to claim third place and a bronze medal.

Halsall next swims on Friday in the 100m backstroke and 4x100m relay.

The swimmer from Laxey won three individual gold medals at the recent Island Games in Aland.

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