Sunday 21 October 2018 19:04, UK
Freya Anderson's golden efforts in the swimming pool were rewarded by making the final three shortlist for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.
The 17-year-old Sky Sports Scholar may be still at school studying A-Levels but she's still managed to produce the goods with a stunning year, seemingly undaunted as a teenage senior competitor.
She began her campaign by dealing with an ongoing back problem, but hit back with a hat-trick of golds to end her junior career in style at the Europeans in Helsinki in July.
Anderson then showed guts and calmness on the big stage at the European Championships in Glasgow, anchoring legs to gold in the 4x100m mixed medley and 200m freestyle relay, as well as winning bronze in the 4x200m mixed freestyle and 4x100m medley relay.
After being named in the top 10 contenders for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award, Anderson was then included in the top three.
She said: "I'm super happy to be nominated for this.
"It's an absolute honour and after successfully transitioning from junior to senior this year I hope I've inspired a few juniors that they can do it too."
Top prize went to Para-athlete Kare Adenegan, with jockey James Bowen also in the top three.
The original nine contenders were:
Kare Adenegan (Para-athletics)
James Bowen (Horse racing)
Max Burgin (Athletics)
Jack Draper (Tennis)
Georgia-Mae Fenton (Gymnastics)
Anna Hursey (Table tennis)
Georgia Roche (Rugby League)
Ryan Sessegnon (Football)
Maisie Summers-Newton (Para-swimming)
