New Zealand swimmer Erika Fairweather has extended her medal haul to three at the World Swimming Championships in Doha.
Fairweather won bronze in the women’s 800 meters freestyle in a time of 8:22.26 with teammate Eve Thomas taking fourth clocking 8:24.86.
Italy’s Simona Quadarella completed the distance double in Doha with just .09 seconds separating her and silver medalist Isabel Gose from Germany.
Fairweather pushed the pace through the first half of the race to lead at the halfway mark, but she couldn’t hold on to the leading duo in the back half of the race.
Earlier in the championships Fairweather, 20, sensationally won New Zealand’s first ever world championships title in the 400 meters freestyle, and claimed silver in the 200 meters freestyle.
