Ella Eastin took the women’s 400 IM on the first day of the 2013 World Junior Championships in Dubai, UAE with a 4:40.02. Though that wasn’t a personal best for her, it did break the Championship Record in the event, and was the first medal in the girls’ 400 IM at this meet since 2008 (Becca Mann followed that up by taking 2nd).
See the above video, taken by our reporter-on-the-scene Colin Blair, where Eastin talks about how excited she was to get the gold in her first final of the meet.
So proud of you!!!!! The Hitchens