Galpin breaks Guernsey 400m record

Image source, Guernsey 2023

Image caption, Abi Galpin won two individual medals and two relay golds at last summer's Island Games in Guernsey

Abi Galpin has become the first woman from Guernsey to go under 55 seconds for the 400m.

The 23-year-old lowered her own island best by 0.26 seconds as she clocked a time of 54.96 at Footes Lane on Sunday.

The time also broke the Guernsey all-comers record of 55.17 set by England Under-20 athlete Emma Alderson in 2018.

Galpin, who won 200m gold and 100m silver at last summer's Island Games, also made the semi-finals of the 200m at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

She holds the Guernsey record for every distance from 60m to 400m.