Watching the likes of Molly Renshaw and Chloe Tutton compete at the highest level has given teenage swimmer Rosanna Arnold all the motivation she needs to go right to the top.

The 17-year-old, from Guildford, has enjoyed success from a young age, winning a gold medal in the 200m breaststroke at the British Nationals in the under-13s category.

Competing for Great Britain at the Ontario International Junior Meet two years ago was a career highlight but a she moves into the senior ranks, it’s the likes of Renshaw and Tutton, who both won Commonwealth Games medals this year on the Gold Coast, who Arnold aspires to replicate.

She said: "Competing for GB in 2016, I went to Canada on a junior team and that was a high moment for me. It was the first major step into higher level competition.

"People in my event are my heroes, like Molly Renshaw and Chloe Tutton. They are number one and two in the country in my event so they're people I look up to and aspire to be. 

"This year I've only got a few small competitions, winter regionals and stuff. Next year in April is the British Championships, so that's what I'm working towards at the moment.

"My aim is to finally make an open final. That would be amazing. It would be great to get as high as I can and maybe medal.”

Arnold was speaking at a SportsAid event in the House of Commons as part of the charity’s new partnership with GVC Holdings, where she got to meet Paralympic champions Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Danny Crates and two-time European swimming champion Lizzie Simmonds.

The partnership will see GVC, the multi-national sports betting and gaming group behind brands such as Ladbrokes and Coral, supporting 50 of the country’s brightest sporting prospects annually through SportsAid.

The collaboration forms part of a multi-million pound investment by GVC into grassroots, community and health projects. 

SportsAid, a charity which has helped fund the next generation of sporting stars since 1976, started supporting Arnold a few years ago and the swimmer admits she’s privileged to have been backed by the charity.

"I've been involved with SportsAid for a few years now. I've had quite a lot of funding,” she said.

“It goes towards the little things that add up - travel, training expenses, equipment. It adds up to be a massive help. 

"Olympics is the dream so if I get there that would be unreal. But I want to enjoy the journey really and see how far I can get."

GVC is proud to be championing the next generation of British athletes by providing them with financial support and personal development opportunities in partnership with SportsAid. Please visit https://gvc-plc.com to find out more about the Group.