Para-swimmer Letton-Jones wins first Wales medal
Teenage para-swimmer Ela Letton-Jones wins the first Team Wales medal of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow by claiming silver in the pool.
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"I knew that coming in so I am just glad I was able to deliver and hopefully give Team Wales some momentum to win more medals."
— Ela Letton-Jones , Athlete
"I was speechless because I had never heard a crowd as noisy as that before. It carried me, gave me a lot more adrenaline and probably made me swim faster."
— Ela Letton-Jones , Athlete
"I could not have won silver without them."
— Ela Letton-Jones , Athlete
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Teenage para-swimmer Ela Letton-Jones wins the first Team Wales medal of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow by claiming silver in the pool.
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