PARALYMPIAN-in-waiting Alice Tai smashed two European records as she warmed up for her international debut next week.

Tai (pictured), 14, who flies to Sao Paolo on Sunday to represent Britain at the Brazil School Games, recorded long-course times of 33.53 and 2:32.27 at Bristol’s new Hengrove pool to set British and European figures for the S10 disability category.

The 200m time knocked four seconds off the previous record, held since 1994 by Sarah Storey (nee Bailey), who went on to win Paralympic swimming and cycling gold medals.

Storey tweeted a congratulatory message to the Bournemouth Col-legiate School academy swimmer.

Tai, who missed regaining her 100m backstroke British record by just 0.03sec, also beat able-bodied swimmers to win a gold and two silver medals.

She said: “We were aware I was close to the British records but breaking European records was a shock. But I’m just as pleased at beating able-bodied swimmers as breaking records.

“I can’t believe how much I’ve progressed in the past year – seven or eight seconds off my 100m backstroke time alone.”

Tai’s brother Christian and BCS team-mates Jack Arnell and Fin Trehane dominated the boys’ 11-12 age group, winning 18 medals between them, 11 of them gold.

Tai’s tally included gold in the 50, 100 and 200m butterfly, 50 and 100m freestyle and 200 and 400m medley.

Arnell won the 50, 100 and 200m backstroke and 200m freestyle and was second to Tai in the 100m fly. Trenhane, 11, won two silver medals and a bronze on breaststroke.

Beth Aitchison, 16, won a hat-trick of gold medals in the 15/o events, taking the 50 and 100m breaststroke and 200m medley in 34.14, 1:13.32 and 2:33.34 and coming second in the 200m breaststroke (2:40.65).

Bea Brett, 13, won silver and bronze in the 50m but-terfly and backstroke.

Silver also went to Henry Bramwell-Reeks in the 13-14yrs 200m backstroke and bronze to Grace Kings-ley in the girls’ event.