Swimming: More success for Ingram

Melissa Ingram. Photo / Getty Images

New Zealand swimmer Melissa Ingram enjoyed two more podium placings at the World Cup in Singapore last night.

Ingram won the 400m freestyle and finished third in the 100m backstroke.

She was third in the backstroke final behind American Natalie Coughlin in a slick time of 58.42 seconds before turning around after qualifying fifth in the morning heats to dominate the 400m freestyle.

Ingram won in four minutes 5.91 seconds, just outside her own national record, in the short course meet, comfortably ahead of South African Jessica Pengelly and Japan's Yumi Kida.

Ingram won the 200m backstroke and finished second in the 200m freestyle on Saturday.

Leading results:-

100m backstroke: Natalie Coughlin (US) 57.78sec 1, Rachel Goh (Australia) 58.35 2, Melissa Ingram (NZ) 58.42 3.

400m freestyle: Ingram 4min 05.91sec 1, Jessica Pengelly (South Africa) 4:08.50 2, Yumi Kida (Japan) 4:11.09 3.

- NZPA