Unfortunately Hannah was unable to better her excellent recent form, which saw her capture the British record time for both 200m and 400m Individual Medley, but taking part in her first Olympic events will surely stand the young Garioch Amateur Swimming Club star in good stead for the next games in London in four years' time.

At the weekend Hannah managed to reach the Olympic final of her favoured event the 400m Medley on her Olympic debut and finished a very credible sixth with a time of 4.39:44 in a race that saw Australian Stephanie Rice claim gold and break the world record in a time of 4.29:45, with Rice and Kirsty Coventry of South Africa both breaking the 4.30 barrier for the first time.

Hannah had gone into the competition as fourth fastest in the world at the distance but was up against vastly experienced swimmers with a wealth of senior competitive racing in their lockers.

Hannah then took part in the 200m Individual Medley and reached the semi-finals despite it not being her favourite distance. She finished fifth in the semi-final in 2.12:35, one second off her personal best, but it was not quite enough to qualify for the finals.

The Beijing Olympic experience is undoubtedly another part of Hannah's "learning curve" as she continues to add to her competitive experience at the highest level. Her recent excellent form and results has seen the level of expectation continue to rise when she competes, but at only 19 Hannah is still at an early stage of her swimming career.

Her recent performances has seen her become recognised as one of the country's rising sports stars and with that comes added pressure to improve on her own very high standards every time she races.

However, with youth on her side and excellent coaching from her father Patrick, who is one of the Team GB coaches at Beijing, coupled with strong local support the future definitely continues to look bright.