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Meet the teenage sisters swimming for different countries

Astrid wears a blue Scotland top and Ursula sits next to her, wearing a red and white England top. They both have long blonde hair and are smiling.
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Are you and your siblings competitive? Have you ever tried to beat them at a running race or a board game?

Well for teenage sisters Astrid and Ursula, they're competing against each other at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Astrid - who's 17 - was born in Edinburgh and so swims for Scotland.

But her 14-year-old sister Ursula was born in Halifax - so she represents England instead.

Both of them swam against each other in the women's 100m freestyle S13, where Astrid came sixth and and Ursula came seventh.

They race again in the 50m freestyle S13 on Tuesday.

Astrid and Ursula have been swimming together since early childhood.Image source, Carroll Family
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Astrid and Ursula have been swimming together since they were little

Both teenagers are visually impaired athletes- which means they have sight loss.

Whilst the sisters train together at Stockport Metro Swimming Club, they normally race in different categories.

But the Commonwealth Games' rules means that visually impaired swimmers compete together.

Astrid says it made their family come up with creative solutions for supporting them.

"Our grandparents were talking about wearing a T-shirt with the Scottish flag on the front and the English flag on the back or something", she says.

The sisters stand wearing blue tshirts in front a swimming pool. Their hair is damp and it looks like they've just finished a training session. Image source, Carroll Family

The teenagers made their international debuts for Scotland and England in Glasgow, making it the first time they'd race against each other competitively.

"I've swam with you almost most of my life anyway, but it will be nice to be competing against you", Ursula told her sister before the race.

Astrid agreed: "You're a competitive enough person, I'm sure we can make it a nice competition."