DUNFERMLINE Water Polo Club star Zara Christie has helped Great Britain have the chance of reaching the quarter-finals at the Under-19 Women's European Water Polo Championships.

The talented player, who also swims with Dunfermline Amateur Swimming Club, is the only Scot in the squad for the tournament, which began on Saturday in the Croatian capital, Zagreb.

They were targeting a top two finish in Group D, which would see them progress to the latter stages, and they achieved it to set up a clash with the Netherlands last night (Wednesday) for a place in the last eight.

After losing their opening to match to Germany on penalties, GB powered past Bulgaria in their second match by a 32-6 scoreline, before battling to a 13-8 success over Malta.

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On Tuesday evening, Zara, who is preparing to begin studying at Heriot-Watt University next month, and her team-mates held their nerve to defeat Türkiye 12-11, which was enough to see them place second in their section and progress to the crossover matches.

The Netherlands placed fourth in the 2022 edition and the winners of the match will go on to play hosts Croatia in the quarter-finals.

Zara, who last year was named as Junior Water Polo Player of the Year at Scottish Swimming's annual awards, is competing for GB at a second European Championships, having helped their under-17 side finish 13th at their event in 2023.