Balfour won a gold and silver at the Helsinki meet
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Britain's Kirsty Balfour won a silver and Lizzie Simmonds a bronze at the final day of the European short-course championships in Helsinki on Sunday.
Balfour came second in the 100m breaststroke race having claimed gold in the 200m race on Friday.
Balfour said: "I'm delighted with the silver as I'm more of a 200m swimmer."
Simmonds, 15, is Britain's youngest swimmer at the event and she put in a personal best time to finish third in the 200m backstroke.
"That was a fantastic swim. I'm just buzzing at the moment," said Simmonds. "I could see the girls next to me but couldn't see anyone else and just gave it my all.
"To go that fast and to pick up another medal to add to my medley relay bronze is just amazing. I'm just so pleased I was able to bring it back as quick as that and add another one to the team."
Fran Halsall, 16, just missed out on a bronze medal as she finished fourth in the women's 50m freestyle while Becky Cooke was sixth in the women's 400m individual medley final.
Britain had two swimmers in the final of the women's 200m freestyle and Jo Jackson was seventh with Mel Marshall eighth.
Terri Dunning was fifth in the final of the women's 100m butterfly and Ros Brett finished eighth.
Gregor Tait was fourth and Matt Clay sixth in the men's 100m backstroke, while Kris Gilchrist was sixth in the men's 200m breaststroke.
Britain's 4x50m freestyle relay team finished the meet with a sixth place.
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