Heather Frederiksen thanks crowd after backstroke gold

S8 100m backstroke gold medal winner Heather Frederiksen has paid tribute to the crowd after her stunning victory this evening.

Frederiksen fought off a late challenge from American Jessica Long to win gold and has admitted that the crowd spurred her to the win.

"Did that really happen?" Frederiksen said. "I'm so so pleased, I really wanted that coming into this. I wasn't going to let it go.

"It means more than anyone ever knows. I was so hungry for it. I knew Jess was going to give me a good race out there and the crowd really brought me home.

"The crowd is absolutely amazing. I really cannot thank them enough. I had a feeling Jess was catching me as the crowd just kept getting louder and louder."

Frederiksen eventually won by more than a second-and-a-half.