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Irish Times
a day ago
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- Irish Times
Ellen Walshe eighth in 200m IM final at World Championships, Mona McSharry misses out on 100m breaststroke final
Ireland's Ellen Walshe has finished eighth in the women's 200m individual medley final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. The Templeogue swimmer touched the wall in 2:11.57, a second off her time from Sunday's semi-final when she set a new Irish record of 2:10.40. Racing in her first final at a long course (50m) World Championships, Walshe said: 'I think to be in my first world final tonight, it's a huge experience, out against some massive names in a 200 IM. 'A little bit disappointed, but sure roll on to the next one.' READ MORE Walshe will now switch her attention to the women's 200m butterfly, racing in the heats on Wednesday. 'I've never raced it internationally at this level, so I'm excited to kind of see where I can get, if it's a semi-final or I'm not even sure, but I'm looking forward to it,' the 23-year-old added. Olympic bronze medallist Mona McSharry was also in action on Monday. The Sligo swimmer was unable to progress to the women's 100m breaststroke final, clocking 1:06.33 to rank 11th overall, just outside the qualification. McSharry will return to the pool on Thursday for the women's 200m breaststroke. Evan Bailey, meanwhile, made his first appearance in a World Championships semi-final, finishing 16th in the men's 200m freestyle in 1:48.75. 'It was amazing to walk out there,' the 20-year-old said after the race. 'I mean, like the atmosphere and just everyone in the crowd, screaming – I walked out, it was surreal. It was a great to experience it and to get that experience on the world stage, and I'm really grateful to have been in that semi-final. 'My race plan didn't go to plan, I'm a bit disappointed with that. I'll have to go back and reassess with my coach on what went wrong there, but then there's always positives to come back on, to get an experience on that level. It'll just be good to build on in the future,' he added. In the 100m backstroke, two-time Olympian Danielle Hill clocked 1:00.79 in the women's event to finish 18th, while John Shortt touched the wall in 54.26 for 26th, both outside semi-final qualification. On Tuesday, Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen will look to retain his 800m freestyle World Championship title, which he claimed in Doha last year, five months before his triumph in the event at the Paris Olympics. Jack Cassin will also be in action for Ireland in the men's 200m butterfly.
The 42
2 days ago
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- The 42
Walshe reaches 200m Individual Medley semi-finals at World Aquatic Championships
ELLEN WALSHE HAS booked her place in the semi-finals of the 200m Individual Medley at the World Aquatic Championships in Singapore. Ranked 18th ahead of the race, Walshe impressed to claim fourth in her heat in a time of 2:11.45, which is the fifth-fastest time of her career. She progresses to this afternoon's final at 1pm Irish time in 10th place overall. Ellie McCartney made her World Championships (LC) debut in the same event, clocking the second-fastest time of her career in 2:13.86. The National Centre Limerick swimmer will return to the pool on Thursday in the 200m Breaststroke. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 | 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 Catch Ellen Walshe in action in the 200m Individual Medley Semi-Final at the World Aquatics Championships. All the links you need 👉 — Swim Ireland (@swimireland) July 27, 2025 Meanwhile, Daniel Wiffen swam 3:47.57 to open his World Championships in the 400m Freestyle. 'I was pretty disappointed with the overall time,' Wiffen said after his race. 'I didn't follow the race plan I was meant to go. Honestly though I'm happy, it's a warm-up for my main events later in the week, I'm looking forward to the 800m in the next two days.' Wiffen added that he had appendicitis in June but that he has made a full recovery. Advertisement 'So I had appendicitis about five weeks ago, obviously I'm hopefully fully covered at this point, I'm not letting it affect me at this World Championships, I'm here to race and race fast.' The Olympic Champion in the 800m Freestyle returns to the pool for that event on Tuesday morning, where he will be first looking to secure a top eight finish in the heats, and advance to the final on Wednesday. Eoin Corby swam a season's best of 1:00.63 in the 100m Breaststroke heats. He will return for the 200m Breaststroke, his main event, on Thursday. Shane Ryan opened his Championships in the 50m Butterfly preliminary where he finished in 23.46. Ryan returns to the pool on Friday for the 50m Freestyle. The World Aquatics Masters Championships took place in Singapore over the weekend, where Ireland claimed three medals. Cork Masters' Jane Jolly defended her 2024 World Title in the Women's 3K 70-74 Age Group, winning gold in 1:10.38. In the 60-64 Age Group, Ennis Masters' Norma Cahill took silver in 51.26. There was also silver for Ireland in the Men's 3K Aer Lingus Masters where Boyd Freeman claimed silver in the 60-64 Age Group in 49.16. The pool element of the Masters Championships will start on 7 August, with over 40 Irish Masters swimmers set to compete. World Aquatics Day 1 Heats Sunday 27 July Women 200m Individual Medley Ellen Walshe – 2:11.45 (10th) Q/SF Ellie McCartney – 2:13.86 (25th) Men 400m Freestyle Daniel Wiffen – 3:47.57 (16th) Men 50m Butterfly Shane Ryan – 23.46 (28th) Men 100m Breaststroke Eoin Corby – 1:00.63 (21st) Day 1 Finals Schedule Sunday 27 July Women 200m Individual Medley SF Ellen Walshe – 1pm (IRL)
RTÉ News
2 days ago
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- RTÉ News
Ellen Walshe secures 200m individual medley semi-final spot in Singapore
Ellen Walshe secured her place in the semi-final of 200m individual medley semi-final on the opening morning of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Entering the race ranked 18th, Walshe impressed with fourth place in her heat in 2:11.45, the fifth fastest time of her career. She progressed as the 10th fastest swimmer overall ahead of this afternoon's (1pm Irish time) semi-final at Singapore Sports Hub. The Templeogue swimmer has a best time and holds the Irish Record in 2:10.92 from the 2023 World Championships. Olympic gold medallist Daniel Wiffen clocked 3:47.57 to open his World Championships in the 400m freestyle. "I was pretty disappointed with the overall time; I didn't follow the race plan I was meant to go," he said afterwards. "It's a warm-up for my main events later in the week, I'm looking forward to the 800m in the next two days." Wiffen returns to the pool for that event on Tuesday morning, where he will be first looking to secure a top eight finish in the heats, to lock in a lane for Wednesday's final. Also competing in the 200m individual medley, Ellie McCartney made her World Championships debut in 2:13.86, the second fastest time of her career. The National Centre Limerick swimmer will be back in action on Thursday in the 200m breaststroke. Eoin Corby swam a seasons' best in the 100m breaststroke heats, touching in 1:00.63. Corby will return for the 200m breaststroke, his main event, on Thursday. Shane Ryan opened his Championships clocking 23.46 in a speedy 50m butterfly preliminary. Ryan returns to the pool on Friday for the 50m freestyle.
The 42
27-06-2025
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- The 42
Silver for Corby and bronze for McCartney at Euro U23 Championships, Walshe wins gold in Rome
IN A SPECTACULAR showing for Irish swimmers on Friday night, a gold, silver and bronze were won in Slovakia and Rome. Ellie McCartney added to 200m IM gold at the European U23 Championships with bronze in the 100m breaststroke, Eoin Corby won his first international medal with silver in the 200m breaststroke, and at the Sette Colli International Ellen Walshe claimed gold in the 400m individual medley. National Centre Limerick's Eoin Corby becomes Ireland's fifth ever European U23 medallist joining Mona McSharry, Ellen Walshe, Daniel Wiffen and McCartney on the list. Corby was impressive in his execution of the race going from seventh after 50m, to sixth after 100m, he moved to third after 150m and closed out to claim silver in 2:10.50 – the time a significant one for the 23-year-old who was exactly on his personal best set back in 2021. Gold in the race went to Austria's Luka Mladenovic in 2:10.08 with Ukraine's Maksym Ovchinnikiv taking bronze in 2:10.77. 'Obviously, I'm delighted with that race,' Corby said. 'I knew after this morning I had a bit more in me, I'd a quick finish and I just kind of tried to build on that this evening. I know a lot of the guys in the race, I know how they race, they know how I race, so just about playing to your advantages and your strengths putting the race together this evening, so I'm very very happy with it.' The Limerick man returns to the pool on Saturday morning for the 100m breaststroke. Ellie McCartney, U23 European Champion in the 200m individual medley, added a bronze medal in this evening's 100m breaststroke final. The 20-year-old, seeded fifth from the heats, took over a second off this mornings' time of 1:08.70 to finish in 1:07.58 for her second medal in as many days. Estonia's Enelia Jefimova won the race in 1:06.30 while silver went to Lithuania's Kotryna Teterevkova in 1:07.50. Advertisement 'I'm quite happy with that swim' McCartney said. 'It's nice to get my hands on the wall again and get another medal, the time was just a bit off my PB but that's understandable when I'm not fully rested for this. It was key to control my emotions, especially after last night and then control it again tonight ahead of the 200m breaststroke tomorrow.' McCartney returns to the pool on Saturday for the heats of the 200m Breaststroke. In Rome, Ellen Walshe was a clear winner of the 400m individual medley final touching in 4:37.80, over three seconds ahead of her closest competitor, Italy's Anna Pirovana (4:41.09). In the 50m breaststroke B final Mona McSharry took the top spot in 30.89. Walshe and McSharry will both be back in action on Saturday. Walshe doubles up with the 200m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley, while McSharry is entered in the 200m Breaststroke. Back in Slovakia, National Centre Limerick's Jack Cassin was agonisingly close to a medal in the 200m butterfly. The Cork man swam a personal best of 1:57.34, his second PB of the day, to finish just outside the medals in fourth place, only 1/10th of a second separating him from the bronze medallist Apostolos Siskos of Greece in 1:57.23. The swim concludes Cassin's Championships with focus now turning to the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore in July. In the 400m freestyle final, Cormac Rynn swam a personal best of 3:53.57 to finish eighth overall. Rynn, 19, whose previous best was 3:53.70 in the event, is swimming his first year as a senior and will also be in action later this month at the World Aquatics Championships. The Carrick-on-Shannon native will be back in the pool on Saturday for the heats of the 100m freestyle. Also in action on Saturday morning in Slovakia for the final day of competition, Brandon Biss competes in the 100m backstroke, Evan Bailey and Oisin Tebite join Rynn in the 100m freestyle and Lottie Cullen and Maria Godden swim the 200m backstroke. Report courtesy of Swim Ireland.
The Irish Sun
25-06-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Irish swimmers including Mona McSharry and Ellen Walshe set to star in Slovakia and Italy this weekend
TEAM Ireland swimmers will be in action in Samorin, Slovakia and Rome, Italy this week. A summer packed with international meets continues with the European U23 Swimming Championships and the Sette Colli International. 2 Mona McSharry will be looking to add to her already impressive medal collection 2 Ellen Walshe will be hoping to carry on her impressive form in Rome Both competitions will run from June 26-28. 2025 will be just the second edition of the European U23 Swimming Championships. Swim Ireland hosted the inaugural championship at the Sport Ireland Campus in 2023. Ireland topped the medal table with six golds from Mona McSharry (3 golds), Ellen Walshe (2 golds, 1 silver) and Read more on Irish Sport Nine athletes will compete for Ireland European Aquatics Under 23 Championships. This will form a final World Championships preparation meet for five athletes who are Singapore-bound, Cormac Rynn, Ellie McCartney, Eoin Corby, Evan Bailey and Jack Cassin. The remainder of the team, Brandon Biss, Lottie Cullen, Maria Godden and Oisin Tebite will focus on this Championships as the pinnacle point for their summer racing. In Rome, Paris Olympians Mona McSharry, Ellen Walshe and Tom Fannon will compete against some of the world's best Most read in Other Sports The Sette Colli International at the Foro Italico will be a final preparation meet for the trio ahead of Singapore. Eight of the nine swimmers in Samorin will be in action in heats on the opening day of competition. Inside Sarah Healy's life beyond athletics from impressive college degree to passion for travelling the globe Biss gets the team underway in the 200m Backstroke; Rynn and Bailey compete in the 200m Freestyle, while Cassin will swim the 100m Butterfly. Godden swims the 50m Backstroke, Corby the 50m Breaststroke and McCartney the 200m IM. Ireland will also enter the 4 x 100m Mixed Medley Relay. In Rome, Ellen Walshe will be confident heading into competition having The Dublin native finished top 10 in four races including a fifth place finish in both the 200m and 400m individual medley. Mona McSharry is also in flying form having qualified for the World Championships by winning the 100m breaststroke final at the Irish Championships in April. The Sligo native won Ireland's first medal of the Paris 2024 Olympics with her bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke. Tom Fannon also secured World Championships qualification in April with an impressive Championship Record 50m Freestyle of 21.78, well inside the required World Aquatics A time of 22.05 and was just outside his Irish Record of 21.74 from Paris.
