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Ellie McCartney completes medal set at European U23 Swimming Championships
Ellie McCartney will bring home a full set of medals from the European U23 Swimming Championships in Slovakia after securing a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke.
McCartney won gold in the 200m individual medley and bronze in the 100m breaststroke earlier in the week.
Denmark's Clara Rybek-Anderson, who finished second in the 200m breaststroke at the 2024 European Championships, touched the wall first in two minutes 23.89 seconds, with McCartney clocking a personal best of 2:24.02 in second. Lithuania's Kotryna Teterekova finished third.
Speaking after the race, the Enniskillen woman said: 'I'm happy with how the past few days have panned out, in the general scale of things this is only one step forward to the World Championships in Singapore.
"It's bittersweet being so close to getting gold again, but to get a PB, I know I put my best foot forward and my best performance out there."
Ellen Walshe, who won gold at the Settecolli Trophy in Rome on Friday in the 400m individual medley, added a silver in the 200m butterfly in 2:09.59 and a bronze in the 200m individual medley in 2:11.80.
Mona McSharry, who won silver in the 100m breaststroke on Thursday, added to the Irish medal haul with another silver in the 200m breaststroke.
