What a finish! The home crowd cheers Nicole Turner on to winš„in the 50m butterfly S6 š®šŖTheir āļømedal of the Championships @ParalympicsIRE #Dublin2018 pic.twitter.com/EFuPwySxDC
— World Para Swimming (@Para_swimming) August 18, 2018
IRELANDāS NICOLE TURNER secured a silver medal at the 2018 Para Swimming Allianz European Championships in Dublin today.
The 16-year-old won Irelandās second medal of the event, finishing as the runner-up in theĀ 50m butterfly S6 with a time ofĀ 36.75.
It follows on from Ellen Keaneās bronze in the 200m Individual Medley final last night.
Britainās Eleanor Robbinson took gold ahead of Turner with a time of 35.37, while Ukraineās Oksana Khrul secured bronze.
āIām really buzzing, the Irish crowd ā I wouldnāt be anywhere without them. I thought Iād fight for bronze, but second is just amazing,ā Turner said afterwards.
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