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16-year-old Turner claims silver for Ireland at European Championships

It follows on from Ellen Keane’s bronze in the 200m Individual Medley final last night.

IRELANDā€™S NICOLE TURNER secured a silver medal at the 2018 Para Swimming Allianz European Championships in Dublin today.

The 16-year-old won Irelandā€™s 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 Keaneā€™s bronze in the 200m Individual Medley final last night.

Britainā€™s Eleanor Robbinson took gold ahead of Turner with a time of 35.37, while Ukraineā€™s Oksana Khrul secured bronze.

ā€œIā€™m really buzzing, the Irish crowd ā€” I wouldnā€™t be anywhere without them. I thought Iā€™d fight for bronze, but second is just amazing,ā€ Turner said afterwards.

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