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.

By Paul Fennessy Saturday 18 Aug 2018, 7:02 PM

Aug 18th 2018, 7:02 PM 5,370 Views 3 Comments

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What a finish! The home crowd cheers Nicole Turner on to win🥈in the 50m butterfly S6 🇮🇪Their ✌️medal of the Championships @ParalympicsIRE #Dublin2018 pic.twitter.com/EFuPwySxDC
— World Para Swimming (@Para_swimming) August 18, 2018

IRELAND’S NICOLE TURNER secured a silver medal at the 2018 Para Swimming Allianz European Championships in Dublin today.

The 16-year-old won Ireland’s second medal of the event, finishing as the runner-up in the 50m butterfly S6 with a time of 36.75.

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

Britain’s Eleanor Robbinson took gold ahead of Turner with a time of 35.37, while Ukraine’s Oksana Khrul secured bronze.

“I’m really buzzing, the Irish crowd — I wouldn’t be anywhere without them. I thought I’d fight for bronze, but second is just amazing,” Turner said afterwards.

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