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13-year-old Neamt knocks another 7.5 seconds off Irish 1500m record

The Dubliner was named swimmer of the meet at the national short course championships.

Antoinette Neamt Presseye / Declan Roughan/INPHO Presseye / Declan Roughan/INPHO / Declan Roughan/INPHO

DUBLINER ANTOINETTE NEAMT again blasted the competition away in the 15oom final at the Irish Short Course Championships in Lisburn.

The 13-year-old shaved 7.49 seconds off the national record she set last year, setting the new bar at 16:32.73. That performance earned her the deserved title of swimmer of the meet.

Antoinette Neamt after winning Presseye / Declan Roughan/INPHO Presseye / Declan Roughan/INPHO / Declan Roughan/INPHO

Full results on day 3 of Irish Short Course Swimming Championships.

Women 1500m Freestyle Final: 1st A Neamt Tallaght 16:32.73 ISR 2nd K Baguley Glenalbyn 17:26.65 3rd S Hickey Limerick 17:31.79

Men 800m Freestyle Final: 1st B Gibbons Athlone 8:04.33 2nd E O’Brien 3rd 8:15.63 3rd J McMillan Bangor 8:28.22

Women 400m IM Final: 1st M Rosa MKS 4:48.96 2nd L Kehoe New Ross 4:56.90 3rd A Shorten Galway 5:00.07

Men 400m IM Final: 1st B Griffin Aer Lingus 4:23.20 2nd A Moore Galway 4:25.78 3rd B Doyle Aer Lingus 4:26.55

Women 50m Butterfly Final: 1st B Firth Ards 27.46 2nd E Reid Ards 27.77 3rd D Hill Larne 28.66

Men 50m Butterfly Final: 1st J Graham 24.75 2nd B Hyland Tallaght & C Munn Ards 24.92

Women 200m Freestyle Final: 1st B Carson Lisburn 1:59.58 2nd A Neamt Tallaght 2:01.97 3rd T Corry Portmarnock 2:03.50

Men 200m Freestyle Final: 1st J Sloan 1:48.06 2nd B Hyland Tallaght 1:48.78 3rd C Coulter Ards 1:48.99

Women 100m Backstroke Final: 1st D Hill Larne 1:02.71 2nd B Firth Ards 1:03.85 3rd L Fleming Kells 1:04.07

Men 100m Backstroke Final: 1st C Ferguson Larne 54.75 2nd R McEvoy Ennis 56.46 3rd A Corby Limerick 56.59

Women 200m Breaststroke Final: 1st N Kilgallen Claremorris 2:30.20 2nd D McNamara Castlebar 2:30.84 3rd F Harling Aer Lingus 2:32.82

Men 200m Breaststroke Final:  1st J Brown Ards 2:20.55 2nd A Moore Galway 2:20.97 3rd D Greene ESB 2:21.17

Women 4x50m Medley Relay: 1stArds  2:00.79 2nd Larne 2:03.89 3rd Templeogue 2:05.09

Men 4x50m Medley Relay: 1st Bangor 1:43.76 2nd Ards 1:43.80 3rd ESB 1:48.17

Women 4x50m Freestyle Relay: 1st Ards 1:48.57 2nd Trojan 1:52.00 3rd Templeogue 1:52.52

Men 4x50m Freestyle Relay:  1st Bangor 1:33.91 2nd ESB 1:36.58 3rd NAC 1:36.99

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