LAST UPDATE | 11 Aug 2023
IRELANDโS MONA MCSHARRY, Daniel Wiffen and Ellen Walshe have all won gold medals in the European U23 swimming championships in Dublin this evening.
Sligo native McSharry won the final of the womenโs 50m breastroke in a time of 30.37 at the Sport Ireland National Acquatics Centre.. That was enough to take top honours as she edged out Italyโs Anita Bottazzo who was second in 30.59.
๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง-๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐
— LEN - European Aquatics (@LENaquatics) August 11, 2023
๐ฎ๐ช๐ฅ @SwimIrelandโs Mona McSharry edged Italyโs Anita Bottazzo to European U23 gold in the Womenโs 50m Breaststroke with a time of 30.37!#LENDublin2023 | #Swimming pic.twitter.com/PdxIJUTvtP
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— Swim Ireland (@swimireland) August 11, 2023
It's gold for Mona McSharry and #TeamIreland!
โฑ๏ธ 30.37
The first gold medal of the week goes to McSharry in the 50 Breast
What a start for Ireland at #Dublin2023@LENaquatics #Dublin2023 pic.twitter.com/fZK7IznwLX
Later Wiffen claimed gold in the 1500m Freestyle in a time of 14:35,79.
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— Swim Ireland (@swimireland) August 11, 2023
What an incredible swim from the man of the moment, Daniel Wiffen!
Wiffen goes 14:35.79 in the 1500 Freestyle to claim gold ๐
The home crowd stayed with Wiffen for every stroke on a memorable night for Irish swimming in Dublin! pic.twitter.com/oDFp1TV0Yi
๐ฎ๐ช๐ฅ Hometown hero @WiffenDaniel cruised to Men 1500m Free gold with a time of 14:35.79 - very close to his PB! ๐
— LEN - European Aquatics (@LENaquatics) August 11, 2023
Check out that reaction from the Irish fans! #LENDublin2023 #Swimming pic.twitter.com/9uisJmokth
There was also a gold medal for Irelandโs Ellen Walshe in the 200m medley in a time of 2:13:12, earlier she had won silver in the 100m butterfly as she recorded a time of 58.70.
Grace Hodgins was 10th in the 800m freestyle, while Maria Godden was 6th in the 50m backstroke final.
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