IRELAND’S SHANE Ryan has finished 10th overall in the 100m Freestyle semi-finals at the World Championships in Hungary this evening.
The Irish swimmer registered a time of 46.24, one-hundredth of a second off the 46.23 Irish record he set earlier today.
Ryan finished fourth in the first semi-final. He threatened a remarkable turnaround — having been eighth after 25 metres, he took the lead after 75 metres.
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However, only the top two from Ryan’s race advanced to the final, after the faster second semi-final saw the first five swimmers finish under the 46-second mark.
He next competes in the 50m backstroke event on Thursday.
Earlier, Ryan broke a five-year-old Irish record to progress to the semi-finals of the 100m freestyle on the second day of racing in Budapest.
The triple Olympian knocked .45 of a second off his own 2019 record of 46.68.
The time saw the 30-year-old place third in his heat, advancing to the semi-final in sixth place overall.
Elsewhere this morning Danielle Hill returned to the pool for the 100m freestyle heats, where she touched in 53.66, just outside her Irish record of 53.03. The Larne swimmer returns for her third race tomorrow in the 50m backstroke.
Niamh Coyne clocked 1:07.49 in the 100m breaststroke to place ninth in her heat. The Dublin swimmer is back in action on Saturday in the 50m breaststroke.
In the men’s 100m breaststroke heats, Eoin Corby was close to his best of 58.38, touching in 58.63 for ninth in his heat. Corby next competes in the 200m breaststroke on Friday.
In addition to Ryan and Hill, Irish swimmers Ellen Walshe (100m Individual Medley), Nathan Wiffen (400m Freestyle) and Jack Cassin (200m Butterfly) compete on Thursday.
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Ireland's Shane Ryan finishes 10th in World Championships semi-finals
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IRELAND’S SHANE Ryan has finished 10th overall in the 100m Freestyle semi-finals at the World Championships in Hungary this evening.
The Irish swimmer registered a time of 46.24, one-hundredth of a second off the 46.23 Irish record he set earlier today.
Ryan finished fourth in the first semi-final. He threatened a remarkable turnaround — having been eighth after 25 metres, he took the lead after 75 metres.
However, only the top two from Ryan’s race advanced to the final, after the faster second semi-final saw the first five swimmers finish under the 46-second mark.
He next competes in the 50m backstroke event on Thursday.
Earlier, Ryan broke a five-year-old Irish record to progress to the semi-finals of the 100m freestyle on the second day of racing in Budapest.
The triple Olympian knocked .45 of a second off his own 2019 record of 46.68.
The time saw the 30-year-old place third in his heat, advancing to the semi-final in sixth place overall.
Elsewhere this morning Danielle Hill returned to the pool for the 100m freestyle heats, where she touched in 53.66, just outside her Irish record of 53.03. The Larne swimmer returns for her third race tomorrow in the 50m backstroke.
Niamh Coyne clocked 1:07.49 in the 100m breaststroke to place ninth in her heat. The Dublin swimmer is back in action on Saturday in the 50m breaststroke.
In the men’s 100m breaststroke heats, Eoin Corby was close to his best of 58.38, touching in 58.63 for ninth in his heat. Corby next competes in the 200m breaststroke on Friday.
In addition to Ryan and Hill, Irish swimmers Ellen Walshe (100m Individual Medley), Nathan Wiffen (400m Freestyle) and Jack Cassin (200m Butterfly) compete on Thursday.
Additional reporting by Paul Fennessy
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