ELLEN WALSHE BROKE the Irish 200m Butterfly record for the third consecutive week as she earned a silver medal on the latest stop of the World Aquatics World Cup in Toronto.
The two-time Olympian produced a time of 2:02.73 in the final.
Walshe previously smashed the 1997 record of 2:07.04 with a time of 2:04.83 prior to last night’s final.
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Walshe does it 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻!
It’s another 🥈 and an 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 for Ellen Walshe at the third stop of the World Aquatics World Cup in Toronto!
The Templeogue swimmer shaved just over two seconds off her 200m Butterfly (25m) Irish Record, winning silver in… pic.twitter.com/htKQCvxGVg
Walshe was joined in her success by Olympic bronze medallist Mona McSharry.
The Sligo native won gold in the 50m and silver in the 100m Breaststroke events last week in Westmont and added a 200m bronze to her haul this time around, shaving a second off her existing Irish record in 2:18.27.
McSharry was 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 on the podium last night 🥉
Mona McSharry clocked 2:18.27 in the 200m Breaststroke (25m) to claim bronze and set a new 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱, lowering the standard of 2:19.29 that she set just last week 📉 pic.twitter.com/Nw9qxlZeiz
Limerick’s Ellie McCartney was in the same final and on her World Cup debut the National Centre swimmer finished eight in 2:20.91.
Day two in Toronto sees McCartney join McSharry in the 100m Breastroke while Walsh is back in action in the fastest heat of the 400m IM tonight.
National Centre (Ulster) athletes Brandon Biss (50m Backstroke), Lottie Cullen (100m Backstroke), Rosalie Phelan (50m Butterfly), and Lachey Reed (50m Breaststroke) will also be in action while Alex Moore competes in the 100m Freestyle.
Olympians Walshe and McSharry set new Irish records in World Aquatics World Cup
ELLEN WALSHE BROKE the Irish 200m Butterfly record for the third consecutive week as she earned a silver medal on the latest stop of the World Aquatics World Cup in Toronto.
The two-time Olympian produced a time of 2:02.73 in the final.
Walshe previously smashed the 1997 record of 2:07.04 with a time of 2:04.83 prior to last night’s final.
Walshe was joined in her success by Olympic bronze medallist Mona McSharry.
The Sligo native won gold in the 50m and silver in the 100m Breaststroke events last week in Westmont and added a 200m bronze to her haul this time around, shaving a second off her existing Irish record in 2:18.27.
Limerick’s Ellie McCartney was in the same final and on her World Cup debut the National Centre swimmer finished eight in 2:20.91.
Day two in Toronto sees McCartney join McSharry in the 100m Breastroke while Walsh is back in action in the fastest heat of the 400m IM tonight.
National Centre (Ulster) athletes Brandon Biss (50m Backstroke), Lottie Cullen (100m Backstroke), Rosalie Phelan (50m Butterfly), and Lachey Reed (50m Breaststroke) will also be in action while Alex Moore competes in the 100m Freestyle.
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