Ireland’s Ellen Walshe has won a spectacular gold medal in the 200m Butterfly on the closing night of racing at the European Aquatics Championships in Poland bringing Ireland’s medal tally to seven, including three gold medals from Walshe (200m Butterfly) Daniel Wiffen (1500m Freestyle) and John Shortt (200m Backstroke), a silver medal from Walshe […]
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It was a super Saturday for Irish swimmers at the European Aquatics Championships (25m) in Poland tonight as Ellen Walshe and Daniel Wiffen brought Ireland’s medal haul to six including two gold from Wiffen (1500m Freestyle) and John Shortt (200m Backstroke), a silver from Walshe (200m IM) and three bronze from Daniel Wiffen (400m
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Ireland’s Ellen Walshe has confirmed her place in the 200m Individual Medley Final at the European Aquatics Championships (25m) while Ellie McCartney was fifth in the 200m Breaststroke Final and John Shortt seventh in the 100m Backstroke Final in another new Irish Record. Walshe was impressive as she won the first semi-final of the
Having won 1500m Freestyle gold on Thursday night, European Champion Daniel Wiffen was back in action in the 800m Freestyle on Friday morning, securing his place in Saturday’s Final and an opportunity to defend the title he won in 2023. Wiffen, the World Record holder in the event in 7:20.46, clocked 7:34.60 in this
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It was a night to remember at the European Championships (25m) in Lublin, Poland as Daniel Wiffen claimed Ireland’s second gold medal in the 1500m Freestyle, and Evan Bailey stormed to bronze in the 200m Freestyle, the pair adding to John Shortt’s 200m Backstroke Gold and Wiffen’s 400m Freestyle bronze. Ireland sits fourth on
Ellie McCartney, John Shortt and Eoin Corby will join Daniel Wiffen (1500m Freestyle Final), Jack McMillan (200m Freestyle Final), Evan Bailey (200m Freestyle Final) and Ellen Walshe (100m IM Final) in Finals action on Thursday night following the conclusion of racing on the third morning of the European Aquatics Championships (25m) in Lublin, Poland.
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Ireland’s John Shortt has been crowned European 200m Backstroke Champion at the European Aquatics Championships in Poland on Wednesday night. In winning his first senior international medal, the 2025 European and World Junior Champion set a new World Junior Record, European Junior Record and Championship Record of 1:47.89, breaking Russian Kliment Kolesnikov’s 2017 standard of
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Jack McMillan, Daniel Wiffen, Ellen Walshe and Evan Bailey all progressed on from heats and there were three new Irish Records set on the second morning of racing at the 2025 European Aquatics Championships (25m). After what was an incredible night at the Aqua Lublin arena in Poland, McMillan dived into the 25m pool
Jack McMillan is back on the international podium, but this time as an individual medal winner! The man from Belfast threw down his mark on the European stage by winning gold in the 400m Freestyle in an impressive time of 3:36.33 – another lifetime best. Following closely behind, Daniel Wiffen is back on an
Daniel Wiffen made his long-awaited return to racing with an outstanding swim in the 400m Freestyle heats to progress as the top seed for this evenings Final at the European Aquatics Championships (25m). Jack McMillan, in impressive form this whole year int he 400m Freestyle event, both long course and short course, goes into
