After a long week of waiting Tokyo gold medallist Ellen Keane was finally able to get her World Championships up and running and she did so in great style. Posting a season best swim in the 100m butterfly she won her heat, sending her through to this evening’s final at 5:35pm.
Speaking after her heat Keane said, ”I woke up this morning feeling good. I didn’t just want to mess around and just make the final I wanted to do a good swim so that I could analyse it and try and make improvements for the final, so yeah, I’m happy!”
Ní Riain was next in the pool during this morning’s session. The Limerick woman finished second in her heat, qualifying her for the final this evening.
Speaking after her heat Ní Riain said, “It wasn’t too bad, it was a heat swim so job done it’s just about getting back and rest and recovering as best I can for later on.”
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Para Swimming World Championships Day 7 Results:
Ellen Keane – 100m Breaststroke Heat (SB8) 01:22.45 / 1st place
Róisín Ní Riain – 200m IM Final (S13) 02:33.01 / 2nd place
Day 7 (August 6) Para Swimming World Championships Schedule:
10:36am: Róisín Ní Riain – 200m IM Heat (S13) (event 160)
5:35pm: Ellen Keane – 100m Breaststroke Final (SB8) (event 150)
6:38pm: Róisín Ní Riain – 200m IM Final (S13) (event 160)
7.23pm: Nicole Turner – 50m Butterfly Final (S6) (event 166)
7.23pm: Dearbhaile Brady – 50m Butterfly Final (S6) (event 166)
Para Swimming World Championships Team Ireland Results
Day 1: Róisín Ní Riain, 100m Butterfly Final (S13) / 01:06.00 / 2nd Place
Day 2: Róisín Ní Riain, 100m Breaststroke Final (S13) / 01:18.99 / 4th place
Day 3: Barry McClements, 100m Butterfly Heat (S9) / 01:01.39 / 3rd place
Day 3: Nicole Turner, 200m IM Final / 03:09.63 / 5th place
Day3: Barry McClements, 100m Butterfly Final (S9) / 01:01.54 / 5th place
Day 4: Róisín Ní Riain, 100m Backstroke Final (S13) 01:06:62/ 1st place
Day 5: Barry McClements, 400m Freestyle Heat (S9) 04:32.59 / 4th place
Day 5: Nicole Turner, 50m Freestyle Heat (S6) 35.01 / 2nd place
Day 5: Barry McClements, 400m Freestyle Final (S9) 04:30.58 / 7th place
Day 5: Nicole Turner, 50m Freestyle Heat (S6) 34.71 / 5th place
Day 6: Róisín Ní Riain, 400m Freestyle Heat (S13) 04:48.11 / 3rd place
Day 6: Barry McClements, 100m Backstroke Heat (S9) 01:06.37 / 4th place
Day 6: Róisín Ní Riain – 400m Freestyle Final (S13) 04:42.74 / 5th place
Day 6: Barry McClements – 100m Backstroke Final 01:05.90 / 6th place
Day 6: Nicole Turner – 100m Breaststroke Final (S6) 01:41.35 / 5th place
Day 7: Ellen Keane – 100m Breaststroke Heat (SB8) 01:22.45 / 1st place
Day 7: Róisín Ní Riain – 200m IM Heat (S13) 02:33.01 / 2nd place