Irish Swimmers Shine in European Finals | Dublin News

Four Irish swimmers are set to shine in tonight’s European Aquatics Championships finals—Daniel Wiffen, Mona McSharry, John Shortt, and Ellen Walshe—all punched their tickets after stellar qualifiers. Walshe, a gold medalist, powered through the 400m IM semi-finals with a blistering 4:41.76. World junior champ John Shortt leads off Ireland’s finals slate in the 200m backstroke at 5:40 PM, followed by Olympic bronze medalist Mona McSharry in the 100m breaststroke at 5:58 PM, and reigning Olympic champ Daniel Wiffen in the 800m freestyle at 7:03 PM. Meanwhile, Danielle Hill, Jack Kelly, and Eoin Corby also advanced to semis—Hill, the defending European 50m backstroke champ, returns after injury rehab; Kelly and Corby both made it through the 200m breaststroke heats, fueled by crowd energy. But not all swimmers made the cut—Grace Davison, Danielle Farrell, Victoria Catterson, Matthew Hamilton, and Jacob Armon fell short in their respective events. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ee465b22922c2ed7