Irish Swimmers Shine: Ellen Walshe Wins Double Gold and Mona McSharry Secures Three Medals
- McSharry secured a bronze medal in the women's 50m breaststroke final, finishing with a time of 29.95 seconds.
- Ellen Walshe added to Ireland's gold medal tally with a victory in the 200m individual medley, as reported by The Irish Times.
McSharry secured a bronze medal in the women’s 50m breaststroke final, finishing with a time of 29.95 seconds. According to The Irish Times, Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte took gold in 29.93 seconds, while Italy’s Benedetta Pilato claimed silver in 29.94 seconds. The result added to McSharry’s earlier silver medal in the 100m breaststroke and another bronze in the 200m breaststroke, capping off a prolific week in the French capital.
Ellen Walshe Claims Gold in Paris
Ellen Walshe added to Ireland’s gold medal tally with a victory in the 200m individual medley, as reported by The Irish Times. Walshe later competed in the women’s 200m butterfly final, where she placed fourth after a powerful closing push down the final length of the pool.
In other events from the final night of the Paris meet, Tom Fannon represented Ireland in the men’s 50m freestyle final. According to The Irish Times, Fannon finished sixth in a race won by Ukraine’s Nikita Sheremet, who clocked 21.13 seconds.
