In a race that went right down to the wire, Ireland emerged victorious with two medals from the 50m freestyle final last night at the European Para Swimming Championships.
Nicole Turner touched the wall at the same time as her Swiss counterpart to claim joint gold, her second European medal this week. This is her first gold medal at a major championship.
Speaking after the final Turner said, “That was special and to do it as a joint was even more special. To be honest the 50 free I love it. It’s an event that I really enjoy and I did really enjoy that race”.
Teammate Dearbhaile Brady followed right behind to win bronze, her first ever major championship medal.
“It was quite a shock seeing my name come up there,” she said. I was really nervous coming into the race but I’m really proud of how I swam.”
Roisín Ní Ríain finished 8th in her 50m freestyle final in a time of 28.75.
Later today Ní Riain will contest the 400m freestyle. Barry McClements is back in the pool for his second event the 100m backstroke. Both swimmers have heats during the morning session. Nicole Turner is in a direct final this evening, the 100m breaststroke.
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