Shane Ryan finished tenth overall in the 100m Freestyle semi-finals on day two of racing at the World Swimming Championships in Hungary last night.
Swimming in the first semi-final, Ryan clocked 46.24, just one hundredth of a second off the 46.23 Irish Record he set yesterday morning; the time saw him fourth, having gone from eighth after 25 metres, to leading the race at 75 metres.
A faster second semi-final saw the first five swimmers under the 46 second mark, making way for only two swimmers from Ryan’s first semi-final in Thursday’s Final.
“It was a great swim, basically the same time, just .01 slower, I definitely swam it a little bit different tonight, but it’s just a lack of racing this year in the 100 Free, the last time I did 100 Free was long course at the Olympic Games and the first one was this morning, so look we changed it and I think we capitalised on it a bit more,” he said after the race.
“But it’s just I get better when I race and knowing and understanding my body and how it feels moving through the water efficiently, but still quick.”
“I mean this Worlds is I think one of the fastest Worlds ever, I think on the first day there was seven world records broken and probably a lot more to come, so it is a quick Worlds, and I need to rest up now and get ready for the 50m Backstroke on Thursday.”
The National Centre Dublin swimmer is back in the pool today for the 50m Backstroke. Ryan won Ireland’s first ever world short course medal in the event in 2018 claiming bronze in 22.76 seconds, an Irish Record that still stands.
Joining Ryan in action on Thursday, Ellen Walshe returns after her heroics on Tuesday where she set four new Irish Records.
Walshe competes in the 100m Individual Medley, an event she set a new Irish Record in already this season, clocking 59.30 at the Ulster Championships in November. Danielle Hill is back in action in the 50m Backstroke and Nathan Wiffen in the 400m Freestyle, while Jack Cassin makes his World Championships debut in the 200m Butterfly.
SPORT FOR BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE
Progress should always be measured in times rather than medals and the performance of the Irish swimmers already this week is superb with a total of five new Irish records set over the first two days.
WHAT’S UP NEXT?
The Championships continue with streaming live coverage on Eurovision Sport this morning and this evening.
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