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Flying the flag: Turner and Keane with coach and four-time Paralympian Dave Malone. Paralympics Ireland Twitter.

Irish shine at Para Swimming World Series as Ellen Keane bags trio of medals

Nicole Turner also earned a silver medal in Indianapolis.

IRELAND’S ELLEN KEANE put down an impressive weekend at the latest leg of the Para Swimming World Series, bringing home a silver medal and two bronze from Indianapolis.

Keane won her category in both the 100m breaststroke and 200m individual medley (IM), and was second in her 100m butterfly race.

The ‘Top Finishers’ system used at the World Series compares swimmers across all classifications, based on a points system which is calculated by how close they came to the para world record in that category.

Keane’s time of 2:40.28 saw her collect silver in the 200m IM, while her times of 1:11.65 and 1:23.06 were good enough for bronze in the 100m butterfly and 100m breaststroke respectively.

This weekend was the second leg of the World Series this year — the six biggest competitions on the global calendar across six countries across Europe and the Americas from March to June.

It was also a successful weekend for fellow Rio Paralympian Nicole Turner as the Laois youngster won her 50m butterfly category in 38.22 which was good enough for the overall silver medal.

Women’s 100m Fly Top Finishers:

E. Smith | USA | S9 | 1:09.41
A. Marina | CAN | S14 | 1:10.32
E. Keane | IRL | S9 | 1:11.65

*Ranked according to World Series Points

Women’s 200m IM Top Finishers:

J. Long | USA | SM8 | 2:43.90
E. Keane | IRL | SM9 | 2:40.28
E. Simmonds | GB | SM6 | 3:10.54

*Ranked according to World Series Points

Women’s 100m Breast Top Finishers:

C. Young | USA | SB13 | 1:16.73
J. Long | USA | SB7 | 1:34.94
E. Keane | IRL | SB8 | 1:23.06

*Ranked according to World Series Points

Category Performances

  • 1) Keane, Ellen IRL 1:23.06 Women 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
  • 1) Keane, Ellen IRL 2:40.28 Women 200 LC Meter IM
  • 2) Keane, Ellen IRL 11:11.65 Women 100 LC Meter Butterfly

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