ELLEN KEANE HAS won a silver medal in the final of the 100m breaststroke at the Para World Championships.
The Tokyo gold medallist, who qualified for the final earlier today, clocked a time of 1:21.43 to also secure her qualification for the Paralympics in Paris next year.
“I’m delighted, obviously I’m disappointed not to have won the gold medal and it is my last world championships so that opportunity is gone but I’ve booked another slot for Paris and I’m so happy with that,” said Keane after her silver-medal performance.
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Róisín Ní Riain was also in action this evening, taking fourth place in the 200m IM final, which was her fifth final of the Championships.
“It’s not quite the result I would have liked but I think these are the kind of swims that you learn from so I can go back home and put in a good year and hopefully put in a better one next time,” said Ní Riain, who had already won silver and gold throughout the week and was the first to qualify a slot for Team Ireland at Paris 2024.
Nicole Turner finished in fourth place in the 50m butterfly final, while Dearbhaile Brady — competing in her world championships debut — took fifth place in the same event.
Turner, who was unlucky not to win a bronze medal, said after the final:
“It was tough to finish on but I think everyday is a learning day and I did learn a lot from that race and a lot can happen in para sport. I went in third and came out fourth.”
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Silver for Keane at World Para Championships to qualify for Paris 2024
LAST UPDATE | 6 Aug 2023
ELLEN KEANE HAS won a silver medal in the final of the 100m breaststroke at the Para World Championships.
The Tokyo gold medallist, who qualified for the final earlier today, clocked a time of 1:21.43 to also secure her qualification for the Paralympics in Paris next year.
“I’m delighted, obviously I’m disappointed not to have won the gold medal and it is my last world championships so that opportunity is gone but I’ve booked another slot for Paris and I’m so happy with that,” said Keane after her silver-medal performance.
Róisín Ní Riain was also in action this evening, taking fourth place in the 200m IM final, which was her fifth final of the Championships.
“It’s not quite the result I would have liked but I think these are the kind of swims that you learn from so I can go back home and put in a good year and hopefully put in a better one next time,” said Ní Riain, who had already won silver and gold throughout the week and was the first to qualify a slot for Team Ireland at Paris 2024.
Nicole Turner finished in fourth place in the 50m butterfly final, while Dearbhaile Brady — competing in her world championships debut — took fifth place in the same event.
Turner, who was unlucky not to win a bronze medal, said after the final:
“It was tough to finish on but I think everyday is a learning day and I did learn a lot from that race and a lot can happen in para sport. I went in third and came out fourth.”
Report courtesy of Swim Ireland
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