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Promising start as Nicole Turner seals personal best time in 50m Freestyle final

“It gets serious from here on,” said Turner, who has preferred events to come later this week.
11.20am, 25 Aug 2021

NICOLE TURNER MADE a very encouraging start to her Paralympic Games today, recording a personal best time of 35.29 in her S6 50m Freestyle final. 

It was good enough for an eighth-place finish for the Portarlington athlete, who has more favoured events to come later in the week. 

Ukraine’s Yelyzaveta Mereshko took gold in a time of 33.11. 

“It was a quarter of a second faster than this morning so another PB,” Turner told RTÉ afterwards. “So I am very happy. 

“The aim this morning was to get in the final. To swim in the final and come out with a PB, I’m really happy with that.”  

The 19-year-old’s next outing is the S6 100m Breaststroke on Saturday. “It gets serious from here on,” said Turner. 

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    Aug 12th 2012, 1:23 PM

    After the highs and lows of a great Olympics we are now back to watching pampered millionaires diving, cheating and throwing tantrums. Love football but sick of all the shite that goes with it.

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    Aug 12th 2012, 1:18 PM

    ahhhhhhhhhh football thank god ur back

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    Aug 12th 2012, 8:48 PM

    It’s been on all Summer. Sligo are winning OUR league.

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    Aug 12th 2012, 2:15 PM

    Torres scores and Ivanovic sent off already.
    Good to have football back!
    Was a definite red card. Dirty challenge.

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    Aug 12th 2012, 2:14 PM

    That red card was very well deserved!!! Dirtbag!!!

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    There was nothing to charitable about that tackle!!!

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    Aug 12th 2012, 11:45 PM

    Things are getting bad now . I walked past the tv and two Chelsea players fell over . Will surely be booked for diving .

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    Aug 12th 2012, 1:37 PM

    We’re is this on, only on line ??

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    Aug 12th 2012, 1:38 PM

    It is on ITV/UTV right now.

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