Wiffen Claims 1500m Title At The Irish Open

Earlier connected Wednesday, Grace Davison group a caller Irish Senior and Championship grounds of 54.45 successful nan 100m freestyle heats to scope Commonwealth Games and European information and while somewhat slower successful nan last pinch a clip of 54.88, it was capable to declare gold

The 18-year-old Ards swimmer vanished up of Larne's Danielle Hill whose 55.92 is besides capable for Commonwealth Games consideration, while National Centre Ulster's Victoria Catterson vanished 3rd successful 56.12.

"I'm really happy pinch that (day), but if I'm honorable I'm astir apt a small spot disappointed pinch tonight, I wanted to spell a spot quicker, I was 54.4 this greeting and 54.8 there," Davison reflected.

"But it's each learning for maine and I deliberation a large point for maine is learning to beryllium quicker successful nan morning, truthful erstwhile I do spell to nan world shape I tin advancement done nan rounds, truthful if anything, it's absorbing to spot that I tin spell quicker successful nan greeting than successful nan final.

"I'm really happy to get each those times retired of nan measurement connected nan first time of nan competition, it's beautiful cool."

In nan Open 100m freestyle final, Limerick swimmer Evan Bailey took golden successful 48.98 pinch Bangor's James Ward 2nd and Lisburn City's Matthew Hamilton third.

Jack Cassin claimed nan 200m butterfly title pinch a individual champion and title grounds of 1:57.05, finishing up of team-mate Paddy Johnston and UCD's Sean Donnellan.

Templeogue's Ellen Walshe won nan 200m butterfly title successful 2:09.74 - nether nan information clip for nan European Aquatics Champinships - pinch National Centre Ulster's Alana Burns Atkin 2nd and Eve Leleux third.

Clare Custer won nan 800m freestyle title successful 8:52.63, finishing up of Bangor team-mates Chloe Stewart and Eva Hand pinch visitant Fleur Lewis of Loughborough University first location successful nan title pinch a clip of 8:48.33.

Competition continues tomorrow (Thursday) done to Sunday.