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Articles by Christopher Walker-Hebborn
2018 Irish Open Day 4: Tuggle Dips Under 2:00 Barrier In 2Free
After Irish swimmers Shane Ryan and Brendan Hyland already broke national records in their respective 100m free and 200m fly events earlier this week, Mona McSharry followed suit with a new standard of her own. While competing on night 4 of the 2018 Irish Open, the 17-year-old World Junior champion earned a new national record in the women’s 50m freestyle, clocking 25.54 for gold. That mark shaved .02 off of the newly-minted NR of 25.56 registered by Danielle Hill at the Commonwealth Games.
Irish Open Features Young American Talent
The 2018 Irish Open Swimming Championships kick-off next week in Dublin and, although key athletes from the area will be in Australia for the Commonwealth Games, the meet’s psych sheets are still sprinkled with budding talent. Several of those rising stars stem from the United States, as 14-year-old Claire Tuggle heads up an age group contingency attending the meet.
Nicholas Pyle Takes Care Of British Backstroke Business In Austin
Anyone who followed this weekend’s TYR Pro Swim Series in Austin recognized a small but mighty British contingency sprinkled among the various men’s and women’s events. One of the young athletes who took advantage of the opportunity to race against the big guns of America, among other nations, was 17-year-old Nicholas Pyle, a Newcastle Swim Team athlete who has been making great strides on the age group backstroking scene as of late.
Willmott Takes 400m IM Control, But Backstrokers Fall Short In England
Several of the key English swimmers have already earned Commonwealth Games qualifying marks at previous selection meets, but for those not yet officially on the roster the Swim England National Winter Championships serves as a last chance meet of sorts. Aimee Willmott of the University Stirling took full advantage of the opportunity to race healthy, registering a winning 400m IM time of 4:36.89 to punch her ticket to Australia.
Swim England Winter C'ships: Guy Goes For Possible 200 Fly History
Although the Swim England National Winter Championships have been held in short course meters format for the last 2 years, this time around Commonwealth Games selection is at stake, making the format LCM for 2017. Although Swim England has already nominated the big guns such as Adam Peaty, James Guy and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor in several events, there are still key players need to earn qualification times to be added to the roster, or to have another event added to their portfolio.
Manchester Int'l Day 1: Adam Peaty Is Kind Of Human
After seeing of what British breaststroking Olympic champion Adam Peaty is capable, it was fun to see what the star would produce in his first meet back at it after his World Championships journey. The 22-year-old Loughborough athlete who owns the men’s 100m breaststroke WR in the other-worldly 57.13 from Rio, earned the top seed in the men’s 18/over 100m breaststroke this morning with a mark of 1:00.11.
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