Ellen Walshe smashes Michelle Smith's 28-year-old Irish swimming ...
Templeogue Swimming Club’s Walshe clocked 4:37.94 in the 400m Individual Medley, knocking over a second off the 1996 record.
NEW RECORD: Ellen Walshe has smashed one of Ireland’s longest standing Irish Records at the Leinster Swimming Championships. Pic Credit ©INPHO/Photosport/John Cowpland.
Sat, 04 May, 2024 - 15:48
Ellen Walshe has smashed one of Ireland’s longest standing Irish Records at the Leinster Swimming Championships at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre today.
Templeogue Swimming Club’s Walshe clocked 4:37.94 in the 400m Individual Medley, knocking over a second off the 1996 record of 4:39.18 held by Michelle Smith.
Saturday’s swim was Walshe’s first venture under the 4.40 mark, with her previous best sitting at 4:41.30 from the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour in Barcelona in 2023.
Already qualified for the Paris Games in the 200m Individual Medley, the 22-year-old’s time was under the Olympic Qualification Time of 4:38.53, but she'll need to have a similar performance at the Irish Open Championships and Olympic Trials (22nd – 26th May) in less than three weeks to be able to swim it in Paris.
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