ENNISKILLEN’S Ellie McCartney took her place amongst the World’s best with a seventh-place finish in the 200m Breaststroke Final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Friday.
McCartney, who swam a lifetime best 2:23.79 in Thursday’s semi-final of the 200m Breaststroke, clocked 2:25.22, matching her heat swim and fifth fastest time ever, to close out her first World Championships (LC).
The 20-year-old, representing Ireland and who swims at the National Centre Limerick, came into the meet ranked 18th and will take huge confidence from making the final on her debut.
Ellie said after the race: “It’s an incredible experience, you know, I don’t have high expectations coming into the final, at the start of this year all I wanted to do is qualify for the world champs, so, constantly this year, as the season progressed, we had to keep on moving that target, and I never thought it would be a final, but we’ re here now, I have now swum a world long course final, it’s something not many people have done.
“I mean tonight’s swim may not have been the fastest I’ve ever been, but I came into this meet seeded 18th and I finished seventh, so, progression is what it is, and just moving forward through each of the rounds and, you know, I’ll take a learning from this time and hopefully apply it to future competitions.”
Ellie has been supported in her career by the Mary Peters Trust.
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