Murphy leads Irish team in Glasgow
| 09 May 2013 19:07 |
| By John Kenny |
| Dubliner Barry Murphy leads an 18-strong Irish team at the Celtic Tri Nations Meet this weekend. |
| The annual event will see top swimmers from Ireland, Scotland and Wales compete for the Celtic Tri Nations Championship title in Glasgow, with heats beginning on Friday. |
| It is a big weekend for 27-year-old Murphy who is fresh from swimming in the Irish Nationals at the end of April at the National Aquatic Centre. |
| It is also the last chance for the London Olympian to qualify for the World Championships in Barcelona in July, as he chases the qualification time of 1:00.86 for the Men's 100m Breaststroke in that competition. |
| Murphy, part of the Irish High Performance programme after his return from Ireland from college in the USA, took the gold medal in a season's best of 1:01.35 two weeks ago at the Nationals. |
| Sycerika McMahon and Fiona Doyle have qualified for the pool events in Barcelona while Limerick based Chris Byran will compete at open water. |
