Ireland's Darragh McDonald won a silver medal at the IPC European Swimming Championships in Iceland in the 400m Freestyle event (Class S6).
On day one of the championships, the Silver Medallist from the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games got Ireland off to a flying start, finishing in second place with a time of 5.15.07 behind Anders Olsson who won in a world record time of 4.47.75.
Based in Wexford, this is McDonald's first major championship outing since his success in Beijing over a year ago.
Speaking to assembled press after the event, a delighted McDonald said: 'I am delighted with my silver medal tonight and it was once again an honour to represent my country at a major international competition.
'It was my first appearance at a European championships and I'm thrilled to add this medal to my silver medal for the same event in Beijing last year.'
