Ireland’s Jordan Sloan has secured a place in tonight’s 200m freestyle final at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Copenhagen.
In a week where the Bangor swimmer has also secured a nomination time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games and set an Irish 400m freestyle record, the 24-year-old continued his good form with a time of 1:44.12, just over three seconds behind race winner Danas Rapsys of Lithuania.
Earlier in the day Sloan set a new Irish record of 1:43.26 in the heats.
"I’m happy with it, obviously the time’s not as quick as I went this morning but I gave myself a chance, I went out after it and I was still in the mix at 150m," he said afterwards.
"I was just a little bit tired over the last 50m; but for my first final I’ll take it and I’m happy with it."
Ireland were represented in a senior mixed medley relay for the first time ever on the International stage.
Danielle Hill (backstroke), Mona McSharry (breaststroke), Conor Brines (butterfly) and Calum Bain (freestyle) set a new Irish record of 1:43.15 in the process.
Alex Murphy and Darragh Greene were impressive in the 200m breaststroke heats with both taking significant times off their previous bests.
Murphy was the fastest of three Irish competitors clocking 2:08.05, just one tenth of a second off Andrew Bree’s 2007 Irish record (2:07.95).
Greene clocked 2:11.02 while Nicholas Quinn swam 2:12.68.
McSharry swam a lifetime best of 1:01.90 in the 100m individual medley, while in the 100m backstroke Conor Ferguson was home in 53.32.
Hill rounded off the morning’s proceedings for Ireland with a 56.55 in the 100m freestyle.
Day 2 Heats Results
200m Freestyle
Jordan Sloan H 1:43.26 (3rd) ISR
Brendan Hyland H 1:47.68
200m Breaststroke
Alex Murphy H 2:08.05
Darragh Greene H 2:11.02
Nicholas Quinn H 2:12.68
100m Freestyle
Danielle Hill H 56.55
100m Backstroke
Conor Ferguson H 53.32
100m IM
Mona McSharry H 1:01.90
4x50m Medley
Ireland H 1:43.15
Day 2 finals schedule
200m Freestyle Final Jordan Sloan 1:44.12, sixth place
