Ellen Walshe Simply Shy of Irish 100 Fly File In Bangor; Duncan Scott & Lewis Fraser Wrap Up A hit Campaigns

Ellen Walshe Simply Shy of Irish 100 Fly File In Bangor; Duncan Scott & Lewis Fraser Wrap Up A hit Campaigns

Ellen Walshe was once 0.04 off her Irish 100 fly checklist whilst Duncan Scott and Lewis Fraser every made two journeys to the rostrum at the ultimate day of the McCullagh Global in Bangor, Northern Eire.

Walshe gained the ladies’s 100 fly in 58secs, a sliver off the nationwide mark of 57.96 she set on the Irish Championships in 2023. The 2-time Olympian was once greater than 3 seconds forward of Jessica Calderbank in 2d who gained out in a good tussle with Alana Burns-Atkin in 1:01.04 to one:01.07.

It concluded a fantastic meet for Walshe who gained the 50/100 fly double in addition to the 200 unfastened and 400IM.

First up for Scott was once the 200IM during which he loved a transparent victory. The silver medallist on the final two Olympics was once nearly six seconds transparent in 2:00.25 as Josh Press made it a Stirling 1-2 in 2:06.22 with Jacob Armon 3rd in 2:06.54.

Scott returned quickly after to take at the 100 fly the place Fraser led the way in which in 53.09 forward of Scotland’s most-decorated Olympian (53.70) and Jamie Ingram (53.83).

Lewis Fraser: Photograph courtesy: Swansea College

It was once the second one identify of the day for Fraser who upgraded silver within the 100br to gold within the 50 in 28.23 with Eoin Corby – winner of the 100/200 double – 2d in 28.55 and Zach Moyo 3rd (29.22).

Scott heads again to Stirling with golds within the 100 unfastened and 200IM in addition to silvers within the 200 unfastened and 100 fly.

Fraser, of Swansea College, had a very good meet with the 50/100 fly double, 50br gold and 100m breaststroke silver.

Jack McMillan made his 3rd shuttle to the rostrum with victory within the 400 unfastened in 3:52.96 so as to add to his 200 identify (1:47.58) and 2d position within the 100 the place he misplaced out to Stirling teammate Duncan Scott by means of 0.01 in 49.48.

Luke Hornsey of Edinburgh was once 2d in 3:55.64 so as to add to his 800/1500 distance double with Nationwide Centre Limerick swimmer Cormac Rynn 3rd in 3:59.87.

Tom Fannon led the way in which within the males’s 50 unfastened in 22.43, 0.69 off his Irish checklist of 21.74 within the semis of Paris 2024 the place he neglected the overall by means of one position and nil.05. Evan Bailey was once 2d in 22.98 to finish a fantastic meet following 3rd within the 100 and 200 unfastened with Thomas Leggett 3rd in 23.26.

Irish record-holder Danielle Hill gained the ladies’s 50 unfastened in 25.28 with Lucy Hope 2d in 25.92 as she claimed her 3rd freestyle medal of the three-day meet following 100 gold and 200 silver. Drew McKenzie was once 3rd in 26.09.

Danielle Hill: picture courtesy: ©INPHO/Tom Maher

Grace Davison gained the ladies’s 200IM in 2:17.16 forward of Suzie McNair (2:18.84) and Georgina Walker (2:24.64).

Michaella Glenister of Stirling added the ladies’s 400 unfastened to the 800 identify in 4:22.70 forward of Eve Leleux of Swim Belfast (4:25.57) and Town of Manchester’s Mollie Fisher (4:31.38).

Kara Hanlon clinched the 50/100 breaststroke double with a dominant victory over one duration in 31.26 with the Edinburgh swimmer leaving Bangor with 3 medals having additionally come 2d over 200m.  Ava Jones was once 2d in 32.45 with Abril Allende 3rd in 32.76.

Sophie Shaw gained the ladies’s 200 again in 2:18.03 whilst Emmet Cousins gained out in a good males’s race in 2:05.31.