Swim Ireland – McCusker and Greene Advance to Semi-Finals in Rome

McCusker and Greene Advance to Semi-Finals in Rome

Max McCusker got Ireland’s European Championships campaign off to a flying start in Rome this morning progressing in the 50m Butterfly, while Darragh Greene advances in the 100m Breaststroke.

Irish 50m Butterfly Record holder McCusker was just off his best time of 23.44 touching fifth in his heat in 23.61 and progresses in 14^th place overall.

Greene, swimming his first international meet since the Tokyo Olympics, clocked 1:01.75 for third in his heat and will go into this evening’s semi-final in eighth place.

Fresh from Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last week, Danielle Hill and Victoria Catterson both competed in heat four of the 100m Freestyle where the duo touched in 56.39 seconds for 22^nd overall.

Sundays Wells’ Liam Custer and Trojans Grace Hodgins both made their senior international debuts this morning, the pair had already competed at the European Junior Championships earlier this Summer. Custer, swimming the 400m Individual Medley was home in 4:31.43, while Hodgins won her 800m Freestyle heat in 8:57.87.

Also competing this morning, Brendan Hyland was just a tenth of a second off his best time in the 50m Butterfly in 24.19, his main event coming later in the week. And Eoin Corby clocked 1:01.47 in the 100m Breaststroke Heats.

Day 1 Results

Men 50m Butterfly                          Max McCusker                 23.61 (14^th)

                                                                Brendan Hyland                24.19 (  38^th)

Women 100m Freestyle                 Danielle Hill                         56.39 (22^nd)

                                                                Victoria Catterson            56.39 (22^nd)

Men 400m IM                                    Liam Custer                        4:31.43 (19^th)

Men 100m Breaststroke               Darragh Greene                 1:01.75 (10^th)

                                                                Eoin Corby                          1:01.47 (24^th)

Women 800m Freestyle                 Grace Hodgins                   8:57.87 (19^th)

Day 1 Schedule

Men 50m Butterfly                          Max McCusker  5pm (IRL)

Men 100m Breaststroke               Darragh Greene 5.35pm (IRL)

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