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2026 IRISH SUMMER NATIONAL YOUTH & SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tuesday, July 21st – Saturday, July 25th Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre, Blanchardstown, Fingal, Ireland LCM (50m) Meet Central Live ResultsThe penultimate day of racing unfolded at the Irish Summer National Youth & Senior Championships where we saw our second senior national record bite the dust.
Earlier in the competition 28-year-old Tom Fannon fired off a new lifetime best and Irish standard of 21.58 to take the men’s 50m freestyle gold, downing his own former benchmark of 21.74 in the process.
Today it was a woman’s turn, with Ellen Walshe ripping a big-time outing of 2:09.98 to establish a new national record in the 200m backstroke.
24-year-old Walshe’s performance took down the longstanding mark of 2:10.75 Melanie Nocher put on the books at the 2012 European Championships to become the first-ever Irish woman to dip under the 2:10 barrier in the event.
Walshe’s New Record – 2:09.98 Nocher’s Old Record – 2:10.75 31.04 30.81 32.92 32.68 33.00 33.59 33.02 33.67Entering this competition, Walshe’s best 200m backstroke performance rested at the 2:10.88 she notched just this past May at the AP Race London International.
The former University of Tennessee standout now owns a remarkable six Irish national records in the long course format.
Ellen Walshe‘s LCM Irish National Records
200m free – 1:58.72, 2026 200m back – 2:09.98, 2026 100m fly – 57.96, 2023 200m fly – 2:07.48, 2025 200m IM – 2:10.49, 2025 400m IM – 4:35.32, 2025Read the full story on SwimSwam: Ellen Walshe Takes Down Longstanding Irish Record In 200 Back
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