Enniskillen swimmer Ellie McCartnery has been included in a 13-strong Ireland swimming team that will take part in next month’s World Aquatics Championships (25m) in Budapest, Hungary. The Championships run from 10-15 December and McCartney, who made it to three finals at the European Championships in Belgrade in June, will draw on that experience. “Myself and four others from the National Centre, Limerick are going and four out of the five of us actually live in the same house! “Because it is my first World Championships I’m going in with an open mind, mostly just gaining experience and learning from others that have been in the team at Paris and some of those other higher-level events. 2024 Olympic Finalist Ellen Walshe will lead the team and will be Ireland’s premier hope of a podium finish after finishing with a silver medal at the 2021 World Championships in Abu Dhabi.

Source: The Herald November 21, 2024 12:52 UTC