Ellen Keane eased into the final of
her favoured SB8 Breaststroke event after dominating her heat this morning. The
Paralympic Champion took the lead at the turn from Spaniard Dmytriv Dmytriv and
never relinquished her grip on the race as she stretched for the wall to
progress as the number one ranked swimmer for the final.
Keane had suffered from a Covid
infection prior to the World Championships and joined the rest of the team late
at their training camp in Fuerteventura, she also pulled out of her Individual
Medley event earlier this week to rest up for today’s final. However, she
showed little sign of the effects of her illness as she lead the Heat home to
ensure that she will race again for a medal for Team Ireland this evening at
5:05pm.
Speaking after the race Keane said
“I’ve had a week of rest so I think it was a good idea to pull from the two
(200) IM, it paid off, I feel good, so now it’s all about recovering and getting
back in later to see if I can make that podium.”
Still to come in this morning’s Heats
is Nicole Turner who won a silver medal in Tokyo in the same event, the S6
Butterfly. Nicole is expected to be in the water for her Heat at 11:02am this
morning. Keane will return for her final along with Róisín Ní Riain who is
already through to the 200m Individual Medley final this evening.
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Madeira 2022 World Para Swimming
Championships Day 7 Heats Results
Day 7- Saturday June 18
Róisín Ní Riain, SM13 200m Individual
Medley Final, 18:28
Nicole Turner, S6 50m Butterfly Heat,
11:02
Ellen Keane, SB8 100m Breaststroke
Heat, 17:05
Madeira 2022 World Para Swimming
Championships Day 7 Finals Schedule
Róisín Ní Riain, SM13 200m Individual
Medley Final, 18:28
Nicole Turner, S6 50m Butterfly Heat,
TBC
Ellen Keane, SB8 100m Breaststroke
Heat, 1:23.59, 1st Place
Madeira 2022 World Para Swimming
Championships Team Ireland Results
Day 6: Róisín Ní Riain, S13 400m
Freestyle Final, 4:42.94, 4th place
Day 6: Barry McClements S9 100m
Backstroke Final, 1:04.98, 4th place
Day 6: Nicole Turner SB6 100m Breaststroke
Final, 1:44.014th place
Day 6: Barry McClements S9 100m
Backstroke Heat, 1:06.13, 4th Place
Day 6: Nicole Turner SB6 100m
Breaststroke Heat, 1:45.95, 3rd Place
Day 5: Barry McClements, S9 400m
Freestyle Heats, 4:28.73, 7th place
Day 5: Nicole Turner, S6 50m
Freestyle Final, 35.80, 5th place
Day 5: Barry McClements, S9 400m
Freestyle Heats, 4:31.9, 5th place
Day 5: Nicole Turner, S6 50m
Freestyle Heats, 36.10, 5th place
Day 4: Róisín Ní Riain, S13 100m
Backstroke Final, 1:08.4, 3rd place *Bronze Medal
Day 3: Nicole Turner, SM6 200m
Individual Medley Final, 3:12.62, 3rd Place *Bronze Medal
Day 3: Barry McClements, S9 100m
Butterfly Final, 1:02.64, 5th Place
Day 3: Nicole Turner, SM6 200m
Individual Medley Heat, 3:15.36, 3rd place
Day 3: Barry McClements, S9 100m
Butterfly Heat, 1:02.82, 4th place
Day 3: Amy Sheridan, S9 100m
Butterfly Heat, 1:18.63, 7th place
Day 2: Róisín Ní Riain, Women’s SB13
100m Backstroke Final, 1:19.26, 4th place
Day 1: Róisín Ní Riain, Women’s 100m
S13 Butterfly Final, 1.09.05, 3rd place *Bronze Medal
Day 1: Róisín Ní Riain, Women’s 100m
S13 Butterfly Heat, 1:10.6, 4th place
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