Irish stars smash national records
Melanie Nocher (City of Belfast) and Ciara Farrell (Athlone SC and Loughborough University), both competing at the World Championships in Melbourne, both achieved a new Irish record and five personal bests this week.
Last week 17-year-old Andrew Meegan broke the senior and junior records in the 1500m freestyle in 16.00.45 at the Dave McCullagh meet in Limerick.