Murphy makes mark with 50m butterfly record

THE final day of the Irish Open Short Course Championships kicked off with an Irish senior record from Barry Murphy in the heats of the 50m butterfly (24.03), where he knocked half a second off the old record which has stood since 2002.

He broke this record again in the final, dipping under 24 seconds to set a time of 23.95.

The final session got off to a flying start with both Brendan Gibbons (Athlone) and Conor Turner (Aer Lingus) going under the existing Irish junior record in the 1500m freestyle. Gibbons picked up the title in 8.12.35 with Turner just behind in 8.12.73.