Seven Irish swimmers go for glory in Israel

Seven Irish swimmers are in action on Day One of the European Junior Championships in Israel.

The eight-strong squad carries the experience of medallists from last year’s Championships in Hungary — Mona McSharry, who won silver in the 100m Breaststroke and 50m Breaststroke bronze medal winner, Conor Ferguson.

McSharry is first up in the 50m Breaststroke, and after winning a bronze last year, the 16-year-old has since knocked over half a second off that time to go in as the fastest swimmer overall in 31.34 seconds.