Murphy smashes record to secure semi-final berth

Dubliner Barry Murphy broke an Irish senior record and qualified for this evening's semi-final in the 50m Freestyle during the day six of the European Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary today.

Murphy came home in a time of 22.77 seconds, which smashed Nick O'Hare's previous best time of 23.36secs that was set at the Phoenix Grand Prix in 1996.