Swimmer Murphy collects third Euro medal

Swimming sensation Grainne Murphy has won her second gold medal and third medal overall of the European Junior Swimming Championships in Prague this evening.

Her winning performance tonight came in the final of the 800 metres Freestyle where the 16-year-old from Ballinaboola, Co Wexford established a new Irish junior and senior record for the distance event, touching the wall in a time of 8:36.63 - almost two seconds ahead of her next opponent, Tjasa Oder of Slovenia.