Record-breaking Shane Ryan claims bronze at World Championships

Irish swimmer Shane Ryan has won a bronze medal in the men's 50m backstroke final at the World Championships in China.

In doing so he set a new Irish record with a time of 22.76.

It is the third time in two days that Ryan has broken the Irish record, having previously done so in his heat and in the semi-final.

Ryan placed third, finishing behind Evgeny Rylov of Russia and America's Ryan Murphy who recorded times of 22.58 and 22.63 respectively.

Last August, Ryan earned

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#BRONZE medal🥉for @shaneryan001 at #FINAHangzhou2018! #Ireland 🇮🇪 has a #swimming world medallist! pic.twitter.com/k9BZNhvI7v

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