Cooney fails to get through heat

Aisling Cooney has missed out in the heats of the women's 100 metres backstroke.

Aisling Cooney has missed out in the heats of the women's 100 metres backstroke.

The Irish swimmer came seventh in her heat, and bows out.

Eighteen-year-old Cooney says she didn't suffer from stage fright.

“It wasn’t the huge pressure that I’d expected,” she said.

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