Irish records tumble at European Aquatics Championships

Shane Ryan was a member of the Irish 

Irish swimmers enjoyed a blistering start on the opening day of the LEN European Aquatics Championships in Budapest.

Both 4x100m Freestyle Relay teams set Irish records in their morning heats: Mona McSharry, Danielle Hill, Victoria Catterson and Erin Riordan swam 3 mins 44.37secs, almost three seconds faster than the previous best set 12 years ago. They finished fifth in their heat and 12th overall. In the Men’s event, Jack McMillan, Jordan Sloan, Shane Ryan and Max McCusker came home in 3mins 16.88secs, bettering the time that was set by McMillan, Sloan, Ryan and Robbie Powell at the 2019 World Championships.