Irish 4x200m relay team edge closer to Olympic qualification with new national record

Finn McGeever, Jack McMillan, Gerry Quinn, and Jordan Sloan will go through to tonight’s European final ranked sixth

Ireland's Jordan Sloan after the team qualified for the final. Picture: INPHO/Andrea Staccioli

Ireland’s men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team have set a new Irish senior record to advance their Olympic qualification hopes at the LEN European Aquatics Championships in Budapest.

Finn McGeever, Jack McMillan, Gerry Quinn, and Jordan Sloan clocked a cool 7:12.73 in Wednesday morning’s heats, lowering the previous Irish record of 7:13.91 that was set by McMillan, Robbie Powell, Sloan, and Brendan Hyland at the 2019 World Championships.