Irish relay teams rewrite record books in race for Olympic places

Ireland swimmers, from left, Darragh Greene, Shane Ryan, and Brendan Hyland watch on in the heats of the men's 4 x 100m medley event during day 14 of the LEN European Aquatics Championships at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary. Photo by Marcel ter Bals/Sportsfile

Ireland’s men’s 4x100m medley relay team finished seventh in Sunday night’s LEN European Aquatics Championships final in Budapest, closing an incredible week for Irish swimming and beginning the wait to learn their Olympic relay qualifying fate.

Shane Ryan, Darragh Greene, Brendan Hyland, and Jack McMillan set a new Irish senior record of 3:34.62 in the heats, and went under 3:35 for a second time to finish seventh in the final in a time of 3:34.88.