McCusker and Greene bow out in semi-finals in Rome

The Irish pair were in the pool for the first evening of action at the European Swimming Championship finals.

SOLID START: Ireland’s Max McCusker in the Men’s 50m Butterfly semi-final.

Ireland’s Max McCusker and Darragh Greene bowed out of the 50m Butterfly and 100m Breaststroke respectively on the opening night of the European Swimming Championship finals in Rome.

After a fantastic start in the 50m Butterfly semi-final, McCusker was caught to finish seventh in his heat in 23.75.