Ellen Walshe finishes fifth in the world on record-breaking day in Budapest 

Nathan Wiffen, twin brother of Olympic gold medallist Daniel, made his World Championships debut on Tuesday setting a new personal best of 14:32.65 in the 1500m to finish ninth overall.

Ellen Walshe of Ireland before the 50m butterfly semi-final on day one of the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary. Picture: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile

Ellen Walshe set new Irish records in all four of her races at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old Dubliner finished fifth in the 200m individual medley final, swimming 2:05.52 to take nearly a second of the record which she had set in the heat earlier in the day.