Shane Ryan finishes tenth in 100m freestyle at World Championships

The 30-year-old, a three-time Olympian, broke the Irish 100m freestyle record in the heat on Wednesday.

Shane Ryan after breaking the Irish 100m freestyle record in Budapest. Picture: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile

Shane Ryan narrowly missed out on a spot in the 100m freestyle final at the short course World Swimming Championships in Budapest on Wednesday. The 30-year-old finished tenth overall in the semi-finals, 0.15 outside the last of the eight qualifying spots.

Ryan finished fourth in his semi-final, swimming 46.24, just 0.01 slower the new Irish record which he had set in the heats earlier in the day. The three-time Olympian had been eighth after the first length but surged into the lead by the final turn only the be caught in the closing metres.