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Limerick swimmer Eoin Corby has won silver in the 200m breaststroke final at the European U23 Championships
TALENTED Limerick swimmer Eoin Corby has claimed a stunning silver medal success at the 2025 European Aquatics U23 Championships in Samorin, Slovakia on Friday evening.
Clarina swimmer Corby won his first international medal when recording a terrific second place finish in the 200m Breaststroke final.
Twenty three-year-old Corby, who is attached to the National Centre Limerick, became Ireland’s fifth ever European U23 medallist joining Olympic medallist Mona McSharry, Ellen Walshe, another Olympic medallist Daniel Wiffen and Ellie McCartney on the list.
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Corby was impressive in his execution of the race going from seventh after 50m, to sixth after 100m, he moved to third after 150m and closed out to claim silver in 2:10.50. The time a significant one for the 23-year-old who was exactly on his personal best set back in 2021.
Gold in the race went to Austria’s Luka Mladenovic in 2:10.08 with Ukraine’s Maksym Ovchinnikiv taking bronze in 2:10.77.
— Swim Ireland (@swimireland) June 27, 2025
Eoin Corby has won a stunning silver medal in the 200m Breaststroke at the European U23 Championships!
It's the National Centre Limerick mans first international medal and after four years he was right on his 2021 best time in the event of… pic.twitter.com/tbSUzEnSDr
Speaking after the race, Eoin Corby said: ‘Obviously, I’m delighted with that race, I knew after this morning I had a bit more in me, I’d a quick finish and I just kind of tried to build on that this evening. I know a lot of the guys in the race, I know how they race, they know how I race, so just about playing to your advantages and your strengths putting the race together this evening, so I’m very very happy with it.’
Corby won his 200m Breaststroke heat in style earlier on Friday, turning at the last 50m in third place to touch first in 2:12.77.
The Limerick man returns to the pool on Saturday morning for the 100m Breaststroke. Corby is coached by John Szaranek.
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