Limerick swimmer sets new personal best at the European Aquatics Championships in Poland

LIMERICK'S Eoin Corby set a new personal best in the opening day of the European Aquatics Championships in Lublin, Poland.

In the Men’s 100m Breaststroke heats, Corby was the best of the Irish in a lifetime best of 58.34.

The time saw the Clarina man rank 29th which wasn't sufficient to progress.

Denis O'Brien, from Mungret, who swims out of the National Centre at UL, was in action in the 400m freestyle - touching in 3:52.91.

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That time saw O'Brien ranked 53rd in a category which saw Daniel Wiffen make his long-awaited return to racing with an outstanding swim to progress as the top seed for this evenings final in 3:37.04. 

Elsewhere, former Castletroy College student John Shortt continued his record-breaking form, winning his 200m Backstroke heat in 1:50.65. The Galway native had set the current Irish Senior and Junior Record of 1:51.37 just over a week ago. He progresses to the semi-final in fourth overall.

The 18-year-old, competing in his last international as a junior, commented ‘It’s nice to get in, first one, shake the nerves off a small bit and see where we’re at. I thought it felt really good as I was swimming it, so we’ll see how we go tonight’.

On the semi-final he continued ‘Be faster. That’s always the aim and you know I’d love to get down near the 1:49 range maybe, that would be a serious swim, but we’ve got to recover well now and get back at it tonight’.